Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Computing Research

Created in fall 2023, this task force will work on interdisciplinary computing practices across academia, industry, and government to identify the challenges and needs of the computing community to catalyze interdisciplinary research.

Current Members:

Elizabeth Bruce
Microsoft and CRA-I

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Sven Koening headshotSven Koenig
University of Southern California

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Julie Shah
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Katie Siek
Indiana University

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Pam Wisniewski HeadshotPam Wisniewski
Vanderbilt University

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Task Force Achievements

Roundtables

The task force organized six roundtable discussions on “Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Fostering Sociotechnical Collaborations,” with 40 subject matter experts on interdisciplinary computing practices across academia, industry, and government to identify the challenges and needs of the computing community to catalyze interdisciplinary research.

Best Practices Documents

The group wrote a brief action-oriented, document on best practices for interdisciplinary research collaborations between computing researchers and those in other disciplines. 

Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Computing Research Best Practices for Researchers