On Tuesday, the NSF announced the Responsible Design, Development, & Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDot) program, which aims to ensure both ethical and legal considerations from community and societal standpoints are established in the technology pipeline, from inception to deployment. This $16 million program will be a collaborative effort between the NSF and five philanthropic partners: the Ford Foundation, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Pivotal Ventures, Siegel Family Endowment, and the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation. Below is more information from the program’s public announcement: Who Can Submit Proposals: Multidisciplinary, multi-sector teams that demonstrate the principles, methodologies, and impacts associated with responsible design, development and […]
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.
The National Science Foundation and philanthropic partners announce the new ReDDDoT program
January 11th, 2024 / in Announcements, CCC, NSF / by Catherine GillCCC Will Sponsor 3 Scientific Panels Next Month at AAAS 2024
January 9th, 2024 / in AAAS, CCC / by Catherine GillThe 2024 AAAS Meeting will take place February 15th – 17th in Denver, Colorado. This conference, held annually since AAAS was established in 1848, is dedicated to advancing science and technology across all disciplines and helps bridge the gap between researchers and the public via media coverage of cutting-edge research. This year, the Computing Community Consortium will sponsor three scientific sessions on various topics in computing: Generative AI in Science: Promises and Pitfalls Moderator: Matthew Turk (Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago and CCC Council member) Panelists: Rebecca Willett (University of Chicago), Markus Buehler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Duncan Watson-Parris (University of California San Diego) Large Language Models: Helpful […]
CCC and CRA-I Respond to NIH RFI on Developing Consent Language for Research Using Digital Health Technologies
December 13th, 2023 / in CCC, CRA-I / by Haley GriffinYesterday, CCC, in collaboration with CRA-Industry (CRA-I), responded to a Request for Information released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Developing Consent Language for Research Using Digital Health Technologies. The following CCC Council Members and CCC staff authored the response: David Danks (University of California, San Diego), Haley Griffin (Computing Community Consortium), Katie A. Siek (Indiana University), and Pamela Wisniewski (Vanderbilt University). CRA-I Council Member Tammy Toscos (Parkview Health) is also a co-author of the report. NIH provided informed consent sample language that they plan to release as a voluntary guide for researchers that use digital health technologies, and sought feedback from the community not only on gaps […]
CCC Accepting Visioning Proposals from the Community
December 11th, 2023 / in CCC / by Haley GriffinThe mission of Computing Research Association’s (CRA) Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to enable the pursuit of innovative, high-impact research that aligns with pressing national and global challenges. The CCC welcomes proposals for visioning activities from the community to catalyze innovative research at the frontiers of computing. Successful activities will articulate new research visions, galvanize community interest in those visions, mobilize support for those visions from the computing research community, government leaders, and funding agencies, and encourage broader segments of society to participate in computing research and education. A well-formulated proposal should do the following: Describe the visioning topic area and its current state of development within the field, Explain […]
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 GriffinYesterday, 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 […]
Deadline 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, […]
