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Call for White Papers for Revision of the US Robotics Roadmap (Deadline August 15th)
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Call for White Papers for Revision of the US Robotics Roadmap (Deadline August 15th)

Through support from the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) the US National Robotics Roadmap was first created ten years ago by a group of 120 people from industry...

RFI Released to Improve Federal Data and Models for Artificial Intelligence R&D
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RFI Released to Improve Federal Data and Models for Artificial Intelligence R&D

Recently, the White House posted a Request for Information (RFI) inviting suggestions for improvements to Federal data and models needed to accelerate AI R&D and...

Next ACM TechTalk- Shwetak Patel on “The Emerging Role of Mobile Computing in Health”
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Next ACM TechTalk- Shwetak Patel on “The Emerging Role of Mobile Computing in Health”

Computing Community Consortium (CCC) council member Shwetak Patel, Director of the Ubicomp Lab at University of Washington, will be giving the next free ACM TechTalk...

2019 NAACL Student Research Workshop
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2019 NAACL Student Research Workshop

The 17th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies (NAACL HLT 2019) was held...

NSF CISE Letter to the Community- Sources of Support for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Education
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NSF CISE Letter to the Community- Sources of Support for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Education

The following is a letter to the community from James Kurose, Assistant Director, and Erwin Gianchandani, Deputy Assistant Director, of the National Science Foundation...

Great Innovative Idea: Understanding the Human Brain Via its Spatio-temporal Properties
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Great Innovative Idea: Understanding the Human Brain Via its Spatio-temporal Properties

The following great innovative idea is from Ouri Wolfson, the Richard and Loan Hill Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and...

Evolving Academia/Industry Relations in Computing Research
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Evolving Academia/Industry Relations in Computing Research

CCC Council member Ben Zorn provided contributions to this post. Recently, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) released a new industry report called the Evolving...

Blue Sky Ideas- AAAI-20 Senior Member Presentation Track Open
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Blue Sky Ideas- AAAI-20 Senior Member Presentation Track Open

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is sponsoring a Blue Sky Ideas Track at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-20) in February...

Request for Public Input on Strategic Computing R&D Goals
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Request for Public Input on Strategic Computing R&D Goals

In support of the Administration’s R&D priorities in strategic computing, National Science and Technology Council’s (NSTC) Fast-Track Action Committee (FTAC) on...

New NIST Report on Consideration for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks
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New NIST Report on Consideration for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks

I recently linked my child’s smart robot toy to the Internet. Did I feel a little strange about it? Yes. But was giving the robot the ability to play “Baby Shark...

Khari Douglas is now Senior Program Associate for Engagement!
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Khari Douglas is now Senior Program Associate for Engagement!

Khari Douglas, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Program Associate, was recently promoted to Senior Program Associate! Khari has worked on a number of projects...

CCC Welcome CCC Welcomes New Council Members!
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CCC Welcome CCC Welcomes New Council Members!

Today, July 1st, is the start of a new term at CCC! The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Chair Mark Hill and Vice Chair Liz Bradley are staying in their respective...

NYT: Stanford Team Aims at Alexa and Siri With a Privacy-Minded Alternative
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NYT: Stanford Team Aims at Alexa and Siri With a Privacy-Minded Alternative

Contributions to this post were provided by Monica Lam and Jen King from Stanford University.  The New York Times recently published an article titled Stanford...

CCC Past Chair Beth Mynatt is featured in National Geographic for her work on health informatics and assistive technology!
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CCC Past Chair Beth Mynatt is featured in National Geographic for her work on health informatics and assistive technology!

The population in this country is getting older, and yet, these aging individuals expect their homes to keep up with their changing needs. This so called “Aging...

CS for Social Good White Paper Competition
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CS for Social Good White Paper Competition

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC), in conjunction with Schmidt Futures, will sponsor and administer a white paper competition on the future of “CS for Social...

White House Releases National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan: 2019 Update
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White House Releases National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan: 2019 Update

On Friday, June 21st, the White House released an update to the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan: 2019 Update. Informed...

Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) Community Updates
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Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) Community Updates

Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Challenge (GCTC/SC3) Expo The Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Challenge (GCTC/SC3) Expo is July 10-12, 2019 in Washington...

Last Day to Nominate Someone to Attend CRA’s CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute!
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Last Day to Nominate Someone to Attend CRA’s CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute!

The following is a guest blog post by the Computing Research Association (CRA) Government Affairs Director, Peter Harsha. It was originally posted on CRA’s Computing...

CS for Social Good White Paper Competition
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CS for Social Good White Paper Competition

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC), in conjunction with Schmidt Futures, will sponsor and administer a white paper competition on the future of “CS for Social...

CCC Chair Mark D. Hill Receives The 2019 Eckert-Mauchly Award!
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CCC Chair Mark D. Hill Receives The 2019 Eckert-Mauchly Award!

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and IEEE Computer Society just jointly announced that Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Chair Mark D. Hill of the...
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