Published: June 2024, Issue: Vol. 36/No.6, Download as PDF
Archive of articles published in the June 2024, Vol. 36/No. 6 issue.
Tracy Camp, Executive Director and CEO Are you passionate about computing research and looking for ways to contribute to the community? The Computing Research Association (CRA) is seeking dedicated volunteers to join our committees and working groups for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. Volunteering your time and expertise […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association (CRA) proudly congratulates several members of the computing research community who have recently been honored as members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAA&S) and Fellows of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), the American Association for the Advancement of […]
By Lauren Lashlee, Program Associate, CRA-WP Since 2019, CRA-WP has recognized an outstanding computer science researcher in honor of Clarence “Skip” Ellis, by awarding them with the CRA-WP Skip Ellis Early Career Award (SEECA). CRA-WP is pleased to announce Martez Mott (Microsoft Research) as the recipient of the 2024 Skip Ellis Early Career Award for […]
By Lauren Lashlee, Program Associate, CRA-WP Since 2004, CRA-WP has recognized an outstanding computer science researcher in honor of Anita Borg, by awarding them with the CRA-WP Anita Borg Early Career Award (BECA). CRA-WP is pleased to announce Yakun Sophia Shao (University of California, Berkeley) as the recipient of the 2024 Anita Borg Early Career […]
By CRA Government Affairs As part of CRA’s mission to help the computing research community become more aware and engaged in the policymaking that affects our field, Computing Research News’ Q&A series, Policy Spotlight: Conversations with Computing Researchers, highlights the work that community members are doing in governmental roles or who have taken part in […]
By Elora Daniels, Communications Associate The Computing Research Association (CRA) is delighted to congratulate long-time CRA contributors Jamie Payton on her appointment as Dean of the Ying Wu College of Computing at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Hridesh Rajan on his appointment as Dean of the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane […]
By Eniola Idowu, Research Associate, CERP The CRA-WP’s Grad Cohort for Women (GCW) and Grad Cohort for IDEALS (GC-IDEALS) workshops have significantly influenced the career trajectories of their participants. CERP summarized the career advancement of past GCW and GC-IDEALS attendees who have successfully earned their Master’s or Doctoral degrees using Data Buddies Surveys data (2018-2023), […]
By Julia Sepúlveda, Program Associate, CRA-E The Computing Research Association’s Education Committee (CRA-E) is thrilled to announce Michael Hilton (Carnegie Mellon University) as its newest co-chair. Lori Pollock (University of Delaware) will be stepping down from her role as co-chair, but will continue to serve as a board member, assisting with the UR2PhD and CSGrad4US […]
By Julia Sepúlveda, Program Associate, CRA-E Well-scoped projects can help you advance your research, improve your leadership capabilities and promote the development of your mentees. But designing undergraduate research projects can be difficult and time consuming – especially, if you are inexperienced. Earlier this year, the UR2PhD team led a presentation and discussion on “Designing […]
By Julia Sepúlveda, Program Associate, CRA-E The UR2PhD program is an initiative that aims to drastically increase the number of women and gender-marginalized folks pursuing graduate studies in computing. As part of the program, the Computing Research Association (CRA) offers two summer courses: a graduate student mentor training and an undergraduate research methods course. Together, […]
By Julia Sepúlveda, Program Associate, CRA-E During the spring, Niema Moshiri (University of California, San Diego) and Christine Bassem (Wellesley College) led four workshops as part of the UR2PhD Computing Research Engagement and Awareness series. Over the course of the series, they helped students develop a deeper understanding of what computing research is, what it […]
