Today the Department of Commerce announced the appointment of 27 experts to the new National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC), among them was CCC Council Member David Danks and a couple other experts that have collaborated with the Computing Research Association in the past. David Danks, CCC Council Member Ayanna Howard, CRA Board, CRA-WP and CCC Engagement Ramayya Krishnan, Co-Lead of CCC AI/OR Workshop Series Ashley Llorens, Co-lead of CCC Assured Autonomy Series Created in response to the National AI Initiative Act of 2020, the committee will provide recommendations to the President and the National AI Initiative Office on various topics pertaining to AI such as international competitiveness, scientific developments, research […]
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 Member David Danks Appointed to Department of Commerce’s new National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC)
April 14th, 2022 / in AI, Announcements / by Maddy Hunter2022 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science Winner Announced
April 12th, 2022 / in AI, CCC / by Maddy HunterOn April 4th, Gobierno de Chile received the 2022 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science for improving response strategies to the COVID-19 pandemic using operations research (OR). The purpose of the Franz Edelman Competition is to recognize and reward outstanding examples of operations research, management science, and advanced analytics in practice in the world. The project, organized by the Chilean Ministries of Health and Sciences, the Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería (ISCI) and telecom company Entel, teamed up to highlight the beneficial impact that operations research and analytics could play in combating effects of the pandemic. They developed innovative methodologies and tools that […]
NITRD 30th Anniversary Commemoration
April 11th, 2022 / in Announcements, CCC, NITRD / by Maddy HunterThe Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program is the Nation’s primary source of federally funded work on pioneering information technologies (IT) in computing, networking, and software. On December 9th, 2021 the 30th Anniversary of the NITRD program occurred during the height of the pandemic, and accordingly a virtual commemoration was held on December 2nd, 2021 to celebrate the incredible achievements of the last 30 years while maintaining social distancing measures. While the anniversary has passed we will be hosting an in-person event on May 25th, 2022 in Washington, D.C. to commemorate this milestone. The event, organized by the National Coordination Office for NITRD, with support […]
OLPA Distinguished Lecture: Reflection and Vision: Women in Computing Share insights on STEM
April 7th, 2022 / in Announcements, NSF / by Maddy HunterIn honor of Women’s History Month, the National Science Foundation’s Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (NSF OLPA) put together a Distinguished Lecture entitled “Reflection and Vision: Women in Computing Share Insights on STEM”. Moderated by current NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Assistant Director, Margaret Martonosi, the lecture featured two past NSF CISE ADs Ruzena Bajcsy, and Jeannette Wing. Ruzena Bajcsy Dr. Bajcsy was “one of the first women” in many regards in the STEM field. She received her M.S. and first Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, Slovak Republic and in 1972 she graduated with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from […]
Due April 10th: White Papers for CCC Workshop Mechanism Design for Improving Hardware Security
April 5th, 2022 / in call for papers, CCC / by Maddy HunterThe CCC will be holding a workshop on Mechanism Design for Improving Hardware Security in the summer of 2022 (most likely June in New York City). Organized by Simha Sethumadhavan (Columbia University) and Tim Sherwood (University of California Santa Barbara), the workshop will investigate ways to improve the design and uptake of hardware security mechanisms. In addition to looking at traditional technical solutions, the workshop will also consider new mechanisms to incentivize designers, system integrators, and users to create and maintain security of their systems. The workshop will bring together hardware and software security experts and economists and experts in devising and implementing governmental policies. For this workshop, we are requesting […]
CRA-I: Virtual Roundtable on Building Stronger Regional Academia-Industry-Government Computing Research Partnerships
April 4th, 2022 / in Announcements, CRA, CRA-I / by Maddy HunterWritten by CRA-I Senior Program Associate Helen Wright The Computing Research Association-Industry Committee is delighted to announce an upcoming virtual Roundtable on Building Stronger Regional Academia-Industry-Government Computing Research Partnerships on Wednesday, April 27th from 3:00-4:30 PM ET. Regional hotspots for innovative and high impact computing research, including the Boston area and Silicon Valley, are iconic. But how did these regions develop as they did and what are key elements in the collaboration between academia, industry, and government that make them successful? In this roundtable, CRA-Industry will convene computing research partners across academia, industry, and government from Atlanta, Georgia to understand elements of successful approaches and to discuss the value of […]
