CRA Government Affairs

Computing Research Policy Blog

The Computing Research Association (or CRA) has been involved in shaping public policy of relevance to computing research for more than two decades. More recently the CRA Government Affairs program has enhanced its efforts to help the members of the computing research community contribute to the public debate knowledgeably and effectively.

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Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, July 15th-16th 2013

July 15, 2013/In: Computing Education, People, Policy, R&D in the Press, Research /by Peter Harsha

The Microsoft Research Faculty Summit kicked off this morning. The Faculty Summit is an annual gathering of more than 400 academic researchers from 200 institutions and 29 countries who will join Microsoft Research to assess and explore today’s computing opportunities. Tony Hey, Vice President of Research Connections at Microsoft, opened up the summit with a […]

IBM Hosts “Cognitive Computing” Panel to Discuss Power of Supercomputers

June 19, 2013/In: Policy, R&D in the Press, Research, Security /by Peter Harsha

On Tuesday, June 18th, IBM Research hosted a presentation and panel discussion on the Hill with House Representatives on cognitive computing. According to IBM Research, cognitive computing systems include “systems that learn and interact naturally with people to extend what either man or machine could do on their own.” Essentially, these systems help human experts […]