CCC supported three scientific sessions at this year’s AAAS Annual Conference, and in case you weren’t able to attend in person, we are recapping each session. This week, we are summarizing the highlights of the session, “How Big Trends in Computing are Shaping Science.” In Part 4, we hear from Dr. Mehmet Belviranli, an Assistant Professor of computer science at Colorado School of Mines, in his presentation, titled, “Taming Diversely Heterogeneous Compute Systems.”   Dr. Mehmet Belviranli rounded out the panel by discussing heterogeneous compute systems, and their role in accelerating computing. “Heterogeneous computing”, said Belviranli, “is any kind of computing, in addition to CPUs, that relies on other architectures […]

CCC supported three scientific sessions at this year’s AAAS Annual Conference, and in case you weren’t able to attend in person, we are recapping each session. This week, we are summarizing the highlights of the session, “How Big Trends in Computing are Shaping Science.” In Part 3, we hear from Dr. Jayson Lynch, a Research Scientist in the FutureTech lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who explains the speed at which algorithms are improving.   Dr. Jayson Lynch began their presentation by addressing the cliffhanger that Manso ended on: how quickly are algorithms improving, and will these algorithms serve as partial solution to the growing need for compute? “The main […]

The CCC, on Friday of last week, responded to a Request for Information to assist NIST with executing the tasks assigned to them in the Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, issued on October 30, 2023. The CCC’s response raised critical points about the challenges associated with the widespread adoption of generative AI. The rapid advancement of AI tools poses risks, particularly in content authentication, where reliable detection methods are still lacking. The complexity of the problem demands a nuanced approach, acknowledging the limitations of current detection tools and emphasizing the need for flexible and adaptive solutions, especially as both AI detection tools […]

The following originally appeared on the CRA Bulletin, written by Haley Griffin, Program Associate, CCC, and Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications Following an intensive recompete process, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue serving the computing research community for another two years.  Building on CCC’s strong track record of impact, the new award will enable the implementation of several notable enhancements to CCC operations, including strengthening its communications outreach and establishing a new evaluation strategy to support CCC’s continuous improvement.  “I’m very pleased to be continuing our partnership with NSF,” said Dan Lopresti, […]

The following originally appeared on the CRA Bulletin, written by Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications    The Computing Research Association (CRA) is excited to announce the naming of Mary Lou Maher, PhD to the position of Director of Research Community Initiatives. An accomplished researcher with leadership experience that spans the settings of universities, large research projects, and the National Science Foundation (NSF), Dr. Maher joins CRA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she most recently served as a professor in the Department of Software and Information Systems and previously served as the Department Chair.  In her new role, Dr. Maher will assume responsibility as the director of […]

This is a final reminder to please submit your Challenge Problems which require collaboration between the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Operations Research (OR) disciplines by this Friday, September 15th at 11:59 pm ET. You can submit your ideas using this form. Selected submitters will be invited to participate at the 3rd AI/OR workshop to help shape the discussion of potential collaboration between these communities and overcome hurdles preventing collaborations.   For more information, please read the full challenge problem solicitation on our blog.