Archive of articles published in the 2023 issue.
By Haley Griffin, Program Associate, CCC CCC Council Members David Jensen (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Brian LaMacchia (Farcaster Consulting Group, LLC), Ufuk Topcu (University of Texas Austin), and Pamela Wisniewski (Vanderbilt University) wrote a white paper titled “Algorithmic Robustness,” that has just been published on the CCC Website. The group was part of the Socio-technical […]
By Maddy Hunter, Program Associate, CCC The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently sponsored a Blue Sky Ideas Conference Track at the 2023 ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI’23). The conference was held in Paris, France on on October 9-13th. 1st Place: “From Natural to Non-Natural Interaction: Embracing Interaction Design Beyond the Accepted Convention of […]
By Brian Mosley, Associate Director, Government Affairs In late October, the Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI), an alliance of American high tech companies and businesses, research university associations, and scientific societies, held two events in Congress to “deconstruct” artificial intelligence and demonstrate how the decades long federal research investment which has powered in the […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications In a move to foster innovation and create job opportunities across the nation, the Biden Administration recently designated 31 communities as Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs, under the Tech Hubs Program. This initiative, established as part of the CHIPS and Science Act, aims to support regional innovation centers that […]
By Tracy Camp, Executive Director and CEO The Computing Research Association (CRA) is now accepting applications for its biennial CRA Career Mentoring Workshops (CMWs). The workshops provide valuable career advice and mentoring activities to people just beginning or in the early stages of their computing research careers. Building on the success of more than two […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications A well-known and respected leader in the community, Dr. Cain brings valuable experience and expertise to his new role leading CRA’s Widening Participation committee. The Computing Research Association (CRA) is pleased to announce the naming of Curtis Cain, PhD, to the position of Director of Broadening Participation […]
By Rosalinda Garcia (Oregon State University), Margaret Burnett (Oregon State University), and Patricia Morreale (Kean University) What happens if CS faculty teach inclusive design skills throughout core undergraduate CS courses? What might the outcomes of an integrated contiguous experience be? Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), we have developed a new broadening participation in […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications This week, the Computing Research Association (CRA) published the 2023 Academic Member Book to cra.org. Compiled and made available each fall, the CRA Academic Member Book provides our academic member units (departments, schools, etc.) with the opportunity to spotlight the latest achievements, news, and developments from their faculty and […]
Are you an undergraduate student interested in exploring research in computer science? Or are you a faculty member interested in being a research mentor? Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) might be the program for you! The objective of the DREU program is to increase the number of people from underrepresented groups including women, minorities, […]
By Eniola Idowu, CERP Research Associate The CRA-WP Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) program is committed to sparking interest in graduate education and research careers, particularly among underrepresented groups in computing. This program offers invaluable insights into the graduate school experience and equips participants to gain hands-on research skills. CERP evaluated the 2022 DREU […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications In recognition of the landmark year it’s been for artificial intelligence, last month Time Magazine published a special Time100 list of the most influential people in AI. In the words of executive editor Naina Bajekal, who led the effort: “We wanted to highlight the industry leaders at the forefront […]
