Senior Program Associate, Khari Douglas, is leaving the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) after six years. After graduating from the Johns Hopkins University in 2015, Douglas began working for the CCC as a Program Associate, quickly proving himself an essential asset and becoming a Senior Program Associate in 2019. During his time with the CCC, Douglas made a lasting impact on the organization running countless workshops, supporting members of the council, acting as the unofficial IT person, and revamping and maintaining the CCC website for clearer communications with the community. One of his greatest contributions was taking the initiative to start a podcast, “Catalyzing Computing” where he interviewed members of 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.
Senior Program Associate, Khari Douglas, leaves the CCC
January 7th, 2022 / in Uncategorized / by Maddy HunterModerna Partners with Carnegie Mellon University to Launch an AI Academy
January 6th, 2022 / in AI, COVID, research horizons, Research News / by Maddy HunterAnnounced on December 9th, 2021, Moderna Inc., a biotechnology company and a key player in mRNA vaccines, is partnering with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to launch an Artificial Intelligence Academy. The academy aims to teach Moderna employees to identify and integrate AI and machine learning solutions into the company ecosystem and into the vaccine distribution pipeline. CMU Professors across the university, including those from CMU’s Department of Statistics & Data Science and the Tepper School of Business, are collaborating to design and implement Moderna’s AI Academy. The academy will be made up of an immersive curriculum tailored to working professionals and focusing on a broad range of topics including data […]
OSTP Launches AI Researchers Portal
January 5th, 2022 / in AI, Announcements, Research News, resources / by Maddy HunterThe Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) AI.gov just launched the AI Researchers Portal. This portal was established by the National AI Initiative Office, in partnership with Federal departments and agencies and the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development National Coordination Office. The platform provides a central location for researchers to explore Federal AI resources. This exciting new resource will make it easier for new and experienced researchers to explore what is available to those working on AI innovations and research. Some of the tools include: Navigating Federal Research Funding Processes – information about the federal grant and funding processes for new researchers. AI Research Program Repository – a directory […]
Listen to the Catalyzing Computing Podcast, Episode 38 – Medical Applications for AI and Robotics with Gregory D. Hager (Part 1)
January 4th, 2022 / in AI, podcast / by Khari DouglasA new episode of the Computing Community Consortium‘s (CCC) official podcast, Catalyzing Computing, is now available. Khari Douglas interviews Gregory D. Hager, a professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University and the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare. In this episode, Hager discusses medical applications for AI and robotics, tactile perception, the founding of the Malone Center, and data privacy. Watch the interview on Youtube (embedded below) or listen on your preferred podcasting app: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | iHeartRadio | Soundcloud.
Mechanism Design for Improving Hardware Security – Register for January 13th Webinar
January 3rd, 2022 / in Announcements, call for papers, CCC, Security / by Khari DouglasThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) will hold a visioning workshop on Mechanism Design for Improving Hardware Security during the summer of 2022 (exact date and location TBD). We seek short white papers to help create the agenda for the workshop and select attendees. Workshop organizers Simha Sethumadhavan (Columbia University) and Tim Sherwood (University of California Santa Barbara) will host an orientation webinar from 1 – 2:30 PM ET on Thursday, January 13th, 2022 to outline the goals of the workshop and expand on what they are looking for in the white papers. Following the pre-recorded presentations there will be an opportunity for Q&A with the speakers. Register to attend the […]
Listen to the Catalyzing Computing Podcast, Episode 37 – Evaluating the Research Pipeline with CERP
December 23rd, 2021 / in podcast / by Khari DouglasA new episode of the Computing Community Consortium‘s (CCC) official podcast, Catalyzing Computing, is now available. In this episode Khari Douglas interview Dr. Burçin Tamer and Heather Wright, respectively the Director and Associate Director of CRA’s Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP). We discuss CERPs ongoing projects and the benefits of diversity in computing. Watch the interview on Youtube (embedded below) or listen on your preferred podcasting app: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | iHeartRadio | Soundcloud.
