The CCC just released the 2nd Report Out in the three part Artificial Intelligence/Operations Research Visioning Workshop series. In September of 2021, the CCC along with the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and ACM SIGAI, held the first AI/OR workshop virtually, during which they reviewed the current state of AI/OR research and developed a strategic vision for increased collaboration between the two fields. You can view the Report Out from the first workshop here. In August of 2022, the second AI/OR workshop was held in Atlanta, GA. This workshop, also supported by INFORMS and ACM SIGAI, was organized by John Dickerson (University of Maryland), Bistra […]
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 Releases the Artificial Intelligence/Operations Research Workshop II Report Out
April 10th, 2023 / in AI, Announcements, CCC, workshop reports / by Catherine Gill“Health Equity: How Can Algorithms and Data Mitigate, Not Exacerbate, Harms?” AAAS Panel Recap
April 6th, 2023 / in AAAS, CCC / by Haley GriffinAn individual’s health is an incredibly personal subject, and going to the doctor can be an intimidating and stressful experience. This is especially true for people that are part of groups that the medical system has historically failed. These structural issues in the healthcare system have permeated the algorithms that are increasingly being used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. CCC organized a panel, “Health Equity: How Can Algorithms and Data Mitigate, Not Exacerbate, Harms?” that addressed these issues. The panelists were Dr. Amaka Eneanya (Fresenius Medical Care), Dr. Mona Singh (Princeton University), Dr. Melanie Moses (University of New Mexico), and Dr. Katie Siek (Indiana University). Dr. Eneanya began […]
Webinar on NSF Proposal Solicitation: Safe-Learning Enabled Systems
April 3rd, 2023 / in Uncategorized / by Maddy HunterThe National Science Foundation (NSF) will hold a webinar for their proposal solicitation “Safe-Learning Enabled Systems” on April 5th, 2023, 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern Time. Webinar Synopsis: As artificial intelligence (AI) systems rapidly increase in size, acquire new capabilities, and are deployed in high-stakes settings, their safety becomes extremely important. Ensuring system safety requires more than improving accuracy, efficiency, and scalability: it requires ensuring that systems are robust to extreme events, and monitoring them for anomalous and unsafe behavior. The objective of the Safe Learning-Enabled Systems program, which is a partnership between the National Science Foundation, Open Philanthropy and Good Ventures, is to foster foundational research that leads to the […]
CCC at AAAS: Surveillance, Assistance or Hinderance?: Caregiving Technologies for Older Adults Panel Recap
March 30th, 2023 / in AAAS, Announcements, CCC / by Catherine GillOn the second day of the 2023 AAAS Annual Meeting, held in Washington, DC, the CCC supported its first of 6 panels, titled, Surveillance, Assistance or Hinderance?: Caregiving Technologies for Older Adults. The three panelists were Robin Brewer (University of Michigan), George Demiris (University of Pennsylvania), and Anne M. Turner (University of Washington), and the panel was moderated by CCC Council member Katie Siek (Indiana University). Professor Turner kicked off the panel with a detailed description of the Decision Making in Alzheimer’s Research (DMAR) project which she leads. This project is funded by the National Institute on Aging and focuses on strategies for tracking preferences of older adults with […]
NSF and 5 other U.S. Agencies Launch Program to Build an Integrated Data and Knowledge Infrastructure
March 28th, 2023 / in AI, Announcements, NSF, Research News / by Maddy HunterThis week, the National Science Foundation (NSF), along with five other U.S. government agencies, launched the Building the Prototype Open Knowledge Network (Proto-OKN). This $20 million initiative, will provide funding opportunities towards building a prototype version of an integrated data and knowledge infrastructure called an open knowledge network. An open knowledge network (OKN) is a publicly accessible, interconnected set of data repositories and associated knowledge graphs that will enable data-driven, artificial intelligence-based solutions for a broad set of societal challenges. In 2018, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) partnered with the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) to bring together the community and produce a 20-Year Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence. The report emphasized […]
“Emerging Election Technologies Enhancing Integrity, Transparency, and Confidence” AAAS Panel Recap
March 23rd, 2023 / in AAAS, CCC / by Haley GriffinElections that are safe, secure, and verifiable by the public are an essential part of every democratic government. There have been public outcries for changes in the election process in the US and around the world as citizens have been frustrated with the lack of transparency. Election confidence from the majority of the public is not easy to obtain, but the panelists of a CCC-organized panel at the AAAS Annual Meeting made many suggestions on steps we can take to do just that. The panelists of the session, “Emerging Election Technologies Enhancing Integrity, Transparency, and Confidence” were Philip B. Stark (University of California, Berkeley), Josh Benaloh (Microsoft Research), and Poorvi […]
