Mental well-being is essential to a happy life, and especially with the stresses of the pandemic heightening the mental health crisis plaguing the US and the world, research on ways technology can improve mental health has never been more crucial. Technology can be detrimental to users’ mental health, but there are also abundant ways that it can be used to improve mental health. CCC organized a panel, “Improving Mental Health and Supporting Self-regulation with Technology,” that outlined the status of many creative technologies that support people’s mental well-being. The panelists were Dr. Tanzeem Choudhury (Cornell University), Dr. Mary Czerwinski (Microsoft Research), and Dr. Shri Narayanan (University of Southern California). The […]

An individual’s health is an incredibly personal subject, and going to the doctor can be an intimidating and stressful experience. This is especially true for people that are part of groups that the medical system has historically failed. These structural issues in the healthcare system have permeated the algorithms that are increasingly being used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. CCC organized a panel, “Health Equity: How Can Algorithms and Data Mitigate, Not Exacerbate, Harms?” that addressed these issues. The panelists were Dr. Amaka Eneanya (Fresenius Medical Care), Dr. Mona Singh (Princeton University), Dr. Melanie Moses (University of New Mexico), and Dr. Katie Siek (Indiana University). Dr. Eneanya began […]

Elections that are safe, secure, and verifiable by the public are an essential part of every democratic government. There have been public outcries for changes in the election process in the US and around the world as citizens have been frustrated with the lack of transparency. Election confidence from the majority of the public is not easy to obtain, but the panelists of a CCC-organized panel at the AAAS Annual Meeting made many suggestions on steps we can take to do just that. The panelists of the session, “Emerging Election Technologies Enhancing Integrity, Transparency, and Confidence” were Philip B. Stark (University of California, Berkeley), Josh Benaloh (Microsoft Research), and Poorvi […]

The below post was originally published in the CRA Bulletin. Bill Wulf was a friend and supporter of the CCC during his many years in the computing research community. His wife, Anita Jones, was a Founding Member of the CCC and remained on the Council until 2014. She has continued to be an avid supporter of postdocs in the community, and was a key member of the Steering Committee for the recent CIFellows programs.      CRA was sad to learn of the loss of former Board member William A. Wulf. He was an outstanding leader in the computing research community and will be greatly missed. Wulf served on the CRA Board […]

CCC submitted a response to a Request for Information (RFI) released by Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD), National Coordination Office (NCO), and National Science Foundation (NSF) on the 2023 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan. CCC previously released a blog about the importance of the RFI, and encouraged the computing community to respond. CCC’s response was written by: Nadya Bliss (Arizona State University)  Elizabeth Bradley (University of Colorado-Boulder)  Randal Burns (Johns Hopkins University)  Thomas M. Conte (Georgia Institute of Technology)  David Danks (University of California San Diego)  Nathan Evans (Arizona State University)  Kevin Fu (Northeastern University)  Haley Griffin (Computing Community Consortium)  William D. Gropp (University of […]

There is just over a week left to nominate yourself or a colleague to be a CCC Council member for terms beginning July 1, 2023. Nominations are open through 11:59pm EST on Friday, February 10, 2023. To nominate someone, please email ccc-nominations@cra.org the following information: Name, affiliation, and email address of the nominee. Areas of research expertise. Previous significant service to the research community and other relevant experience, with years it occurred (no more than *five* items). A curriculum vitae of the nominee (link to webpage is fine). A few sentences about why this candidate would be a great addition to the Council and complement its current membership. The names […]