CCC Council Chair Emerita, Liz Bradley, was interviewed last month for a SpringerNature’s podcast segment on Athlete-scientists. As an Olympian, mathematician and Professor of Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder, Bradley discusses the impact of athletics on personal development, the importance of discipline, and strategies for balancing sports and intellectual pursuits. Bradley first fell in love with the sport of rugby and went on to play on the New England Select team around 1979. She ended up switching to rowing due to a series of concussions that left her unable to play rugby. As a rower, she competed in the World Rowing Championships in 1986 and 1987, finishing fourth […]
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 Council Chair Emerita, Liz Bradley, Featured in Recent SpringerNature Podcast on Athlete-scientists
July 5th, 2023 / in Announcements, CCC / by Maddy HunterNSF Releases Guidelines for Research Security Analytics Practices
June 29th, 2023 / in Announcements, policy / by Maddy HunterOriginally posted on Computing Research Policy Blog by Brian Mosley Last week the National Science Foundation released their long-anticipated guidelines covering their internal guidance for research security data-related practices. In their announcement, NSF said these, “guidelines are one of several NSF activities demonstrating that the principles of open science can align with research security standards.” The guidelines were released on the website of the Office of Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy (OCRSSP). Research Security, defined by NSF as, “safeguarding of the U.S. enterprise against the misappropriation of research and development,” has become an issue of importance in government circles, particularly in Congress, over the past few years. Several parts of the […]
Scientists Make Breakthrough in Developing Powerful Quantum Computers
June 27th, 2023 / in research horizons, Research News / by Maddy HunterComputer scientists have been attempting to harness the power of quantum computing for over two decades. Traditional computers perform calculations sequentially, one at a time. In contrast, quantum computers leverage the unique properties of sub-atomic particles, such as existing in multiple places simultaneously and demonstrating instantaneous connections across vast distances to successfully transfer quantum information between computer chips at unprecedented speeds and accuracy. So far, institutions such as Google, IBM and Microsoft have only been able to achieve simple quantum machines. A new breakthrough development in quantum, led by Professor Winfried Hensinger of Sussex University and highlighted in a recent BBC article, promises to move the needle closer to harnessing […]
CCC Responds to NTIA Request for Comment on AI Accountability Policy
June 22nd, 2023 / in AI, Announcements, CCC / by Maddy HunterLast month, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a request for comment on Artificial Intelligence (AI) system accountability measures and policies. The request sought comments pertaining to both potential and existing self-regulatory, regulatory, and other measures designed to provide reliable evidence to external stakeholders that AI systems are legal, effective, ethical, safe, and otherwise trustworthy. Written by Nadya Bliss (Arizona State University), David Danks (University of California, San Diego), Maria Gini (University of Minnesota), Jamie Gorman (Arizona State University), William Gropp (University of Illinois), Madeline Hunter (Computing Community Consortium), Odest Chadwick Jenkins (University of Michigan), David Jensen (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Daniel Lopresti (Lehigh University), Bart Selman (Cornell […]
CSGrad4US: Third Year Call for NSF Fellowship Opportunity for CS Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Holders to Return for Ph.D.
June 20th, 2023 / in Announcements, NSF / by Maddy HunterThe National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate recently announced that applications are now being accepted for the third year of the CSGrad4US Graduate Fellowship program. The 3-year fellowships support new Ph.D. students pursuing their degree in a CISE field which includes programs in Computer Science, Computer and Information Sciences, and Computer Engineering. This program has already changed the lives of 78 people, with 16 participants from Cohort 1 now attending CISE PhD programs and 62 participants from Cohort 2 receiving admissions offers from PhD programs this spring! Goal and Motivation The goal is to increase the number of diverse, domestic graduate students pursuing research […]
NSF Program Solicitation: Cyberinfrastructure Technology Acceleration Pathway (CITAP)
June 13th, 2023 / in Announcements, NSF / by Maddy HunterThe National Science Foundation has announced a new solicitation, Cyberinfrastructure Technology Acceleration Pathway (CITAP), for proposals that aim to accelerate the translation of cyberinfrastructure research to the market ready products in order to bolster the cyberinfrastructure ecosystem. The award is $10,000,000 for a period of performance of up to five years. Synopsis of Program: The national cyberinfrastructure (CI) ecosystem is essential to computational- and data-intensive research across all science and engineering (S&E) domains. The CI ecosystem is highly dynamic, driven by rapid advances in a wide range of technologies, increasing volumes of highly heterogeneous data, and escalating demands for CI resources and services by the research community. Innovations in CI […]
