The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is excited to release a new key recommendations brief drawn from the recent Computing on the Fly: Navigating a Vision for the Future of Drone Computing report. The report lays out a vision for non-military drone infrastructure by 2035 and identifies twelve technical challenges standing in the way. This brief, Key Recommendations for the Future of Drone Computing, outlines the next steps, translating those challenges into specific actions for the four computing communities whose decisions will determine whether that vision is met: scientific funders, policymakers, industry, and academia. Action is urgent to realize the full potential of non-military drones. The report establishes milestones for 2028, […]
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The goal of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community to debate longer range, more audacious research challenges; to build consensus around research visions; to evolve the most promising visions toward clearly defined initiatives; and to work with the funding organizations to move challenges and visions toward funding initiatives. The purpose of this blog is to provide a more immediate, online mechanism for dissemination of visioning concepts and community discussion/debate about them.
Next Steps for U.S. Drone Computing: Key Recommendations for a 2035 Vision
September 9th, 2026 / in AI, CCC, resources, robotics / by Marla MackoulEngineering Trustworthy, Large-Scale Software Systems with AI: New Report Released
August 31st, 2026 / in Announcements, CCC, workshop reports / by Marla MackoulThe role of the software engineer is fundamentally changing. AI-assisted software development has, in many cases, become a new norm, fostering a demand for unprecedented speed in production. Yet the transition from traditional coding to AI-powered development is not as simple as receiving a boost to productivity. It requires both brand-new skills on the part of the developer and a more fundamental rethinking of how software — especially at scale — is generated. In this rapidly evolving field, new understandings of how to capture user intent, ensure system quality at AI-generative scales, and train the next generation of developers are essential. Beyond Code Report Beyond Code: The Workshop To better […]
U.S. Leadership in the Future of Drone Computing: A Roadmap to 2035
August 28th, 2026 / in CCC, NSF, policy, robotics / by Marla MackoulThe applications of a national infrastructure of drones are numerous. From supporting supply chains and public works maintenance to minimizing damage from natural disasters, non-military drones have the potential to revolutionize our productive capacity. For this potential to become a reality, however, U.S. policy and scientific funding must align with the developments of drone computing over the next decade. To that end, the Computing Community Consortium’s (CCC) newest report, Computing on the Fly: Navigating a Vision for the Future of Drone Computing, lays out recommendations for maximizing the potential of drone computing. The findings are informed by the December 2025 Computing on the Fly workshop, which convened experts across computing […]
The CCC Task Force Behind CACM’s New “Balancing Sustainable Computing and Computing for Sustainability” Article
August 25th, 2026 / in CCC, climate, Community Chats / by Marla Mackoul“Balancing Sustainable Computing and Computing for Sustainability,” a new Communications of the ACM (CACM) opinion article, asks us to look at the issue of sustainability in computing research from two complementary perspectives: sustainable computing and computing for sustainability. The article was instigated and authored by a group of Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Council Members passionate about the topic, who brought together experts across disciplines to explore how computing can both mitigate its effects on the environment and support sustainability work. The complete list of authors includes: Michela Taufer, University of Tennessee Knoxville Chandra Krintz, UC Santa Barbara Elizabeth Bradley, University of Colorado Boulder Michael Crowley, University of Southern California Tevfik […]
NSF Funds Four More Years of CCC Visioning
August 20th, 2026 / in Announcements, CCC / by Marla MackoulThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has officially awarded CCC’s renewal proposal for four more years of visioning work. The renewal means CCC’s visioning activities with the computing research community will continue, supporting the evolving field through 2030 on this new grant. CCC’s Mission What are the next big computing research challenges — the ones that will define the future of the field, galvanize researchers, and spark investment and public support? CCC mobilizes the computing research community to address these challenges. Since 2006, CCC has served as a bridge between computing experts across disciplines and sectors, convening them for visioning activities […]
Industry Opportunities for Advancing Non-Military Drone Computing
August 13th, 2026 / in CCC, robotics / by Marla MackoulComputing on the Fly: Navigating a Vision for the Future of Drone Computing, the Computing Community Consortium’s (CCC) latest report, presents the benefits of advancing the United States’s non-military drone infrastructure, with numerous potential benefits to industry. Drones have the capacity to provide large-scale support to supply chains (particularly rural routes), for example, as well as revolutionize agricultural efficiency. By 2035, these benefits can be made tangible. Computing on the Fly also goes one stop further, laying out the exact ways to make this happen. Below, find a summary of the ways current industry efforts can advance non-military drone computing. Key Challenges in Advancing Drone Computing The report identifies twelve […]
