The National Science Foundation just named the winners of the Alan T. Waterman Award. The annual award recognizes an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the National Science Foundation. This was the first year that three scientists were recognized. The nation’s highest honor for early career researchers went to Daniel B. Larremore (Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder), Lara A. Thompson (Associate Professor for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia), and Jessica E. Tierney (Associate Professor of Geosciences and Global Change and the University of Arizona).  The fifth Computer Scientist […]

As further advancements in Artificial Intelligence are made, automated processes and robotics are becoming a ubiquitous entity in the workforce. As a result, there is a growing concern among the public that robots will replace humans and cause a massive job shortage. The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) organized the “Robotics: Empowering not Replacing People” scientific session at the 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in February to address this concern in the public perception. The panel moderated by CCC Council Member, Maria Gini (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) and featuring Henrik Christensen (University of California, San Diego), Michelle Johnson (University of Pennsylvania) and Julie Shah […]

Today the Department of Commerce announced the appointment of 27 experts to the new National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC), among them was CCC Council Member David Danks and a couple other experts that have collaborated with the Computing Research Association in the past. David Danks, CCC Council Member Ayanna Howard, CRA Board, CRA-WP and CCC Engagement Ramayya Krishnan, Co-Lead of CCC AI/OR Workshop Series Ashley Llorens, Co-lead of CCC Assured Autonomy Series Created in response to the National AI Initiative Act of 2020, the committee will provide recommendations to the President and the National AI Initiative Office on various topics pertaining to AI such as international competitiveness, scientific developments, research […]

On April 4th, Gobierno de Chile received the 2022 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science for improving response strategies to the COVID-19 pandemic using operations research (OR). The purpose of the Franz Edelman Competition is to recognize and reward outstanding examples of operations research, management science, and advanced analytics in practice in the world. The project, organized by the Chilean Ministries of Health and Sciences, the Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería (ISCI) and telecom company Entel, teamed up to highlight the beneficial impact that operations research and analytics could play in combating effects of the pandemic. They developed innovative methodologies and tools that […]

    The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program is the Nation’s primary source of federally funded work on pioneering information technologies (IT) in computing, networking, and software. On December 9th, 2021 the 30th Anniversary of the NITRD program occurred during the height of the pandemic, and accordingly a virtual commemoration was held on December 2nd, 2021 to celebrate the incredible achievements of the last 30 years while maintaining social distancing measures. While the anniversary has passed we will be hosting an in-person event on May 25th, 2022 in Washington, D.C. to commemorate this milestone. The event, organized by the National Coordination Office for NITRD, with support […]

In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Science Foundation’s Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (NSF OLPA) put together a Distinguished Lecture entitled “Reflection and Vision: Women in Computing Share Insights on STEM”. Moderated by current NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Assistant Director, Margaret Martonosi, the lecture featured two past NSF CISE ADs Ruzena Bajcsy, and Jeannette Wing. Ruzena Bajcsy Dr. Bajcsy was “one of the first women” in many regards in the STEM field. She received her M.S. and first Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, Slovak Republic and in 1972 she graduated with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from […]