By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement Computing research continues to move quickly — and the questions facing the field are only growing in scope, complexity, and consequence. From new directions in AI and data systems to long-term challenges in infrastructure, security, and societal impact, identifying where the field should invest next remains a central task of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC). To support that work, CCC is now accepting nominations for new members of its Council. Why Serve on the CCC Council? For those familiar with CCC’s mission, the CCC Council is where much of the organization’s visioning work takes shape. Council members help surface emerging research […]
Computing Community Consortium Blog
The goal of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community to debate longer range, more audacious research challenges; to build consensus around research visions; to evolve the most promising visions toward clearly defined initiatives; and to work with the funding organizations to move challenges and visions toward funding initiatives. The purpose of this blog is to provide a more immediate, online mechanism for dissemination of visioning concepts and community discussion/debate about them.
CCC Council Nominations Are Open: Help Set the Next Research Agenda for Computing
January 13th, 2026 / in CCC / by Elora DanielsAnnouncing Blue Sky Track Winners at ICDM 2025
December 19th, 2025 / in awards, Blue Sky, CCC / by Elora DanielsBy Alina Gerall, Program Associate, CCC We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM) Blue Sky Ideas Track, sponsored by the Computing Community Consortium (CCC)! ICDM 2025 was held in Washington, D.C. on November 12-15, 2025. Now in its 24th year, ICDM is a premier international conference for advancing data mining research, and covers all aspects of data mining, including algorithms, software, systems, and applications. ICDM 2025 Blue Sky Winners First Place Truth Without Comprehension: A BlueSky Agenda for Steering the Fourth Mathematical Crisis Runlong Yu, University of Pittsburgh Xiaowei Jia, University of Pittsburgh Second Place Navigating Between Explainability and […]
Why Computing Needs Its Own Grand Challenges — Now
December 12th, 2025 / in CCC / by Elora DanielsBy Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement Despite computing’s central role in modern science, industry, and society, the field has not yet defined computing-specific grand challenges that can focus research, articulate shared ambitions, and catalyze progress at scale. A new CCC white paper, The Imperative for Grand Challenges in Computing, argues that the maturity and influence of computing now demand a deliberate effort to identify such challenges — and that doing so will shape the next generation of discoveries in our field. Computing has repeatedly transformed how the world learns, works, communicates, and innovates. Yet while other disciplines have long used grand challenges to unify research communities around […]
How Technology Builders Can Reduce Unintended Harm in Digital Systems: Key Lessons from a CCC Visioning Study
December 11th, 2025 / in CCC / by Elora DanielsBy Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement Product teams and trust and safety practitioners face an increasingly complex challenge: how to build technologies that reduce unintended harm, anticipate misuse, and protect users who interact with systems from positions of greater digital vulnerability. While industry teams continue to invest in safety engineering and risk mitigation, deeper engagement with emerging research can strengthen these efforts. A recent Computing Community Consortium (CCC) visioning workshop, summarized in the report Supporting At-Risk Users Through Responsible Computing, brought together experts who examine technology-facilitated harm from multiple angles — computing, human behavior, cybersecurity, and sociotechnical systems. Although the original study was directed at researchers, it […]
Quinn Spadola Joins CRA as Director of Research Community Initiatives
December 8th, 2025 / in CCC / by Elora DanielsBy Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement The Computing Research Association (CRA) is pleased to announce that Quinn Spadola, PhD, has joined the organization as Director of Research Community Initiatives. In this role, Spadola leads the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and supports CRA’s broader efforts to advance innovative, high-impact initiatives that serve the computing research community. Spadola brings extensive experience in scientific research, federal coordination, and community engagement, with a career spanning the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, Georgia Tech, and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Her work has centered on building partnerships across academia, industry, government, and the public to strengthen national research ecosystems. “Quinn is an exceptional […]
Just Wrapped: Reflections and Photo Highlights from CCC’s “Computing on the Fly” Workshop
December 4th, 2025 / in CCC, Uncategorized / by Elora DanielsBy Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement Earlier this week, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), in partnership with the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS), convened leading researchers, practitioners, and technologists in Washington, D.C. for Computing on the Fly: Navigating a Vision for the Future of Drone Computing. Held December 1-2 at The Darcy Hotel, the workshop brought together experts across robotics, artificial intelligence, distributed systems, communications, security, policy, and industry. Through talks, collaborative activities, and multiple rounds of structured breakout discussions, attendees explored emerging opportunities in drone computing and envisioned where the field could be by 2035. A Collaborative, Forward-Looking Conversation The workshop’s immersive format — featuring lightning introductions, […]
