2017 CCC Computing Research Symposium
Washington
DC
USA
We would like to invite you to attend the second Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Symposium on Computing Research Addressing National Priorities and Societal Needs in Washington, DC on October 23-24th, 2017. The goal of the symposium is to illustrate the current and future impact of computing research in ways that will inspire a broader picture of how computing research impacts the world, and also inspire computer scientists to go after new problems they might not otherwise think about.
Over the past decade, the Computing Community Consortium has hosted dozens of research visioning workshops and written timely white papers to imagine, discuss, and debate the future of computing and its role in addressing societal needs. This symposium draws from these topics into a program designed to illuminate current and future trends in computing and the potential for computing to address national and societal needs. Farnam Jahanian, interim president of Carnegie Mellon University, as well as the past NSF CISE Assistant Director and the current chair of the CSTB Board, will be discussing computing research and its impact on societal and national priorities in his plenary address. There will also be a research poster session highlighting the work from about 40 early career faculty members from across the country.
The two days are organized around four main themes, with confirmed speakers listed below:
- Intelligent Infrastructure for our Cities and Communities
- Intelligent infrastructure is already transforming our nation’s cities and communities, but the technological revolution is just now beginning. This session will highlight some of the major advances taking place now, while at the same time emphasizing the substantial body of research, much of it crossing disciplinary boundaries, that still needs to be done.
- Confirmed speakers include:
- Michael Dunaway (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) – Plenary Speaker
- Elizabeth M. Belding (University of California, Santa Barbara) –Panelist
- Chandra Krintz (University of California, Santa Barbara) – Panelist
- Megan S. Ryerson (University of Pennsylvania) – Panelist
- Confirmed speakers include:
- Intelligent infrastructure is already transforming our nation’s cities and communities, but the technological revolution is just now beginning. This session will highlight some of the major advances taking place now, while at the same time emphasizing the substantial body of research, much of it crossing disciplinary boundaries, that still needs to be done.
- Security and Privacy for Democracy
- Computing research enables new technology to help society cope with information security and privacy risks. This session will explore how differential privacy enables new understanding of the population while protecting privacy.
- Confirmed speakers include:
- Roger Dingledine (Tor Project) – Panelist
- Simson L. Garfinkel (U.S. Census Bureau) – Panelist
- Phillipa Gill (UMass-Amherst) – Panelist
- Daniela Oliveria (University of Florida) – Panelist
- Dan Wallach (Rice University) – Panelist
- Confirmed speakers include:
- Computing research enables new technology to help society cope with information security and privacy risks. This session will explore how differential privacy enables new understanding of the population while protecting privacy.
- AI and Amplifying Human Abilities
- This session will examine the emerging role of AI in augmenting human abilities in new and powerful ways. Speakers will also ground their remarks in application areas ranging from health, transportation, universal access, data analysis, and education.
- Confirmed speakers include:
- Thad Starner (Georgia Tech) – Plenary Speaker
- Jeffrey P. Bigham (Carnegie Mellon University) – Panelist
- Suchi Saria (Johns Hopkins University) – Panelist
- Cliff Young (Google) – Panelist
- Confirmed speakers include:
- This session will examine the emerging role of AI in augmenting human abilities in new and powerful ways. Speakers will also ground their remarks in application areas ranging from health, transportation, universal access, data analysis, and education.
- Data Algorithms and Fairness
- Data-driven and algorithmic decision making increasingly determines how businesses target advertisements to consumers. As data-driven decisions increasingly affect every corner of our lives, there is an urgent need to ensure they do not become instruments of discrimination, barriers to equality, and threats to social justice.
- Confirmed speakers include:
- Solon Barocas (Cornell University) – Panelist
- Kate Crawford (Microsoft Research / NYU) – Panelist
- Nick Diakopoulous (Northwestern University) – Panelist
- Lynn Overmann (Laura & John Arnold Foundation) – Panelist
- Confirmed speakers include:
- Data-driven and algorithmic decision making increasingly determines how businesses target advertisements to consumers. As data-driven decisions increasingly affect every corner of our lives, there is an urgent need to ensure they do not become instruments of discrimination, barriers to equality, and threats to social justice.
The symposium will be held at the InterContinental Washington, DC Hotel at the Wharf on October 23-24, 2017. It is aimed at those interested in the social and policy implications of computing research, and members of the computing community who wish to learn more about current trends in computing and its implications for addressing societal needs. To learn more and see the full list of speakers, please check out the Symposium Website and Agenda.
If you are interested in attending, please register for the Symposium here by September 15th. The CCC will cover all local expenses at the event (hotel and food). If you need additional financial assistance for travel, please contact us.
We hope you will be able to join us. If you have any questions, please contact CCC Director Ann Drobnis at [email protected].