The 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 […]
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 Will Sponsor 3 Scientific Panels Next Month at AAAS 2024
January 9th, 2024 / in AAAS, CCC / by Catherine GillCCC 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, […]
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 […]
