2018 Archives - Page 11 of 12

Archive of articles published in the 2018 issue.

CRA Taulbee Survey Update

In: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

Salary Survey
The salary report is available for academic units that completed the salary section of the survey. Taulbee users in responding academic units can download the report from within the CRA Taulbee system at https://taulbee.cra.org.

Main Survey
The deadline for the main Taulbee Survey, collecting student and faculty data, has been extended to January 16 for all academic units.

Teaching Position Survey
The one-time teaching position survey is collecting information about academic unit policies and practices concerning full time teaching faculty who are not on the traditional tenure track. The due date is January 22. Results from this survey will be made public later this year.

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Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities- Accessible Computing

By: Andrew Sears, CRA Board Member, The Pennsylvania State UniversityIn: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

My research focuses on empowering individuals through computing technologies that more effectively match their knowledge, experience, abilities, and goals. The majority of my recent research has focused on accessibility-related issues. Working with my students, our research employs a broad definition of accessibility, seeking to empower individuals with disabilities as well as individuals who may experience challenges due to the environment in which they are using computing technologies.

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Nominations Sought for New CCC Council Members

By: CCC StaffIn: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

The 2018 call for CCC Council member nominations.

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Security and Privacy for Democracy Panel

By: CCC StaffIn: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

The CCC Symposium was held on October 23-24, 2017 in Washington, DC. This article is focused on the Security and Privacy for Democracy Panel.

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Microsoft Research Podcast on How Programming Languages Quietly Run the World with CCC Exec Member Ben Zorn

In: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

Microsoft Research Podcast recently interviewed Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Executive Council member and CCC Intelligent Infrastructure (II) Task Force Co-Chair Ben Zorn, from Microsoft Research, on programming languages and how they are impacting the world.

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Two Hardware Security Design Flaws Affect Billions of Computers

By: Mark D. Hill and Kevin FuIn: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

In recent weeks, several sources have reported on two security design flaws in computer hardware that involve undesirable interactions between processor speculative execution and memory protection, but whose implications are still emerging.

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Get Involved with CRA-Women Activities

In: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

CRA-W’s mission is to increase the success and participation of women in computing research and education at all levels. There are several ways you can get involved:

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Expanding the Pipeline: CRA-W at 2017 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing

By: Shar Steed, CRA Communications SpecialistIn: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

The conference featured several inspiring keynotes, including one by CRA-W board member Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology. CRA-W also presented career mentoring content for GHC attendees interested in research.

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Analysis of Current and Future Computer Science Needs via Advertised Faculty Searches for 2018

By: Craig E. Wills, Professor and Department Head, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteIn: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

This work uses the same methodology as work from previous years to study where Computer Science departments are choosing to invest faculty positions by examining data obtained from advertised faculty searches for the current hiring season. While the number of and areas for faculty searches does not necessarily translate into the same for faculty hires, we believe that they provide insight into current and future needs within the discipline.

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Are Ph.D. Students Losing Interest in Faculty Positions at Research Universities?

By: Burçin Tamer, CERP Research ScientistIn: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

Ph.D. students’ interest in a faculty position at a research university declined over time. This may be cause for concern for the academic community given that almost half all Ph.D. granting institutions with open searches for the 2017-2018 academic year were not able to fill all of the positions advertised.

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Low Diversity in Tech: How Did It Happen and How Do We Fix It?

In: January 2018, Vol. 30/No.1 /

Diverse perspectives foster innovation and ensure the needs of many are met. At present, tech companies lack demographic diversity. As the director of the Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) at CRA, Jane Stout studies factors that often encourage (or discourage) people from underrepresented groups from pursuing technical careers. Recently, Stout led an interactive and insightful webinar exploring the issues.

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