As part of the rollout of the 2020 CRA Quadrennial Papers, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is pleased to publish the first four papers around the “Core Computer Science” theme, including papers on post quantum cryptography, the foundations of our algorithmic world, opportunities with next generation wireless technologies and computing challenges in the post-Moore’s Law world. The Quadrennial Papers are intended to help inform the computing research community and those who craft science policy about opportunities in computing research to help address national priorities. As part of CCC’s contribution, in addition to the theme of Core Computer Science, we will be releasing three additional sets of Quadrennial Papers over the […]
Computing Community Consortium Blog
The goal of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community to debate longer range, more audacious research challenges; to build consensus around research visions; to evolve the most promising visions toward clearly defined initiatives; and to work with the funding organizations to move challenges and visions toward funding initiatives. The purpose of this blog is to provide a more immediate, online mechanism for dissemination of visioning concepts and community discussion/debate about them.
CCC Quadrennial Papers: Core Computer Science
October 29th, 2020 / in Announcements, CCC, CCC-led white papers, CRA, research horizons, Research News / by Maddy HunterCRA Releases ‘2020 Quadrennial Papers’ Focused on Illuminating Computing Research Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Four Years
October 29th, 2020 / in Announcements, CCC, CRA, Privacy, research horizons, Research News / by Maddy HunterThe following has been reposted from the CRA Bulletin. Today the Computing Research Association (CRA) released the first of more than a dozen planned white papers produced through its subcommittees, exploring areas and issues around computing research with the potential to address national priorities over the next four years. Called Quadrennial Papers, the white papers attempt to portray a broad picture of computing research detailing potential research directions, challenges, and recommendations for policymakers and the computing research community. The release of the 2020 Quadrennial Papers covers five thematic areas: Core Computer Science, Broad Computing, Socio-Technical Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Diversity & Education. CRA today released the first set of four […]
Computing Researchers Respond to COVID-19: Uncertain Times
October 28th, 2020 / in Announcements, COVID, research horizons, Research News / by Helen WrightThis article has been adapted from one that appeared in Aeon, aeon.co. Our society is a complex system, “a system with many interacting agents, whose collective behavior is usually hard to predict.“ This makes things challenging. When the pandemic hit last March, for example, no one would have guessed that toilet paper would have been the most coveted item. As a computer scientist when you are designing a system, knowing the population you are designing for is critical. That is why systems that are cognizant of complex systems and encourage robustness and adaptability are key. Recently, Computing Community Consortium (CCC) council member Melanie Mitchell (Santa Fe Institute and Portland State […]
Assured Autonomy Workshop Report Released
October 27th, 2020 / in AI, Announcements, CCC, research horizons, Research News, robotics, Security, workshop reports / by Helen WrightThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is pleased to announce the release of the Assured Autonomy report, titled Assured Autonomy: Path Toward Living With Autonomous Systems We Can Trust. The report is the result of a year-long effort by the CCC and over 100 members of the research community, led by Ufuk Topcu (The University of Texas at Austin). Workshop organizers included Nadya Bliss (Arizona State University and CCC), Nancy Cooke (Arizona State University), Missy Cummings (Duke University), Ashley Llorens (Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory), Howard Shrobe (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Lenore Zuck (University of Illinois at Chicago). Given the immense interest and investment in autonomy, a series of […]
Catalyzing Computing Podcast Episode 29 – Digital Learning with Peter Mirski
October 26th, 2020 / in podcast / by Khari DouglasA new episode of the Computing Community Consortium‘s (CCC) podcast, Catalyzing Computing, is now available. This episode of the podcast is taken from a video interview with Peter Mirski, the chair in Management and IT at the Management Center Innsbruck or MCI. This interview was recorded as part of traversing separation with the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation, a non-profit which was established in 2013 to foster mathematics and computer science. The foundation organizes the annual Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), a networking conference where 200 outstanding young researchers in mathematics and computer science interact with the recipients of the most renowned prizes in the fields. In this episode, Peter Mirski discusses digital learning […]
Call for Submissions: Departmental BPC Plans
October 23rd, 2020 / in Announcements, CRA, NSF / by Helen WrightThe following is a guest blog from BPCnet.org Resource Portal. The Computing Research Association (CRA) and the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) are calling upon the academic community to create and submit Departmental BPC Plans to BPCnet.org. Departmental BPC Plans are important because they help departments: reaffirm their commitment to equity and inclusion, identify and organize their BPC related goals and activities, and support PIs in their department who are submitting CISE proposals requiring a Project BPC Plan at the time of award. Haven’t started a Departmental BPC Plan? If you haven’t started your Departmental BPC Plan, there are a few things you can […]
