The 2024 AAAS Meeting is coming up later this week, beginning on Thursday, February 15th and ending on Saturday, February 17th in Denver, Colorado. This year, CCC is sponsoring three scientific sessions on various topics in computing:       Generative AI in Science: Promises and Pitfalls – Friday, Feb 16th from 2:30 – 3:30 pm MST (Room: Mile High 2A (Ballroom Level, Conv. Center))  Moderator: Matthew Turk (Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago and CCC Council member) Panelists: Rebecca Willett (University of Chicago), Markus Buehler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Duncan Watson-Parris (University of California San Diego) Large Language Models: Helpful Assistants, Romantic Partners, or Con Artists? – […]

The CCC, on Friday of last week, responded to a Request for Information to assist NIST with executing the tasks assigned to them in the Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, issued on October 30, 2023. The CCC’s response raised critical points about the challenges associated with the widespread adoption of generative AI. The rapid advancement of AI tools poses risks, particularly in content authentication, where reliable detection methods are still lacking. The complexity of the problem demands a nuanced approach, acknowledging the limitations of current detection tools and emphasizing the need for flexible and adaptive solutions, especially as both AI detection tools […]

Thank you to everyone who has nominated a colleague or self-nominated for the opportunity to be a CCC Council member for the three-year term beginning July 1, 2024 and concluding June 30, 2027.   As a reminder, Tomorrow, Friday, February 2nd, is the last day to submit a nomination to be considered during this year’s selection process. Nominations will be open through 11:59pm EST on Friday, February 2, 2024.   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* […]

The following originally appeared on the CRA Bulletin, written by Haley Griffin, Program Associate, CCC, and Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications Following an intensive recompete process, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue serving the computing research community for another two years.  Building on CCC’s strong track record of impact, the new award will enable the implementation of several notable enhancements to CCC operations, including strengthening its communications outreach and establishing a new evaluation strategy to support CCC’s continuous improvement.  “I’m very pleased to be continuing our partnership with NSF,” said Dan Lopresti, […]

Quantum computing has captured the public’s attention due to its incredible theoretical applications, but the intensely complicated underlying physics make it difficult for even computing experts in other fields to understand. Computing researchers in other disciplines, however, have valuable knowledge to aid in the development of quantum computers. “To increase momentum in quantum system progress, we must lower the barrier to entry”, says Kaitlin N. Smith, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University. “Scientists shouldn’t be required to have an expert-level understanding of quantum mechanics to contribute their skill set to quantum computing”. Though quantum computers operate very differently from classical computers, some of the approaches used in classical […]

In 2018, CCC recognized the need for more dialogues between quantum computing experts and experts in other fields of computer science, such as compiler design, design automation, computer architecture, and programming languages. In May of 2018, the CCC held a workshop with the goal of bridging the gap between quantum computing and classical computing, and released a report in November. This report identified a number of research challenges facing the community that demand increased attention, such as   Practical quantum computing algorithms that can be deployed on intermediate-scale hardware to continue motivating investments in quantum computing research. Research on scalability and modular design of quantum systems as they are able […]