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CRA Update: Keeping you in the know – Join CRA at the ACM Federated Computing Research Conference 2023

April 17, 2023/In: Featured Announcements, Mentoring, For Researchers, CRA-WP, Education, Opportunities, ACM /

CRA is planning several activities at the ACM Federated Computing Research Conference (FCRC) 2023 in June in Orlando, FL. FCRC assembles a spectrum of affiliated research conferences and workshops into a week-long, co-located, meeting. CRA will host a plenary panel session in honor of its 50th anniversary, a workshop on Computing Research in Industry, an information session on UR2PhD, a program that focuses on engaging more women in computer science PhD programs, and an academic careers workshop for graduate students and post-docs considering teaching-oriented faculty positions.

Learn More About Teaching-Oriented Academic Career Paths at 2023 ACM FCRC

April 5, 2023/In: Featured Announcements, For Students, Education, ACM /

CRA-E is organizing a workshop at the 2023 ACM Federated Computing Research Conference (FCRC) called “Teaching-Oriented Academic Careers: The Landscape is Broader than You Think.” This workshop will inform graduate students and postdocs about academic teaching career options and will be held on June 21st, 5:30-9:30 PM.

Bob Metcalfe Receives 2022 ACM A.M. Turing Award

March 23, 2023/In: People, Featured Announcements, Research, ACM /

ACM recently named Bob Metcalfe as recipient of the 2022 ACM A.M. Turing Award for the invention, standardization, and commercialization of Ethernet.

Congratulations to the 2023 ACM Fellows!

January 20, 2023/In: Featured Announcements, People, ACM, CCC /

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) recently announced their 2022 Fellows. The ACM Fellows award recognizes individuals for their important work and contributions to the computing field. The 2022 ACM Fellows are made up of 57 individuals from many different areas of expertise and countries.

CRA Board Member Diana Franklin Named Distinguished Member of ACM

December 7, 2022/In: Featured Announcements, Awards, ACM /

Today, ACM named 67 Distinguished Members for outstanding contributions to the field. CRA Board Member Diana Franklin was among those recognized for work that has spurred innovation, enhanced computer science education, and moved the field forward. From the announcement: “The ACM Distinguished Members program honors both accomplishment and commitment,” said ACM President Yannis Ioannidis. “Each […]

The ACM 2022 Call for Awards Nominations

September 28, 2022/In: Featured Announcements, Awards, ACM /

ACM seeks the community’s help in generating nominations for the ACM awards listed below. Please refer to each Award’s Nomination page for guidelines on how to nominate: https://awards.acm.org/award-nominations

Nominations are due December 15, 2022, with the exception of the Doctoral Dissertation Award which is due October 31, 2022.

ACM Announces 2021 A.M. Turing Award Recipient

March 30, 2022/In: ACM /

ACM has named Jack J. Dongarra recipient of the 2021 ACM A.M. Turing Award for pioneering contributions to numerical algorithms and libraries that enabled high performance computational software to keep pace with exponential hardware improvements for over four decades.

Congratulations to the 2021 ACM Fellows!

January 20, 2022/In: Featured Announcements, People, ACM /

The ACM recently named 71 of its members as ACM Fellows for wide-ranging and fundamental contributions in areas including algorithms, computer science education, cryptography, data security and privacy, medical informatics, and mobile and networked systems ─ among many other areas. The accomplishments of the 2021 ACM Fellows underpin important innovations that shape the technologies we use every day.

CRA and CRA-WP Board Member Ayanna Howard Named ACM Athena Lecturer for Contributions to Robotics, AI and Broadening Participation in Computing

May 13, 2021/In: Featured Announcements, People, Awards, ACM /

The recipient of the 2021- 2022 ACM Athena Lecturer Award is Ayanna Howard, Dean of The Ohio State University College of Engineering.

Her citation reads as follows:
For fundamental contributions to the development of accessible human-robotic systems and artificial intelligence along with forging new paths to broaden participation in computing through entrepreneurial and mentoring efforts.
To view the press release, please visit: https://awards.acm.org/about/2021-athena

ACM-W’s “Celebrating Technology Leaders” Web Series

January 26, 2021/In: CRA, CRA-WP, ACM /

ACM-W’s “Celebrating Technology Leaders” web series brings stories and advice from engaging speakers, with diverse careers in computing, directly to you.

Nominate Outstanding Mid-Career Colleagues for the ACM Prize in Computing: Deadline January 15

November 17, 2020/In: Awards, Research, ACM /

The ACM Prize in Computing recognizes an early to mid-career fundamental, innovative contribution in computing that exemplifies the greatest achievements in the discipline.

CRA Vice Chair Nancy Amato Elected ACM Member-at-Large

May 29, 2020/In: People, ACM /

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) recently announced the election of new officers and members at large. CRA Board Member and Vice Chair Nancy M. Amato has been elected for a four-year Member-at-Large term. She will serve from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2024. Additionally, CCC Council Member Elisa Bertino has been elected Secretary/Treasurer of ACM for a two-year term from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2020. Bertino is the Samuel D. Conte Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University.

ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for HPC-Based COVID-19 Research: Call for Nominations

May 13, 2020/In: For Researchers, ACM /

ACM has announced a special category of the ACM Gordon Bell Prize to recognize outstanding research achievements that use high performance computing applications to understand and combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research. Financial support of the $10,000 cash prize that accompanies the award is provided by Gordon Bell, a pioneer in high performance computing and parallel computing.

Nominations are now open, and are due October 8, 2020: https://bit.ly/2SUzFpu

CCC Council Member Shwetak Patel Receives ACM Prize in Computing

April 3, 2019/In: Awards, ACM /

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced it’s 2018 Prize in Computing award to Shwetak Patel, of the University of Washington and Google and a Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Council Member. The ACM Prize in Computing is their second most prestigious award in all of computing (after the Turing Award – known as the Nobel Prize in Computing). Patel is the recipient of the 2018 ACM Prize in Computing for contributions to creative and practical sensing systems for sustainability and health. In just a decade, he has had incredible impact in the applications of AI and sensing in two broad areas – developing methods for disaggregating energy and water usage in the home and developing new methods of health sensing and advancing clinical science through the use of commodity sensors.

Former Board Member Sarita Adve Named Recipient of the ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award

October 31, 2018/In: Featured Announcements, People, Awards, ACM /

Former CRA Board Member Sarita Adve (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) was recently named the 2018 recipient of the ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award. She is being recognized “for research contributions and leadership in the development of memory consistency models for C++ and Java, for service to numerous computer science organizations, and for exceptional mentoring.” […]

Call for Nominations for the new ACM Charles P. “Chuck” Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award

October 1, 2018/In: ACM /

ACM welcomes your nominations for the inaugural 2018 ACM Charles P. “Chuck” Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award (ACM Breakthrough Award). This biennial award will recognize an individual who reflects Thacker’s pioneering contributions in making a surprising or disruptive leapfrog in computing ideas or technologies, and his inspiration of generations of young computer scientists.

New ACM SIGHPC Dissertation Award

July 13, 2018/In: ACM /

Has your department graduated a great PhD student in the past year in the field of High Performance Computing? If so, make sure to nominate them for the ACM SIGHPC dissertation award by August 1st, 2018. The awardee is recognized with a $2,000 cash prize, a plaque, and travel support to SC Conference