Program - Symposium on the Future of Computing Research

Program Overview

The Symposium program includes:

Keynote Presentations by

Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

Director, National Science Foundation

Dr. Eric Horvitz

Chief Scientific Officer, Microsoft
Participant/Speaker Interactive Discussion Sessions with computing research thought leaders and visionaries
Small Group Deep Dives on participant-chosen topics of interest
A Student and Early-Career Researcher Roundtable exploring the views, hopes, ambitions, and concerns of computing researchers at the start of their careers
Informal, self-organizing Meeting and Discussion Opportunities

Schedule Overview

all times US Pacific Daylight Time

Day 1September 12, 2022

Symposium Opening / Keynote Session

9:00am (Noon EDT) - 9:15am

Opening Remarks - Symposium Structure, Agenda, and Charge

9:15am - 10:15am

Keynote Presentation #1

Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan
Director, US National Science Foundation

Short Break

10:15am - 10:30am

Break - Informal Discussion Rooms Open

Discussion Session - Identifying and Evangelizing Emerging Technical Directions

Speakers:

Prof. Elizabeth (Liz) Bradley
Professor, University of Colorado and Past Chair, CRA Computing Community Consortium (CCC)
J. Christopher Ramming
Senior Director of Research and Innovation, VMware
Past Chair, DARPA ISAT
Prof. Elizabeth Mynatt
Professor and Dean, Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University

Discussant:

Prof. Craig Partridge
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Computer Science, Colorado State University

10:30 - 11:15am

Opening Talks

11:15am - 12:00pm

Participant/Speaker Discussion

Lunch (PT) / Afternoon (ET) Break

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Lunch / Afternoon Break – Informal Discussion Rooms Open

Discussion Session - Recruiting Talent and Fostering Research Careers

Speakers:

Dr. Manuela Veloso
Head, JP Morgan AI Research
Herbert A. Simon University Professor Emerita, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Prof. Daniel Reed
Presidential Professor and Professor of Computer Science & Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah
Prof. Charles Isbell
Dean, College of Computing, Georgia Tech

Discussant:

Prof. Rob Rutenbar
Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Pittsburgh

12:30pm - 1:15pm

Opening Talks

1:15pm - 2:00pm

Participant/Speaker Discussion

Student & Early Career Researcher Roundtable Discussion

A roundtable conversation with the future of our field - students and early career researchers pursuing different computing research paths. Your chance to hear, understand, and discuss this group’s desires, ambitions, hopes, and concerns about their place in the future computing research landscape.

Speakers:

Dr. Jasmine Berry
CI Fellow, University of Michigan
Prof. Jonathan Frankle
Incoming Assistant Professor (Fall 2023), Harvard University
Dr. Sainyam Galhotra
CI Fellow, University of Chicago
Prof. Megan Hofmann
Assistant Professor, Northeastern University
Dr. Layne Hubbard
CI Fellow, University of California, Irvine
Prof. Gabe Kaptchuk
Research Assistant Professor, Boston University
Prof. Tess Smidt
Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussants:

Prof. Jim Kurose
Distinguished University Professor, College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Prof. Leysia Palen
Professor and Founding Faculty, Department of Information Sciences, University of Colorado

2:00pm - 3:15pm

Student and Early Career Researcher Roundtable

Day One Closing Remarks

3:15pm

Day 1 Brief Closing Remarks

Informal Discussion

3:15pm on

Informal Discussion Rooms Available

Day 2September 13, 2022

Day 2 Keynote Session

9:00am (Noon EDT) - 9:15am

Day 2 Opening Remarks

9:15am - 10:15am

Keynote Presentation / Fireside Chat

Dr. Eric Horvitz
Chief Scientific Officer, Microsoft

Short Break

10:15am - 10:30am

Break - Informal Discussion Rooms Open

Discussion Session - New Models for Research and Research Support

Speakers:

Prof. Jeannette Wing
Executive Vice President for Research and Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University
Prof. Moshe Vardi
University Professor and Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering, Rice University
Dr. Oren Etzioni
Chief Executive Officer, Allen Institute for AI (AI2)

Discussant:

Dr. David Tennenhouse
Independent Researcher
Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment

10:30 - 11:15am

Opening Talks

11:15am - 12:00pm

Participant/Speaker Discussion

Lunch (PT) / Afternoon (ET) Break

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Lunch / Afternoon Break – Informal Discussion Rooms Open

Small Group Discussion Session

12:30pm - 12:45pm

Small Group Discussion Organization

12:45pm - 2:00pm

Small Group Discussions

Next Steps and Wrap-up Session

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Next Steps and Wrap-up Discussion

2:30pm (5:30PM EDT)

Formal Program Ends

Informal Discussion

2:30pm on

Informal Discussion Rooms Available

Program Overview

Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

Director, National Science Foundation

Dr. Eric Horvitz

Chief Scientific Officer, Microsoft

Schedule Overview

Day 1September 12, 2022

Day 2September 13, 2022