Tag Archive: CRA-WP
Articles relevant to the CRA Committee on Widening Participation in Computing Research (CRA-WP).
By Lauren Lashlee, Senior Program Associate, CRA-WP Navigating graduate school can be challenging, but mentorship and community support can make all the difference. CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women provides an annual opportunity for women and nonbinary graduate students in computing to build their networks, gain professional guidance, and find inspiration from peers and senior researchers. […]
By Thomas K. F. Chiu, Chinese University of Hong Kong Integrating AI into education might worsen educational inequality, which depends on educator and learner AI competency, as well as the quality of AI educational technology. AI applications have the potential to su pport learner self-regulated learning. However, most of these applications, like ChatGPT and Midjourney, […]
By Susan Rodger, Co-Chair CRA-WP and Soha Hassoun, Future Co-Chair CRA-WP CRA-WP is running virtual sessions this fall to describe volunteer opportunities for researchers in computing (Academics and those in Industry/government labs) and graduate students in computing to help with CRA-WP programs. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer and learning more about such […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications, and Elora Daniels, Communications Associate As part of CRA’s mission to raise awareness and engagement in efforts to widen participation in computing, Computing Research News presents a Q&A series titled “Widening Participation Spotlight: Conversations with Underrepresented Computing Researchers.” This series highlights the work of community members who are actively […]
By Brian Harrington, University of Toronto Scarborough Involving undergraduate students in research can improve their academic performance, raise their self-esteem, and make them more likely to consider graduate school. Starting an undergraduate research group, especially for a teaching-stream faculty, can feel like a daunting task that requires lots of time, energy, and money. But with […]
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 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 Lauren Lashlee and Richard Elam, CRA-WP Grad Cohort for IDEALS and Grad Cohort for Women were co-located for the first time this year and took place at the Hilton Minneapolis from April 11 – 13, 2024. In total, the CRA-Widening Participation committee welcomed more than 350 attendees, participants, and speakers to this year’s combined […]
By Lamia Youseff, Ph.D. with the help of Claude 3 Sonnet Since the launch of ChatGPT, there has been immense public interest in how AI may disrupt industries, replace some human workers and even create new jobs. Like any transformative technology, the recent rise of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI has sparked both […]
By Margaret Martonosi (Princeton University), Jill Denner (NSF), and Jeff Forbes (NSF) In 2022, 100,699 students in the U.S. completed bachelor’s degrees in computer science, computer engineering and information science at a public or not-for-profit institution. Eighty nine percent of these students were U.S. citizens or permanent residents according to the National Center for Education […]
