The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently released the first episode of the “Catalyzing Computing” podcast, and episode 2 is available now. The podcast is hosted by CCC Program Associate Khari Douglas and features interviews with researchers and policy makers about their background and experiences in the computing community. The podcast will also offer recaps of visioning workshops and other events hosted by the CCC. If you want to learn about some of the computing community’s most influential members or keep tabs on the latest areas of interest then, this is the podcast for you! The second episode of Catalyzing Computing is part 2 of the interview with CCC Council Member […]
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 Podcast, “Catalyzing Computing,” Episode 2
February 11th, 2019 / in Announcements, podcast, research horizons, Research News / by Khari DouglasRecap of the Manoa Mini-Symposium on Physics of Adaptive Computation
February 7th, 2019 / in conference reports, research horizons, Research News / by Khari DouglasThis blog post includes contributions from Josh Deutsch (UC Santa Cruz), Mike DeWeese (UC Berkeley), and Lee Altenberg (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa). In early January, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) hosted a visioning workshop on Thermodynamic Computing in Honolulu, Hawaii in order to establish a community of like-minded visionaries; craft a statement of research needs; and summarize the current state of understanding within this new area of computing. Following the Thermodynamic Computing workshop, the CCC sponsored the related Manoa Mini-Symposium on Physics of Adaptive Computation at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Susanne Still (University of Hawaiʻi) was one of the leaders of the Thermodynamic Computing workshop and organized the mini-symposium, which featured nine […]
CCC Council Member Jen Rexford Receives CRA-E Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award
February 6th, 2019 / in Uncategorized / by Helen WrightThe following is from the CRA Bulletin. Congrats, Jen! The Education Committee of the Computing Research Association (CRA-E) is proud to announce two recipients of the 2019 CRA-E Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award: Jennifer Rexford from Princeton University and Westley Weimer from the University of Michigan. These outstanding individuals are being recognized for providing exceptional mentorship, undergraduate research experiences, and, in parallel, guidance on admission and matriculation of their students to research-focused graduate programs in computing. The 2019 selection committee includes Pat Morreale (chair, Kean University), Eric Aaron (Colby College), Chandra Krintz (University of California, Santa Barbara), and Denys Poshyvanyk (William & Mary). Jennifer Rexford, Ph.D., is the Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor and […]
Recap of the CCC’s Thermodynamic Computing Workshop
February 5th, 2019 / in Announcements, conference reports, podcast, Research News, resources / by Khari DouglasThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently hosted a visioning workshop on Thermodynamic Computing in Honolulu, Hawaii in order to establish a community of like-minded visionaries; craft a statement of research needs; and summarize the current state of understanding within this new area of computing. The premise behind thermodynamic computing is that striving for thermodynamic efficiency is not only highly desirable in hardware components, but may also be used as an embedded capability in the creation of algorithms. Can dissipated heat be used to trigger adaptation/restructuring of (parts of) the functioning hardware, thus allowing hardware to evolve increasingly efficient computing strategies? Recent theoretical developments in non-equilibrium thermodynamics suggest that it drives […]
CCC Launches the “Catalyzing Computing” Podcast
February 4th, 2019 / in Announcements, computer history, CS education, Great Innovative Idea, podcast, policy, research horizons / by Khari DouglasThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is launching the “Catalyzing Computing” podcast, which will focus on topics of interest within the computing research community. The podcast is hosted by CCC Program Associate Khari Douglas and will feature interviews with researchers and policy makers about their background and experiences in the computing community. The podcast will also offer recaps of visioning workshops and other events hosted by the CCC. If you want to learn about some of the computing community’s most influential members or keep tabs on the latest areas of interest then, this is the podcast for you! The first episode of Catalyzing Computing features an interview of CCC Council Member Suresh […]
Great Innovative Idea: Geofences in the Sky: Herding Drones with Blockchains and 5G
January 31st, 2019 / in Great Innovative Idea, research horizons, Research News / by Helen WrightThe following Great Innovative Idea is from Tamraparni Dasu, Yaron Kanza, and Divesh Srivastava of AT&T Labs-Research. They were one of the Blue Sky Award winners at ACM SIGSPATIAL ’18 for their paper Geofences in the Sky: Herding Drones with Blockchains and 5G. The Idea Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), typically also referred to as drones, are gaining popularity and becoming ubiquitous. As the number of drones in the sky rapidly grows, managing the expected high-volume air traffic is becoming a critical challenge. It is essential to prevent collisions, and to protect the public from nuisances like noise or invasion of privacy, and shield from hazards like falling debris. Currently, in many countries drones are required to be within line of sight […]
