CRA-Industry Dual Appointment Community Survey

Many computing schools/departments are undergoing a transformation in their industry interactions. Notably, there’s a rise in dual appointments within our academic and industry community. The Computing Research Association (CRA)’s newest committee CRA-Industry (CRA-I) is actively exploring the evolution of industry interactions and is reaching out for your insights through this concise survey. Your participation is […]

Register to attend CRA-I’s GenAI for Research and Science Roundtable on May 1st!

The Computing Research Association-Industry (CRA-I) is hosting a virtual roundtable event on May 1st, from 3-4:30 PM ET, focusing on Generative AI (GenAI) for Research and Science. Please register to attend here. Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is at the forefront of technological advancement and has the potential to transform and accelerate research across diverse fields. […]

NSF Launches Four New Research Security Training Module

The following article was originally posted on the Government Affairs Policy Blog by Brian Mosley. At the end of last month, the National Science Foundation launched four new interactive online research security training modules. Stipulated in the Chips and Science Act of 2022, the purpose of these training modules is to, “facilitate principled international collaboration in an […]

Nominate Future Industry Leaders to Attend the 2024 CRA Conference at Snowbird

The 2024 Computing Research Association (CRA) Conference co-chairs and the CRA Board of Directors are excited to announce the Future CRA Leaders Program. The CRA Conference is an invitation-only biennial conference for chairs of departments of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Information Technology, and leaders from U.S. industrial and government computing research laboratories and centers […]

Register for the Feb 13th Webinar on the NSF CSGrad4US Fellowship!

Have you or someone you know been out of school for a while and interested in pursuing a PhD in a computing field?  If so, the NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (CSGrad4US) may be an excellent fit! CSGrad4US provides mentorship and NSF funding to help early career professionals go back to school […]

Navigating the Landscape of Healthcare Data Sharing: Insights from CRA-I Roundtable

In a recent virtual roundtable discussion hosted by the Computing Research Association – Industry (CRA-I), industry experts and professionals convened to delve into the complexities and opportunities surrounding the sharing of healthcare data. The event, moderated by Divesh Srivastava from AT&T, featured insightful contributions from Margarita Gonzalez (Georgia Tech Research Institute), John Kansky (Indiana Health […]

CCC and CRA-I Respond to NIH RFI on Developing Consent Language for Research Using Digital Health Technologies

The following post was originally posted on the CCC Blog, by CCC Program Associate Haley Griffin.  Yesterday, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), in collaboration with CRA-Industry (CRA-I), responded to a Request for Information released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Developing Consent Language for Research Using Digital Health Technologies. The following CCC Council […]

DEADLINE APPROACHING: Applications for CRA’s Career Mentoring Workshops due 12/11 (Industry Welcome!)

The Computing Research Association (CRA) is now accepting applications for its biennial CRA Career Mentoring Workshops (CMWs). The workshops provide valuable career advice and mentoring activities to people just beginning or in the early stages of their computing research careers. Building on the success of more than two decades of workshops for starting a tenure-track position […]

Computing Researchers Get Crash Course in Government Advocacy at CRA’s Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI)

The following blog was originally posted on the CRA Bulletin and CRA Government Affairs Blog, by Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications, and Brian Mosley, Associate Director, Government Affairs. We live in a world dominated by computing. Many of the most significant problems facing the world and our country either have solutions in—or are caused by—computing. Yet, […]