CRA Responds to White House Request for Information to Inform a National AI Action Plan

This blog was originally posted in the CCC blog.  In early February, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) published a Request for Information (RFI) on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan. This RFI, released on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, sought to […]

CRA-Industry Call for Council Nominations

The Computing Research Association – Industry (CRA-I) is charged with increasing interaction between industry partners and other organizations involved in computing research for the benefit of all. Established in 2020 as a committee of the Computing Research Association (CRA), CRA-I is a growing community of computer science researchers from industry who are interested in collaborating […]

Join the Conversation: Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity and Storage Technologies

At the Computing Research Association – Industry (CRA-I), we are embarking on a new initiative to delve into two critical areas for the computing industry. This project aims to generate key insights and recommendations that address specific challenges in both enterprise cybersecurity and storage technologies. In the realm of enterprise cybersecurity, we’ll be investigating the […]

Report Released from the CRA-I Workshop on Healthcare Data Sharing

The Computing Research Association – Industry (CRA-I) recently hosted a Sharing Healthcare Data Workshop on October 17-18, 2024, in Washington, D.C., bringing together 35 experts from industry, academia, and government to tackle pressing challenges and opportunities in healthcare data sharing. Please see the just released workshop report here. The event featured keynotes from Deborah Estrin […]

CRA Quadrennial Paper: Preparing the Workforce for an AI-Driven Future

Computing Research Association – Industry (CRA-I) and Computing Research Association -– Education (CRA-E), two programmatic committees of the Computing Research Association (CRA), recently collaborated on a Quadrennial Paper examining the evolving demands of the AI-driven workforce. Every four years, CRA releases a series of Quadrennial Papers, offering insights on key issues within computing research that […]

What Computing Practitioners Are Saying About Undergraduate Computer Science Education

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). The findings are crucial for […]

CCC and CRA-I Respond to NTIA Request for Comment on Ethical Guidelines for Research Using Pervasive Data

The following is by Haley Griffin and reposted from the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) blog.  Last week, CRA-Industry, in collaboration with Computing Community Consortium (CCC), submitted a Response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce’s Request for Comments: Ethical Guidelines for Research Using Pervasive Data. The response was written by Nazanin […]

Growing Number of Industry and Government Lab Members Join CRA to Drive Innovation and Partnerships

By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications, and Helen Wright, Manager, CRA-I The Computing Research Association (CRA) continues to expand its membership as organizations from industry and government labs engage to shape the future of computing research. Recent additions, including J.P. Morgan AI Research, along with renewals from long-standing members such as Google, Microsoft, and IBM […]

Exploring Trust, Technology, and AI in Healthcare Data Sharing: Insights from the CRA-I Workshop

CRA-Industry (CRA-I) recently hosted a Sharing Healthcare Data workshop in October in Washington, DC. Over 35 healthcare professionals, academics, industry leaders, and government representatives convened to explore the intersection of healthcare data sharing, trust-building, and the evolving role of AI in patient care. The discussions highlighted crucial themes of inclusivity, patient-centered innovation, and the vital […]

Call for Participation: Breadth of Partnership in Academia/Industry Relationships

The following CRA-I workshop is organized by Mary Hall, Amit Jain, and Vivek Sarkar. Motivation and Goals Collaboration between academia and industry is crucial for driving technological innovation and fostering economic growth. By identifying successful partnership models and a range of effective practices, stakeholders can strengthen these connections to stimulate new ways of engagement between […]