Published: March 2024, Issue: Vol. 36/No.3, Download as PDF

CRA Update: Highlights from the February Board Meeting


By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications On February 22-23, the Computing Research Association (CRA) hosted its annual February Board of Directors Meeting in Washington, DC.  To keep you in the know, below is a summary of the many discussions that took place amongst the CRA Board members, CRA staff, society leaders, and distinguished guests who […]

NSF Names Greg Hager Assistant Director for the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate


By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications  Following a nationwide search, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced yesterday that it has selected long-time CRA contributor Dr. Greg Hager as the next Assistant Director for the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate. Dr. Hager has been a member of the faculty at Johns Hopkins University for more than 25 […]

Manish Parashar Wins the 2024 CRA Distinguished Service Award


By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association (CRA) has selected Dr. Manish Parashar as the recipient of the 2024 CRA Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his multi-faceted and highly impactful service to the computing research community.  Parashar is the Director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute, Chair in Computational […]

Mary Ann Leung Wins the 2024 CRA A. Nico Habermann Award


By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association (CRA) has selected Dr. Mary Ann Leung, Founder and President of the Sustainable Horizons Institute, as the recipient of the 2024 CRA A. Nico Habermann Award, in recognition of her work developing and leading programs to increase the numbers and successes of computing researchers from […]

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Carrie Demmans Epp, Raja Kushalnagar and Mubarak Shah Receive the 2024 CRA-E Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award


By Kayley McDonald, Program Assistant, CRA-E The Computing Research Association’s Education Committee (CRA-E) is proud to announce the three recipients of the 2024 Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award. The winners are Carrie Demmans Epp from the University of Alberta, Canada, Raja Kushalnagar from Gallaudet University, and Mubarak Shah from the University of Central Florida.  These […]

Emma McDonald Selected as CRA-E Graduate Fellow


By Barrington Davis, Program Associate, CRA-E CRA’s Education Committee (CRA-E) has recently selected its 2024 CRA-E Graduate Fellow – Emma McDonald, from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Emma (she/her) is a PhD student in Computing Science at the University of Alberta supervised by Carrie Demmans Epp. She earned her master’s degree from […]

2024 CRA Board of Directors Election Results


By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications  CRA members have elected four new individuals to its Board of Directors: David Bader (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Bruce Hendrickson (Lawrence Livermore National Lab), Fatma Ozcan (Google), and Manuel Pérez-Quiñones (University of North Carolina at Charlotte). In addition, five current Board members won reelection: James Allan (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Ran Libeskind-Hadas (Claremont McKenna College), Rachel Pottinger (University of British Columbia), Eve Schooler (Intel, […]

Policy Spotlight: Dan Reed, National Science Board


By CRA Government Affairs  As part of CRA’s mission to help the computing research community become more aware and engaged in the policymaking that affects our field, Computing Research News’ new Q&A series, Policy Spotlight: Conversations with Computing Researchers, will highlight the work that community members are doing in governmental roles or who have taken […]

Undergraduates’ Likely Interest in a Research-Related Career is Connected to Their Highest Intended Degree


By Evelyn Yarzebinski, Manager, CERP Students who are enrolled in Bachelor’s degree granting programs are faced with the decision of whether to continue on to graduate school after they have earned their Bachelor’s degree. There are many facets to this decision, such as whether their future career will include a focus on research, as graduate-level […]

New BPCnet.org Resource on BPC Supplemental Funding


By Andres Purpuro, Program Assistant, CERP We’re excited to announce the launch of the BPC Supplemental Funding Page on BPCnet.org. This resource has been developed in response to the engaging discussions held at our February 2024 BPC Community Forum, specifically addressing NSF’s latest Dear Colleague Letter for BPC Supplements.  In collaboration with the Center for […]

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UR2PhD Computing Research Engagement and Awareness Series In Full Swing, Next Workshop Held On April 8


By Julia Sepúlveda Ávalos, Program Associate, CRA-E In February, the UR2PhD team launched the Computing Engagement and Awareness Series, a virtual workshop series that aims to educate, inspire, and empower undergraduates.  The first session “So you’ve done some research, what’s next?” featured a moderated panel discussion with researchers from various backgrounds, including Celeste Bean (Sony […]

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Opportunities to Engage with UR2PhD: Instructor Openings, Institutional Partnerships, and Student Course Applications


By Julia Sepúlveda Ávalos, Program Associate, CRA-E Did you know that, according to CRA Taulbee data, only 22.9% of computer science PhDs who graduated in the 2021-22 academic year identified as women? And the overall fraction of doctoral students in CS programs who were neither Non-resident Aliens, Asian, nor White was 5.3%. CRA launched the […]

Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US)


By Margaret Martonosi (Princeton University), Jill Denner (NSF), and Jeff Forbes (NSF)  In 2022, 100,699 students in the U.S. completed bachelor’s degrees in computer science, computer engineering and information science at a public or not-for-profit institution. Eighty nine percent of these students were U.S. citizens or permanent residents according to the National Center for Education […]

Get To Know CSGrad4US: Highlighting Current Fellows


By Elora Daniels, Communications Associate In 2023, the Computing Research Association (CRA) was awarded its largest grant to date ($42.1 million, to be exact) to manage the NSF CSGrad4US Fellowship program. CSGrad4US aims to support individuals returning to school to pursue a PhD in computing after being away from the academic landscape, enabling them to […]

Research with Social Impact: Exploring the Intersection of Autism and Social Media


By Yasra Chandio (CRA-E Fellow, University of Massachusetts Amherst) and Alejandro Velasco Dimate (CRA-E Fellow, College of William & Mary) This Q&A highlight features Kirsten Chapman, a Finalist in the 2023 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Kirsten finished her undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University and is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science […]

Visioning Workshop Report Released: Community Driven Approaches to Research in Technology & Society


By Haley Griffin, Program Associate, CCC The Community Driven Approaches to Research in Technology & Society visioning workshop was held in the Spring of 2023, bringing together a diverse group of 53 civil society representatives, activists, non-profit leaders, and computing researchers together. The workshop was sponsored by CCC and the MacArthur Foundation. The workshop organizers, […]

Reminder: Join a Roundtable to Discuss the Next Grand Challenges in Computing


By Catherine Gill, Program Associate, CCC The Computing Community Consortium’s (CCC) Grand Challenges task force is engaging in a new visioning activity to identify the next grand challenges that will shape the future of our field. We’re seeking visionary thinkers and researchers to join us in this exciting exploration. These virtual roundtable discussions will aim […]

Upcoming CRA-Industry GenAI for Research and Science Roundtable


By Helen Wright, Manager, CRA-I The Computing Research Association-Industry (CRA-I) is hosting a virtual roundtable event on May 1st, from 3-4:30 PM ET, focusing on Generative AI (GenAI) for Research and Science. Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is at the forefront of technological advancement and has the potential to transform and accelerate research across diverse fields. […]

Research Agencies Tell Congress of the Challenges with Implementing Research Security Policies


By Brian Mosley, Associate Director, Government Affairs On February 15th, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing, titled “Examining Federal Science Agency Actions to Secure the U.S. Science and Technology Enterprise”, to look at how federal science agencies are implementing, “recent guidance and laws to protect proprietary technology and scientific discoveries.” […]

House Science Committee Examines How Federal Science Agencies Can Harness Artificial Intelligence to Drive Scientific Discoveries


By Brian Mosley, Associate Director, Government Affairs On February 6th the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing, titled Federal Science Agencies and the Promise of AI in Driving Scientific Discoveries, to look at, “how federal science agencies can further harness artificial intelligence (AI) to drive discoveries in new scientific domains and […]