Catalyzing Computing

The mission of Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community and enable the pursuit of innovative, high-impact research. The CCC's official podcast, "Catalyzing Computing," features interviews with researchers and policy makers about their background and experiences in the computing community. The podcast also offers recaps of visioning workshops and other events hosted by the CCC. If you want to learn about some of the computing community's most influential members or keep tabs on the latest areas of interest then this is the podcast for you. Learn more about the CCC on our website https://cra.org/ccc/

Episodes

Medical Applications for AI and Robotics with Gregory D. Hager (Part 2)

January 7, 2022 • 44 mins

Khari Douglas interviews Gregory D. Hager, a professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University and the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare. In this episode, Hager discusses the use of robots in surgery and the future of telemedicine. Timestamps to jump to certain topics: Language of Surgery - (1:18) Automated Robotic Surgery - (13:13) Future of Computing and Medical Uses - (20...

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Medical Applications for AI and Robotics with Gregory D. Hager (Part 1)

January 4, 2022 • 37 mins

Khari Douglas interviews Gregory D. Hager, a professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University and the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare. In this episode, Hager discusses tactile perception, the founding of the Malone Center, and data privacy. Timestamps to jump to certain topics: Greg's Background - (1:10) Tactile Perception - (6:35) Malone Center for Engineering in Healthc...

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Evaluating the Research Pipeline with CERP

December 16, 2021 • 49 mins

In this episode Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Burcin Tamer and Heather Wright, respectively the Director and Associate Director of the CRA’s Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP). We discuss CERPs ongoing projects and the benefits of diversity in computing. Timestamps to jump to certain topics: What is CERP - (1:08) Data Buddies - (4:20) Notable Evaluation Results - (12:06) Evaluating NSF REUs -(20:40) Communications M...

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Computer Architecture with Mark D. Hill (Part 2)

June 17, 2021 • 31 mins

Part two of Khari Douglas' interview with Dr. Mark D. Hill, the Gene M. Amdahl and John P. Morgridge Professor Emeritus of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Chair Emeritus of the CCC Council. This episode was recorded prior to Dr. Hill joining Microsoft as a Partner Hardware Architect with Azure. His research interests include parallel computer system design, memory system design, computer simulation,...

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