Part 2 of the Catalyzing Computing podcast interview with Dr. Beth Mynatt is out now. Dr. Mynatt is the Executive Director of Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT), a College of Computing Distinguished Professor, and the Director of the Everyday Computing Lab. In this episode Dr. Mynatt discusses the concept of digital self-harm, Shoshana Zuboff’s “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,” and the history of the CCC. Stream in the embedded player below or find the podcast on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play |Youtube. If you listen to the podcast, please take a moment to complete this listener survey – this survey will help us learn more about you and better tailor the show to the interests of […]

A new episode of the Catalyzing Computing podcast is out now! In this episode Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Beth Mynatt, the Executive Director of Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT), a College of Computing Distinguished Professor, and the Director of the Everyday Computing Lab. Dr. Mynatt discusses her research into human computer interaction and her work at IPaT and the GVU center. Stream in the embedded player below or find the podcast on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Youtube. If you listen to the podcast, please take a moment to complete this listener survey – this survey will help us learn more about you and better tailor the show to the interests of our listeners. https://soundcloud.com/compcomcon/interview-with-beth-mynatt-part-1  

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently held a visioning workshop in Atlanta, GA to discuss and articulate research visions for authoring rich graphical content for new workforce training. The workshop’s goal was to articulate research challenges and needs and to summarize the current state of the practice in this area. This workshop is in response to growing needs in the field and new research programs such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Advancing Cognitive and Physical Capabilities (FW-HTF). In this episode of the Catalyzing Computing podcast, Khari Douglas sits down with workshop organizers Holly Rushmeier (Yale) and Beth Mynatt (Georgia Tech) to discuss […]

Part 2 of the Catalyzing Computing podcast with Keith Marzullo is out now! In this episode, Khari Douglas interviews CCC Council Member Dr. Keith Marzullo, who became the Dean of the College of Information Studies (also known as the iSchool) at the University of Maryland, College Park in 2016. Prior to that, he directed the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program. In this episode, Dr. Marzullo discusses joining an iSchool as a computer scientist, the latest projects at the Maryland iSchool, and the future of cybersecurity. If you haven’t already, listen to part 1 of the podcast here. Stream the episode below or listen through iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play and subscribe to receive notifications […]

A new episode of the Catalyzing Computing podcast is out now! In this episode, Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Keith Marzullo, the Dean of the College of Information Studies (also known as the iSchool) at the University of Maryland, College Park. He joined the iSchool from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where he directed the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program. On the podcast, Dr. Marzullo discusses his research background, experience teaching, and his time spent in the federal government. Stream the episode below or listen through iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play and subscribe to receive notifications every time a new episode is released. Part 2 of the interview with Dr. Marzullo will […]

A new episode of the Catalyzing Computing podcast is out now. In this episode Khari Douglas interviews CCC Council Members Dan Lopresti (Lehigh University), Nadya Bliss (Arizona State), and James Cockayne (Centre for Policy Research at UN University) following the Code 8.7: Using Computation Science and AI to End Modern Slavery conference, which was co-sponsored by the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, The Alan Turing Institute, Tech Against Trafficking, University of Nottingham Rights Lab, and Arizona State University Global Security Initiative. Code 8.7 brought together computer science researchers and technologists with policy researchers, law enforcement officials, and activists involved in the fight against human trafficking. Stream the episode below or listen through iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play and subscribe […]