2015 Archives - Page 4 of 10

Archive of articles published in the 2015 issue.

CCC BRAIN Workshop Report

By: From the CCC BlogIn: September 2015, Vol. 27/No.8 /

The organizing committee for the Research Interfaces between Brain Science and Computer Science (BRAIN) have released their workshop report.

This two-day workshop, sponsored by the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), brought together brain researchers and computer scientists for a scientific dialogue aimed at exposing new opportunities for joint research in the many exciting facets, established and new, of the interface between the two fields. Videos of the workshop presentations, as well as the presentation slides, are posted on the workshop website in the Agenda.

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CCC Uncertainty in Computation Workshop Report

By: From the CCC BlogIn: September 2015, Vol. 27/No.8 /

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is excited to release a report titled Quantification, Communication, and Interpretation of Uncertainty in Simulation and Data Science, the result of the Uncertainty in Computation Visioning Workshop, which was held in Washington, D.C. in mid-October 2014.

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Call for Nominations: NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing in Computer Science

By: Shar Steed, CRA Communications SpecialistIn: September 2015, Vol. 27/No.8 /

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Award for Scientific Reviewing will recognize a person in the field of computer science who has contributed to surveying the literature. The winner will receive a $20,000 award.

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Serving the CISE Community and Beyond

By: Jim Kurose, Assistant Director (AD), National Science Foundation (NSF), Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)In: September 2015, Vol. 27/No.8 /

In this issue of CRN, you’ll notice that the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) has posted a job announcement search for the Division Director for the Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS). I want to not only call your attention to this search, but also to point out the many opportunities to serve our discipline, and more broadly the Nation, in various ways through time-limited positions throughout the government.

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New Leadership at the Computing Research Association

By: Susan Davidson, CRA Board Chair, University of PennsylvaniaIn: August 2015, Vol. 27/No.7 /

Message from new leadership at Computing Research Association. Susan Davidson shares her thoughts about the organization, what it is doing, and what our next steps will be.

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CRA Introduces Revamped Website: Check Out the New CRA.org

By: Shar Steed, CRA Communications SpecialistIn: August 2015, Vol. 27/No.7 /

If you have visited the CRA website lately, you may have noticed that it’s been refreshed with a new look and feel. We are excited to announce the launch of a new website for CRA and its committees. The new website presents a more consistent visual identity for CRA and provides a seamless experience for a visitor viewing each of the committee sites in addition to CRA.

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

By: Burçin Tamer, Research ScientistIn: August 2015, Vol. 27/No.7 /

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Graduate students contemplate leaving their program due to problems in the academic environment and economic stressors, but stay in their program thanks to support from family, friends, and advisors

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CCC-Led White Papers on the Science of Autonomy

By: From the CCC blogIn: August 2015, Vol. 27/No.7 /

In May, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) commissioned members of the research community to generate white papers to help guide strategic thinking in autonomous systems in a number of different domain specific areas, including Aerial Earth Science, Construction, Defense, Disaster Management, Healthcare, Paths Towards Autonomy, Service Robots, and Transportation Systems.

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Farewell to Ama Nyame-Mensah

By: Jane Stout, CERP DirectorIn: August 2015, Vol. 27/No.7 /

Ama Nyame-Mensah, former CERP Research Associate, has left the CRA to pursue a Ph.D. program in social welfare at the University of Pennsylvania. While working at CERP, Ama focused on understanding the benefits of research experiences for undergraduates (REUs) on academic and professional aspirations among students of racial/ethnic minority. Ama also helped streamline the department reporting initiative for the Data Buddies Project. The CRA will miss Ama’s attention to detail, and technical prowess. We wish her well as she continues along her career path.

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CRA and CCC Welcome Khari Douglas

By: CCC StaffIn: August 2015, Vol. 27/No.7 /

In July, CRA welcomed a new staff member to the Computing Community Consortium. As a Program Associate at CRA, Khari Douglas interacts with members of the research community and policy makers to organize meetings, workshops, and outreach activities.

Khari is a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins University with majors in International Studies and Economics. Khari is focused on building his professional career and learning more about policy making and the computer science industry.

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2015 Class of Eben Tisdale Public Policy Fellows

By: Shar Steed, CRA Communications SpecialistIn: August 2015, Vol. 27/No.7 /

On July 1, the CRA government affairs office welcomed the 2015 class of Eben Tisdale Public Policy Fellows to CRA headquarters in Washington, D.C. These fellows – undergraduates at universities and colleges from across the United States – spent the summer learning the intricacies of technology policy at high-tech companies, firms, or trade associations in Washington, D.C. In addition, they took two class credits at George Mason University and attended briefings at institutions such as the U.S. Capitol, Department of State, World Bank, and Federal Reserve. At CRA, the fellows attended a presentation by Peter Harsha, Director of Government Affairs, that covered the policy concerns and issues that the association works on and attempts to influence at the federal level.

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