On October 31st, 2023 from 2-3:30 PM ET the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is hosting a webinar AI for Humanity. Led by AFOSR program officer for the Science of Information, Computation, Learning, and Fusion, Doug Riecken the webinar will feature a lively discussion with A.I. leaders: Carla Gomes, Eric Horvitz, Kimberly Sablon, Steven “Cap” Rogers, Tom Mitchell, and Yann LeCun as they discuss AI for Humanity. Register here! Agenda INTRO SECTION 2:00-2:05 EDT Welcome from AFOSR Dr. William Roach, AFRL/AFOSR 2:05-2:08 EDT Outlining Goals Doug Riecken, AFRL/AFOSR THINKER/SPEAKER SECTION 2:08-3:15 ET   Remarks and Panel Discussion Each speaker will present their question(s) and a couple of comments […]

Last year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) set out to create four new algorithms capable of withstanding an attack by quantum computers. Last month, NIST released draft standards for three new algorithms, with a fourth planned to be released in about a year. CRYSTALS-Kyber, designed for general encryption purposes such as creating secure websites, is covered in FIPS 203. CRYSTALS-Dilithium, designed to protect the digital signatures we use when signing documents remotely, is covered in FIPS 204. SPHINCS+, also designed for digital signatures, is covered in FIPS 205. FALCON, also designed for digital signatures, is slated to receive its own draft FIPS in 2024. This has been the part of a multi-year […]

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2024 Jefferson Science Fellowships (JSF). Established by the Secretary of State in 2003, these fellowships serve as an innovative model for engaging the American science, engineering, and medical communities in the U.S. foreign policy and international development process through a one-year immersive experience at the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Fellowships are open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning, who are U.S. citizens. After successfully obtaining a security clearance, Fellows are embedded in an office at the U.S. Department […]

The CCC is pleased to partner with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) to sponsor a Blue Sky Paper track at their upcoming conference SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM24). The Blue Sky Track emphasizes innovative, visionary, and high-impact contributions. The conference will be held in Houston, TX from April 18-20, 2024. Important Dates Full Paper /Blue Sky Idea Submission Deadline: September 22, 2023, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time Decision Notification: Late December 2023 The goal of the Blue Sky Idea Track is to invite leaders of our research community to present position papers that may help inform or shape new directions of research. These are not […]

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is teaming up with the Zhejiang Lab for a hybrid forum on The 3rd Innovation forum on Intelligent Computing: How intelligent computing will enable intelligent systems. The 2-day meeting is October 19-20, 2023 and seeks to highlight the latest developments of alternative and emerging approaches to computing and to showcase advanced technologies that will enable the realization of intelligent computing systems. It will cover the use of intelligent approaches to assist computing systems design, scheduling and theory. This forum also seeks to promote the broader application and embodiment of intelligent computing hardware and software platforms in scientific research, industry innovation and […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Office of the Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy (OCRSSP), is seeking to establish an independent Research Security and Integrity Information Sharing Analysis Organization (RSI-ISAO) to empower the U.S. research community (institutions of higher education (IHEs), non-profit research institutions, and small and medium-sized for-profit organizations) to address foreign government interference, support security-informed decision-making, and serve as a conduit that connects research community stakeholders with one another and with U.S. government (USG) agencies via NSF. Proposals should articulate a vision and actionable plan for the RSI-ISAO that would build the capacity of the research community to make risk-informed decisions and create a trusted […]