Artificial Intelligence (AI) development is driven by large amounts of data and information. This type of information is captured in knowledge graphs, entities that are expensive and time-consuming to create. As a result, only large corporations own the largest and most effective knowledge graphs, with few researchers having the ability to access or develop their own knowledge sets. This phenomenon leaves a need for Open Knowledge Networks (OKN), a highly distributed knowledge network with open contributions and open access. A public resource of this kind would enable new research and foster the next wave of knowledge-powered AI. In 2018, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) partnered with the Association for 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.
Search Results
NSF DCL: Encouraging Research on Open Knowledge Networks
December 8th, 2021 / in NSF, Research News / by Maddy HunterWhat Role Will Computing Research Play in the Future of Infrastructure?
November 15th, 2021 / in Announcements, big science, policy, research horizons / by Khari DouglasCongress recently passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bipartisan bill which includes $550 billion in new federal spending on infrastructure over five years. President Biden is scheduled to sign the bill into law today (November 13th). While designed as a traditional infrastructure bill, an analysis of the legislation by the Computing Research Policy Blog found several sections that are of note to the research community and the computing research community specifically: A five-year, $100 million a year SMART grant program at the Department of Transportation (DOT); several intelligent transportation and smart communities pilot programs at DOT; a new ARPA program (ARPA-Infrastructure) at DOT; Division F, a large subsection […]
Dear Colleague Letter Webinar – CAS: Innovative Solutions to Climate Change
October 25th, 2021 / in Announcements, NSF / by Khari DouglasThe National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released a joint Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) calling for “the science and engineering communities to develop forward-thinking research that will demonstrably aid in the Nation’s goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and developing approaches for adapting to the change that is already occurring.” “This DCL encourages the submission of conference (workshop), GOALI, or standard research proposals to appropriate existing NSF core programs to lay the foundation for disciplinary and interdisciplinary research on innovative solutions to climate change.” NSF will hold a webinar about this DCL on Thursday, October 28th from 4 – 5 PM ET. Learn more and register to attend on […]
Dear Colleague Letter: Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Climate Change
October 7th, 2021 / in Announcements, CCC, NSF, research horizons, Research News / by Helen WrightThe following is joint Dear Colleague Letter from Assistant Directors at the National Science Foundation about innovative solutions to climate change. The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) released a whitepaper in August 2021 on Computing Research for the Climate Crisis, coauthored by Nadya Bliss (Arizona State University), Elizabeth Bradley (University of Colorado Boulder), and Claire Monteleoni (University of Colorado Boulder and a CCAI Advisor), to highlight the role of computing research in addressing climate change-induced challenges. See the full whitepaper here. Dear Colleagues: This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) encourages the science and engineering communities to develop forward-thinking research that will demonstrably aid in the Nation’s goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions […]
Eleven New NSF National AI Research Institutes Announced Last Week
August 5th, 2021 / in Announcements, NSF / by Helen WrightLast week, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the establishment of 11 new NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, building on the first round of seven institutes funded in 2020. The combined investment of $220 million expands the reach of these institutes to include a total of 40 states and the District of Columbia. The new awards, each at about $20 million over five years, will support 11 institutes spanning seven research areas: Human-AI Interaction and Collaboration AI for Advances in Optimization AI and Advanced Cyberinfrastructure AI in Computer and Network Systems AI in Dynamic Systems AI-Augmented Learning AI-Driven Innovation in Agriculture and the Food System. Descriptions of the 11 […]
CCC Council Members Rotating Off
June 30th, 2021 / in Announcements, CCC, Research News / by Helen WrightToday marks the end of the following Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Council member’s time on the Council. We would like to highlight them once again and thank them for their exceptional dedication and service to the CCC and to the broader computing research community. Mark D. Hill, Microsoft and University of Wisconsin, Madison Mark joined the Council in 2013 and was Chair from 2018-2020. During his tenure as Chair, he spearheaded CIFellows 2020, the 2019 AI Roadmap, and two visioning workshops on Identifying Research Challenges in Post Quantum Cryptography Migration and Cryptographic Agility and Wide-Area Data Analytics. David Parkes, Harvard University David joined the Council in 2018 and organized the […]
