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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship
The Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship is a global program that identifies and empowers the next generation of exceptional computing research talent. “Microsoft...
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Seeking Nominations for the Inaugural IEEE Frances E. Allen Medal
Last year the IEEE announced the creation of the IEEE Frances E Allen medal, recognizing the contributions of Frances “Fran” E. Allen as an American computer scientist...
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White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Launches AI.gov
Yesterday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative Office launched the new AI.gov website. This...
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National Academy of Sciences Elects 120 Members and 30 International Members!
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected 120 new members- including a record number of women- and 30 foreign members. Five computing researchers are among...
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Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Program Solicitation Webinar
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) is hosting a webinar on the Broadening Participation...
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Pandemic Informatics: Variants of Concern (VOC)
Contributions to this post were provided by Elizabeth Bradley (University of Colorado Boulder), Madhav Marathe (University of Virginia), Melanie Moses (The University...
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National Discovery Cloud
The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is pleased to announce the release of a new white paper, A National Discovery Cloud: Preparing the US for Global Competitiveness...
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Melanie Mitchell on Munk Debate Podcast – “The Rise of Thinking Machines”
Melanie Mitchell, Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Council member and Professor at the Santa Fe Institute and Portland State University, was recently on the...
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CIFellows 2021 Webinar Thursday, April 15th, 2:30 PM ET
Last week the Computing Research Association (CRA) and Computing Community Consortium (CCC) announced the Computing Innovation Fellows (CIFellows) Program for 2021...
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Submit Requests for Supplemental Funding to the NSF CISE BPC Program
This message was brought to you by the National Science Foundation Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. The Broadening Participation...
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CCC Releases Additional Quadrennial Papers on Smart Technologies for Older Adults and the Integration of Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing with AI and IoT
In October 2020, the Computing Research Association (CRA) and the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) released more than a dozen white papers exploring areas and...
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New NSF Convergence Accelerator Themes
The NSF Convergence Accelerator issued a new funding opportunity (NSF-21-572) focused on two research track topics; the Networked Blue Economy and Trust & Authenticity...
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Pandemic Informatics: Vaccine Distribution, Logistics, and Prioritization
Contributions to this post were provided by Elizabeth Bradley (University of Colorado Boulder), Madhav Marathe (University of Virginia), Melanie Moses (The University...
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Stefanie Tompkins Appointed 23rd DARPA Director
The Biden administration today appointed Stefanie Tompkins to run the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as its 23rd Director. DARPA is a $3.5 billion...
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Announcing New ICMI 2021 Blue Sky Papers Track
The 23rd ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2021) will be held in Montreal, Canada October 18-22, 2021. ICMI is the premier international...
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Artificial Intelligence is Critical to National Security, Defense, U.S. Economy, and Worthy of Significant New Investment, Congressionally-chartered Commission Argues in Final Report
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, a congressionally-chartered committee charged with reviewing AI and related technologies and making...
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Free Virtual Workshop on Assessing and Improving AI Trustworthiness: Current Contexts, Potential Paths
On March 3-4 from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will convene “Assessing and Improving AI Trustworthiness...
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CCC Exec Council Member Nadya Bliss on Applying AI in the Fight Against Modern Slavery
Contributions to this post were provided by CCC Vice Chair Daniel Lopresti. AI for Good Global Summit hosted a webinar on AI to Prevent Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking...
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Cloud Access for NSF CISE Research
An increasing number of National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) solicitations, including the CISE Core Programs...
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