Catalyzing Computing

The first episode of Catalyzing Computing features an interview of CCC Council Member Suresh Venkatasubramanian. Suresh is a professor at the University of Utah with a background in algorithms and computational geometry, as well as data mining and machine learning. In this episode Suresh talks about growing up in India, his grad school trajectory, career choices, and his current research interest in algorithmic fairness.

Catalyzing Computing 2019

Catalyzing Computing - Interview with Suresh Venkatasubramanian Pt. 1

Interview with Suresh Venkatasubramanian Pt. 1

The second episode of Catalyzing Computing features an interview of CCC Council Member Suresh Venkatasubramanian. Suresh is a professor at the University of Utah with a background in algorithms and computational geometry, as well as data mining and machine learning. Suresh talks about joining the CCC, the work of the CCC’s Fairness and Accountability task force, and the impact of the internet and algorithms on the modern world.

Interview with Suresh Venkatasubramanian Pt. 2

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently hosted a visioning workshop on Thermodynamic Computing. This episode of the Catalyzing Computing podcast features an interview with workshop organizers, Tom Conte (Georgia Tech) and Todd Hylton (UC San Diego) to discuss their reasons for proposing the workshop, what thermodynamic computing is, and the potential impact that thermodynamic computing could have on future technology.

Workshop participant Christof Teuscher (Portland State University) also shares his thoughts on the workshop and his work with new models of computation, including computing with DNA.

What is Thermodynamic Computing? Pt. 1

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently hosted a visioning workshop on Thermodynamic Computing. This episode of the Catalyzing Computing podcast features an interview with Natesh Ganesh, one of the workshop organizers and a PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who is interested in the physical limits to computing, brain inspired hardware, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, and emergence of intelligence in self-organized systems.

Gavin Crooks, formerly a Senior Scientist at Rigetti Quantum Computing and a world expert on non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the physics of information, also shares his thoughts on the workshop.

What is Thermodynamic Computing? Part 2

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently co-sponsored the Code 8.7: Using Computational Science and AI to End Modern Slavery conference. Code 8.7 brought together computer science researchers and technologists with policy researchers, law enforcement officials, and activists involved in the fight against human trafficking.

In this episode Khari Douglas interviews CCC Council Members Dan Lopresti (Lehigh University), Nadya Bliss (Arizona State), and James Cockayne (Centre for Policy Research at UN University) on the discussions, outcomes, and next steps of Code 8.7.

Code 8.7: Using Computational Science and AI to End Modern Slaver

Code 8.7: Using Computational Science and AI to End Modern Slavery

Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Behçet Açikmeşe. Behçet was a technologist and a senior member of the Guidance and Control (G&C) Analysis Group at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2003 to 2012 where he developed guidance, control, and estimation algorithms for formation-flying spacecraft and distributed networked systems, proximity operations around asteroids and comets, and planetary landing. He is currently a Professor in Aeronautics & Astronautics, as well as Electrical & Computer Engineering, at the University of Washington and a member of their Autonomous Controls Lab. In this episode, Dr. Acikmese discusses control theory and the University of Washington Autonomous Controls Lab.

Timestamps to jump to certain topics below:
Intro - (00:00)
Control Systems and Spaceflight - (01:31)
Convex vs. Non-convex Optimization - (10:25)					
Markov Decision Process - (14:02)								
Model Predictive Control - (19:43)								
Lossless Convexification - (21:04)
University of Washington Autonomous Controls Lab - (25:00)		
Assured Autonomy - (31:15)				
Outro - (36:50)

Catalyzing Computing 2021

Autonomous Flight and Landing on Mars with Behçet Açikmeşe (Part 2)

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/