Published: January 2025, Issue: Vol. 37/No. 1, Download as PDF
Archive of articles published in the January 2025, Vol. 37/No. 1 issue.
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications Happy New Year! As we dive into 2025, we’re excited to bring you fresh ways to connect, contribute, and stay informed about CRA’s initiatives. Starting this year, each issue of Computing Research News will include an “In Case You Missed It” (ICYMI) section, ensuring you’re up to date with […]
By Brian Mosley, Associate Director of Government Affairs Just before the holidays, President-Elect Trump announced that Michael Kratsios will be nominated as the Director of the Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP). Informally known as the President’s Science Advisor, the Director of OSTP oversees the office tasked with providing advice to the President, and […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications As the new administration prepares to take office later this month, the Computing Research Association (CRA) is excited to announce the first tranche of papers in its 2024-2025 CRA Quadrennial Paper Series. This community-driven initiative brings together leading experts to explore pressing challenges and emerging opportunities in computing research. […]
By Sheila Khan, Program Associate, CRA-E The Computing Research Association (CRA) proudly congratulates the recipients of the 2024-2025 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award! This prestigious award, generously supported by Sandia National Laboratories and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), celebrates exceptional undergraduate students at North American colleges and universities who demonstrate remarkable research potential in computing. […]
By Brianna Blaser (AccessComputing), Wendy M. DuBow (NCWIT), Renée Jordan (iAAMCS), Sarah Dunton (ECEP), Burcin Campbell (CERP), Alexis Cobo (CSforAll), Laurel Watkins de Jong (STARS Computing Corps), Sarah Hug (CAHSI), Jamie Payton (STARS Computing Corps), Susan Rodger (CRA-WP), and Valerie Taylor (LEAP Alliance) In 2004, computer science (CS) education at the K-12 level in the […]
By Janine Myszka, Senior Program Associate, CRA The Computing Research Association (CRA) and the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) are jointly organizing a series of roundtable discussions focused on public interest technology and public service. The goal of this series is to foster cultural and institutional support for public interest and public service in […]
By Lauren Lashlee, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E, and Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The CRA Early Career Awards recognize rising stars in computing research who are making impactful contributions to their fields while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The CRA Anita Borg Early Career Award honors early-career researchers who embody the spirit of Anita Borg […]
By Catherine Gill, Communications Associate, CCC The mission of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to enable the pursuit of innovative, high-impact computing research that aligns with pressing national and global challenges. Established in 2006 through a cooperative agreement between the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Computing Research Association (CRA), CCC provides a […]
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E The UR2PhD program makes it easier to mentor undergraduate researchers at scale. More than 300 undergraduates have taken the UR2PhD research training course, where they’ve learned and practiced essential research skills while actively contributing to a research project. The UR2PhD team is thrilled to announce that in 2025 […]
By Helen Wright, Manager, CRA-I In a recent survey conducted by the Computing Research Association’s Industry committee (CRA-I) titled the Practitioner-to-Professor (P2P) survey, over 1,000 computing professionals shared their insights on the current state of undergraduate computer science (CS) education. This work has been greatly benefited from the project’s advisor, Rahul Simha (George Washington University). […]
By Catherine Gill, Communications Associate, CCC In December, CCC held a workshop on Supporting At-Risk Users Through Responsible Computing in Washington, D.C. We brought together 49 experts from industry, academia, and civil society, to explore the specific challenges at-risk users face online, and how the research community can best support and protect these people. The […]
