In 2009, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) published A Roadmap for US Robotics, From Internet to Robotics (a.k.a. the Robotics Roadmap), which explored the capacity of robotics to act as a key economic enabler, specifically in the areas of manufacturing, healthcare, and the service industry, 5, 10, and 15 years into the future. An updated version of the Robotics Roadmap was released in March 2013, November 2016, and now most recently in September 2020.  With the support of the CCC (and others on the cover), three community workshops took place 11-12 September 2019 in Chicago, IL, 17-18 October 2019 in Los Angeles, CA, and 15-16 November 2019 in Lowell, MA. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will be holding a program webinar about the new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institutes on September 21, 2020, at 3:30-5:00PM ET. This webinar will cover the National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes solicitation NSF 20-604, submission requirements, and program updates. Please register here for the webinar. In 2018-2019, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) brought together over 100 members of the research community, led by Yolanda Gil (University of Southern California and Past President of AAAI) and Bart Selman (Cornell University and President of AAAI) to come up with a research roadmap for AI. The completed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Roadmap, A 20-Year Community Roadmap for AI Research in the US, was released in August 2019. One of the recommendations from […]

The 2021 IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award has been awarded to Computing Community Consortium (CCC) council member Elisa Bertino (Purdue University), “For advancing the security and privacy of new-generation cellular networks!” Elisa Bertino is Samuel D. Conte Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University. She serves as Director of the Purdue Cyberspace Security Lab (Cyber2Slab). In her role as Director of Cyber2SLab she leads multi-disciplinary research in data security and privacy. Prior to joining Purdue, she was a professor and department head at the Department of Computer Science and Communication of the University of Milan. She has been a visiting researcher at the IBM Research Laboratory (now Almaden) in […]

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) is hosting the 2nd Annual National Health Symposium, Sept. 14 & 15, 2020 (1:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET daily), online via ZoomGov. The symposium will explore artificial intelligence (AI) and the continuum between essential research and development through their translation from innovation into operational impact. Participants will learn about real-world AI applications for healthcare, harnessing AI technologies to accelerate advances while doing no harm, and ensuring the safety and security of healthcare while realizing AI’s full potential. Visit this website to register. The National Health Symposium will include addresses from the following keynote speakers: Christine Fox, Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis, Johns […]

The following is a press release from the National Science Foundation about the newly announced Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institutes. In 2018-2019, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) brought together over 100 members of the research community, led by Yolanda Gil (University of Southern California and Past President of AAAI) and Bart Selman (Cornell University and President of AAAI) to come up with a research roadmap for AI. The completed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Roadmap, A 20-Year Community Roadmap for AI Research in the US, was released in August 2019. One of the recommendations from the Roadmap was to create National AI Research Centers: multi-university centers with affiliated institutions that are focused on pivotal areas of […]

The following is a letter to the community from Margaret Martonosi (Assistant Director) and Erwin Gianchandani (Deputy Assistant Director) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE).  Dear Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Community: With this most out-of-the-ordinary summer coming to a close, we at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) CISE directorate wanted to reach out to inform you about a few specific news items. CISE Dear Colleague Letter on CAREER/CRII:  In NSF Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) 20-092, CISE offered clarification on CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) program as well as the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) awards in CISE topic areas.  In a nutshell, we encourage […]