Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Katie Siek, a professor in Informatics and the Chair of Informatics at Indiana University – Bloomington. Dr. Siek is interested in integrating pervasive technologies in health and wellness environments to study how technology affects interventions. Her research interests include human computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, and health informatics. In this episode Katie discusses health informatics, fitness trackers, data ownership, and aging in place.

Timestamps to jump to certain topics:
What is Informatics - (0:55)
Fitness Trackers and The Accuracy of Their Data - (9:20)
Data Ownership - (17:16)
Aging in Place - (22:42)
Outro - (34:17)

Catalyzing Computing 2021

Health Informatics with Katie Siek (Part 1)

In this episode, Khari Douglas continues his interview with Peter Harsha, the Director of Government Affairs for the Computing Research Association (CRA), to discuss the impact of the 2013 budget sequestration on federal funding for science, the recent push for regulations on foreign research collaborations, and the history of CRA.

Timestamps to jump to topics below:
Intro - 00:10										
Impact of Budget Sequestration on Federally Funded Research - 1:22			
Restrictions on Foreign Researchers Receiving Federal Funding - 11:38			
Growth of the Computing Research Association - 19:11				
Outro - 31:50

Catalyzing Computing 2019

CS Research and Government Affairs with Peter Harsha

In this episode Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Daniel Lopresti who serves as the Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Director of the Data X strategic initiative at Lehigh University. In this episode Dr. Lopresti discusses his work applying computer science to molecular biology, pattern recognition, and voting machine security.

Timestamps to jump to topics below:
Intro - 00:10
Dr. Lopresti's Background - 1:07
Parallel Algorithms and Systolic Arrays - 5:19
Pattern Recognition and 2D Barcodes - 12:55
Defending Against Telephone-Based Robotic Attacks - 19:01
Electronic Voting - 21:56
Outro - 26:53

Interview with Dan Lopresti Part 1

Khari Douglas interviews Vint Cerf, known as one of the “fathers of the internet” and a recipient of the 2004 ACM A.M. Turing Award at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum. In this episode, Cerf discusses net neutrality, how to combat spoofing, the future of Internet connected devices, and the challenges of developing interplanetary Internet.

Interview with "Father of the Internet" Vint Cerf

Snippet from the What is Thermodynamic Computing? Part 1 episode of the Catalyzing Computing podcast. In this snippet, workshop organizers Tom Conte (Georgia Tech) and Todd Hylton (UC San Diego) discuss non-equilibrium thermodynamics and how it can contribute to the future of computing. Listen to the full episode here https://cra.org/ccc/podcast/#episode3 and read the recently released workshop report here https://cra.org/ccc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/CCC-Thermodynamic-Computing-Reportv3.pdf

Thermodynamic Computing Podcast Snippet

Snippet from the What is Thermodynamic Computing? Part 1 episode of the Catalyzing Computing podcast. In this snippet, workshop organizers Tom Conte (Georgia Tech) and Todd Hylton (UC San Diego)explains their visions for the future of thermodynamic computing, looking 30 years forward. Listen to the full episode here https://cra.org/ccc/podcast/#episode3 and read the recently released workshop report here https://cra.org/ccc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/CCC-Thermodynamic-Computing-Reportv3.pdf

Thermodynamic Computing Snippet - Where do you see thermodynamic computing in 30 years?

Khari Douglas interviews Erik Verlage, a research scientist at MIT who creates digital learning tools for photonics education. He is developing 3-D virtual lab environments that allow users to interact with micron-scale photonic circuit components, enabling self-directed learning for the emerging photonics workforce. His research areas include integrated photonics, photovoltaic materials, and photoelectrochemistry. In this episode we discuss building educational games and using games, virtual reality, and augmented reality for job training.

Catalyzing Computing 2020

Game-Based Learning and Integrated Photonics with Erik Verlage (Part 1)

This is part 2 of Khari Douglas' interview with Dr. Erik Verlage, a research scientist at MIT who creates digital learning tools for photonics education. He is developing 3-D virtual lab environments that allow users to interact with micron-scale photonic circuit components, enabling self-directed learning for the emerging photonics workforce. His research areas include integrated photonics, photovoltaic materials, and photoelectrochemistry. In this episode, Erik continues to discuss building educational games and using games, virtual reality, and augmented reality for job training. If you're interested in playing one of the games mentioned on the podcast, you can reach Erik Verlage at everlage@mit.edu.

Game-Based Learning and Integrated Photonics with Erik Verlage (Part 2)

This is part 3 of Khari Douglas’ interview with Dr. Erik Verlage, a research scientist at MIT who creates digital learning tools for photonics education. He is developing 3-D virtual lab environments that allow users to interact with micron-scale photonic circuit components, enabling self-directed learning for the emerging photonics workforce. His research areas include integrated photonics, photovoltaic materials, and photoelectrochemistry. In this episode we discuss integrated photonics and how optical fibers work.

Game-Based Learning and Integrated Photonics with Erik Verlage (Part 3)

This snippet comes from the Catalyzing Computing podcast Episode 31: Autonomous Flight and Landing on Mars with Behçet Açikmeşe (Part 1). Listen to the full episode here: https://cra.org/ccc/podcast/#episode31

Behçet Açikmeşe on Landing the Curiosity Rover on Mars (Snippet from Catalyzing Computing Ep 31)

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/

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