By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement  Policymakers are increasingly confronting the consequences of technology-facilitated harm — from cyberstalking and targeted harassment to online exploitation and coercive misuse of digital tools. These harms disproportionately affect individuals whose circumstances make them more exposed to digital risk, and they present complex challenges that cut across technology, law, and public safety. The Computing Community Consortium’s recent report, Supporting At-Risk Users Through Responsible Computing, offers a research-driven foundation for addressing these issues. While the report primarily outlines research priorities for the academic community, it also contains insights directly relevant to federal agencies, regulators, and lawmakers seeking to strengthen national policy responses. A […]

By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement The Computing Community Consortium (CCC), with event co-sponsor IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS), will convene leading researchers, practitioners, and technologists in Washington, D.C. next week for Computing on the Fly: Navigating a Vision for the Future of Drone Computing. This two-day interdisciplinary visioning workshop will focus on shaping a research agenda for drone computing over the next decade. Held December 1-2 at The Darcy Hotel, the workshop brings together experts spanning robotics, distributed systems, security, networking, artificial intelligence, public policy, and industry innovation. Participants will engage in deep discussion, collaborative brainstorming, and structured breakout activities designed to surface the research challenges, opportunities, […]

By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement  This announcement is also featured on the CRA Bulletin The Computing Research Association (CRA) is pleased to announce that William D. (Bill) Gropp has been named Chair of CRA’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC), pending approval from the National Science Foundation (NSF) once the ongoing government shutdown concludes. Gropp is expected to serve as CCC Chair through June 30, 2028.  Gropp has long been an influential leader in high-performance computing (HPC) and in shaping national research directions in computing. He joined the CCC Council in 2020 and the CCC Executive Committee in 2021, has served on the CRA Board of Directors since […]