By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement Earlier this week, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), in partnership with the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS), convened leading researchers, practitioners, and technologists in Washington, D.C. for Computing on the Fly: Navigating a Vision for the Future of Drone Computing. Held December 1-2 at The Darcy Hotel, the workshop brought together experts across robotics, artificial intelligence, distributed systems, communications, security, policy, and industry. Through talks, collaborative activities, and multiple rounds of structured breakout discussions, attendees explored emerging opportunities in drone computing and envisioned where the field could be by 2035. A Collaborative, Forward-Looking Conversation The workshop’s immersive format — featuring lightning introductions, […]

By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement  The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) launched its new Community Chat series with a dynamic discussion on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) research, featuring David Jensen (University of Massachusetts Amherst) and co-authors of the CCC whitepaper Envisioning Possible Futures for AI Research. Moderated by Peter Harsha (CRA) and introduced by Michela Taufer (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), the session drew participants from academia, industry, and government who explored what might come after today’s era of large language models and foundation models. Exploring What Comes After Foundation Models The whitepaper and discussion centered on a central question: What could be the next revolution […]

    In early February, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) published a Request for Information (RFI) on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan. This RFI, released on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, sought to inform the “priority policy actions needed to sustain and enhance America’s AI dominance.”   An incredible 8,755 responses were submitted to this RFI, including many from large industry companies, such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthopic, as well as many start-ups and “middle tech” companies (you can find a brief summary of several of their shared recommendations here). The Computing Research […]

The Computing Research Association (CRA) is seeking high-achieving applicants for the position of Director of Research Community Initiatives.  This role is responsible for managing the internal Computing Community Consortium (CCC) staff and working closely with the CCC Council of 24 computing community members in their pursuit of high-impact research through visioning workshops, white papers, and symposiums.  “If you’re a member of the computing research community and are looking for an opportunity that’ll have a significant positive impact, this may be the role for you,” said Tracy Camp, Executive Director and CEO of CRA. “Through convening and collaborating, this position is at the center of articulating and advancing visions for the […]

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently sponsored a Blue Sky Ideas Conference Track at the 2023 ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI’23). The conference was held in Paris, France on on October 9-13th. 1st Place: “From Natural to Non-Natural Interaction: Embracing Interaction Design Beyond the Accepted Convention of Natural” by Radu-Daniel Vatavu: MintViz Lab, MANSiD Research Center, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava 2nd Place: “A New Theory of Data Processing: Applying Artificial Intelligence to Cognition and Humanity” by Jingwei Liu: University of California San Diego 3rd Place: “Towards Adaptive User-centered Neuro-symbolic Learning for Multimodal Interaction with Autonomous Systems” by Amr Gomaa: German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Saarland Informatics Campus and Michael Feld: German […]

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 […]