The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is pleased to share that council member Weisong Shi was awarded two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further autonomous research at the University of Delaware. Here’s more about his research: Machine Learning (ML) has become a driving force in advancing many critical domains, particularly in autonomous driving. The growing power of ML techniques enables autonomous vehicles (AVs) to perceive their surroundings accurately, make real-time decisions, and operate reliably without human input. Given the safety-critical nature of AVs, ensuring the end-to-end safety of their learning systems is paramount. However, Shi’s research indicates that potential safety issues can arise from various sources, including the […]
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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 Weisong Shi Awarded Two NSF Grants for Autonomous Research
August 29th, 2024 / in awards, CCC / by Petruce Jean-CharlesCCC Q&A: Weisong Shi Educates Researchers on Vehicle Computing in New Book
August 27th, 2024 / in CCC / by Petruce Jean-CharlesThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is proud to announce the publishing of Weisong Shi’s book on Vehicle Computing. We spoke with him to discuss the process and key takeaways for researchers and practitioners. What was the process of writing this book? This book originated from a vision paper we published at IEEE ICDCS 2018. In that paper, we envisioned future connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) as advanced computers on wheels, equipped with extensive onboard sensors serving as data sources and a range of services supporting autonomous driving and other functions. We proposed the development of an Open Vehicular Data Analytics Platform (OpenVDAP) for CAVs. Seven years later, the students […]
ACM Inaugurates the Luiz André Barroso Award
August 26th, 2024 / in awards, CCC / by Petruce Jean-CharlesIt has been almost a year since computer scientist Luiz André Barroso passed away. On September 16, 2023, he left a huge legacy behind. Barroso was a distinguished individual known for his transformative work at Google and his dedication to representation in the field. His ability to impact the community will now honored each year by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) through the Luiz André Barroso Award. Dr. Barroso worked at Google for over 20 years as a vice president of engineering in the Core and Maps divisions, and was the technical leader in the design of Google’s computing platform. He was a pioneer of Google’s data centers, rebuilding […]
CCC Weekly Computing News: NCSA Gives Students Opportunities to Learn About Machine and Deep Learning
August 23rd, 2024 / in AI, CCC / by Petruce Jean-CharlesIn this installment of CCC’s Weekly Computing News, we are sharing an exciting opportunity for undergraduate students across the country to work on cutting-edge research projects at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Students dive deep into machine learning and deep learning The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) The Future of Discovery: Training Students to Build and Apply Open Source Machine Learning Models and Tools (FoDOMMaT) program offers an immersive 10-week experience every summer for undergraduates eager to develop practical skills and contribute to real-world projects. Students are paired with two mentors, one focused on research and the other on machine learning expertise. […]
CCC Responds to the NITRD Request for Information on Digital Twins Research and Development
August 22nd, 2024 / in AI, NITRD, Requests for Information / by Catherine GillEnvisioning a future of digital twins leads to near limitless possibilities. Researchers predict digital twins will become increasingly personalized, with every individual having access to a digital twin of their own body. Imagine receiving real time updates from your phone to monitor your health conditions and predict health crises before they happen, or athletes receiving instant updates on their training regimens and recommendations for improving. This future is possible, however significant further research is necessary. In addition, researchers and stakeholders need to be realistic about the current capabilities of these models, as well as informed about the future of development. That is why the Networking and Information Technology Research […]
5 Ways to Build Resilience to Disinformation
August 21st, 2024 / in CCC / by Petruce Jean-CharlesIn 2020, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) published the quad paper “An Agenda for Disinformation Research,” where seven researchers came together to share the urgency of investing in fundamental research and interventions to meet the disinformation challenge. In today’s digital landscape, misleading information is widespread and causing real-world harms. Advanced AI-powered detection methods are now essential, given the evolving manipulative tactics like deep fakes, synthesized text, and coordinated disinformation campaigns. Yet, detecting fake information is just the beginning; it’s equally crucial to understand its impact across diverse contexts and develop more resilience in society to misleading and false information. To meet the disinformation challenge, we need investments in fundamental research […]
