The Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC)
is a joint organization of the ACM, CRA and
IEEE-CS
Major progress in computing technologies over the last decade has been accompanied by vast improvements in computing middleware, hardware and networking. An unexpected consequence of these advancements has been a shortage of a highly trained workforce of scientists and engineers capable of understanding and implementing the resources. CDC seeks to address the shortfall through the development of a diverse community of professionals that can effectively meet the computing demands of an evolving society. CDC projects target students and faculty with the expressed intent of increasing the number of minorities successfully transitioning into computing-based careers in academia, federal laboratories and industry. Additional projects seek to increase the available pool of faculty members through partnerships and mentoring. Current emphasis is placed on the following three areas:
- Recruitment of minority undergraduates to MS/PhD. programs
- Retention of minority graduate students enrolled in MS/PhD. programs
- Transition of minority MS/PhD. graduates into academia and industry
The diverse membership of CDC from academia, industry and federal laboratories enables a variety of different perspectives and approaches to be used in achieving the above stated goals. CDC also partners with a number of organizations with similar missions to leverage resources to optimize outcomes.
ACM: Association for Computing Machinery
CRA: Computing Research Association
IEEE-CS: IEEE Computer Society
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Committee Chairs and Members
CDC Executive Committee
Pam Williams, Logistics Management Institute, Chair
Nina Berry, U.S. Department of Defense, Past Chair
Deborah Cooper, IEEE Computer Society
Ron Eglash, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Chair-Elect
Elect
Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd College
Cynthia Lanius, Independent Consultant
Valerie Taylor, Texas A&M University
Rose van Thater-Braan, University of California, Berkeley
Elaine Weyuker, AT&T Labs, Inc.
Bryant York, Portland State University
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CDC Membership Committee
Nancy Amato, Texas A&M University
Nina Berry, U.S. Department of Defense
Eric Brittain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John Cavazos, University of Delaware
Allison Clarke, National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Deborah Cooper, IEEE Computer Society
Dilma Da Silva, IBM Research
Ron Eglash, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jeffrey Forbes, Duke University
Juan Gilbert, Auburn University
Sandra Johnson, IBM Corporation
Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd College
Cynthia Lanius, Independent Consultant
Stephenie McLean, Renaissance Computing Institute
Ron Metoyer, Oregon State University
Linda Morales, The University of Texas at Dallas
Manuel Perez, Virginia Tech
Ann Redelfs, Independent Consultant
Carla Romero, CRA
Michael Sirois, Rice University
Valerie Taylor, Texas A&M University
Rose van Thater-Braan, University of California, Berkeley
Elaine Weyuker, AT&T Labs, Inc.
Pamela Williams, Sandia National Lab
Bryant York, Portland State University
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CDC Associates
AARMS List-serve, The University of Colorado at Boulder
Theresa Chatman, Rice University
Mekbib Gemeda, The City University of New York
Raquel Holmes, Boston University
Andrew Hume, AT&T Labs, Inc.
John Hurley, The Boeing Company
Andrea Lawrence, Spelman College
Radha Nandkumar, National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois
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