Yesterday, December 5, CCC submitted a response to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s Request for Comments (RFC) on Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence Draft Memorandum. The following CCC Council Members and CCC staff authored the response: David Danks (University of California, San Diego), Haley Griffin (Computing Community Consortium), David Jensen (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Chandra Krintz (University of California Santa Barbara), Daniel Lopresti (Lehigh University), Rajmohan Rajaraman (Northeastern University), Matthew Turk (Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago), and Holly Yanco (University of Massachusetts Lowell). OMB sought responses to many different specific questions regarding their proposed memorandum that would implement “new agency requirements […]
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 Responds to OMB RFC on Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of AI Draft Policy
December 6th, 2023 / in CCC / by Haley GriffinDeadline Approaching for Nominations for CRA-WP Early Career Awards
December 5th, 2023 / in awards, CRA, CRA-WP / by Elora DanielsThe following was adapted from content originally posted on the CRA-WP website by Lauren Lashlee, Program Associate. CRA’s Widening Participation Committee (CRA-WP) has an opportunity to highlight early career researchers with the 2024 Early Career Awards honoring Anita Borg and Clarence “Skip” Ellis. Both awards celebrate early career professionals and highlight work being done by individuals in underrepresented groups in the field of computing research. Please consider nominating an eligible early career professional in your life who you deem worthy of extra recognition. Nominations are due January 30, 2024. Anita Borg Early Career Award (BECA) The Anita Borg Early Career Award (BECA) is named in honor of Anita Borg, […]
CCC Council Member Nominations Open
November 28th, 2023 / in Announcements, CCC / by Haley GriffinThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is charged with enabling the pursuit of innovative, high-impact computing research that aligns with pressing national and global challenges. Established in 2006 through a cooperative agreement between the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Computing Research Association (CRA), the CCC provides a voice for the national computing research community, facilitating the development of a bold, multi-themed visions for computing research and communicating that vision to a wide range of stakeholders. To fulfill its mission, the CCC seeks visionary leaders — people with great ideas, sound judgment, and the willingness to work collaboratively to see things through to completion. The Council is composed of 20-24 […]
The Future of Research on Social Technologies Visioning Workshop
November 20th, 2023 / in CCC / by Haley GriffinEarlier this month, the CCC, with support from the Knight Foundation, held a visioning workshop on, “The Future of Research on Social Technologies.” The workshop organizers were Motahhare Eslami (Carnegie Mellon University), Eric Gilbert (University of Michigan), and Sarita Schoenebeck (University of Michigan). David Jensen (University of Massachusetts Amherst) supported the workshop as the CCC Council Liaison. The 52 workshop attendees gathered in-person at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC. This workshop focused on bringing together scholars from multiple disciplines to reflect on the field’s key findings and to create a roadmap for future research. The workshop centered on the question: What are the key future challenges for research on […]
The Power of Allies: Dr. Margo Seltzer’s Advice on Fostering Inclusivity in Tech
November 9th, 2023 / in CCC / by Catherine GillAt the 10th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, we spoke with panelist Dr. Margo Seltzer about women in computer science in the past decade. Today, Professor Seltzer, who is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Computer Systems and the Cheriton Family Chair in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia, discusses how to raise those numbers. This article is a continuation of our interview with Dr. Seltzer. The first half of this interview can be viewed here. QUESTION: “What can young researchers do to address the gender disparity in CS?” ANSWER: “The most important message goes to both senior and junior researchers alike. This has been my mantra for […]
Bridging the Gender Gap in Computing: Why Hollywood Needs an ‘L.A. Law’ Equivalent for High Tech Firms – An Interview with Dr. Margo Seltzer
November 8th, 2023 / in CCC / by Catherine GillHeads-up, Hollywood writers: We need an “L.A. Law” series that injects some high glamor into high tech. Just as the 80s-era legal drama burnished the appeal of high-stakes litigation, a well-written tech series might draw young people, particularly women, into computer science, said Dr. Margo Seltzer, the Cheriton Family Chair in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia in Canada, and former CCC Council member. “When you think of a computer scientist,” Professor Seltzer said in a 2012 interview with Txnologist, you think of a “nerdy guy with no social skills and all he ever wants to do is program.” She hasn’t seen a great deal […]
