The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) continues to be amazed by the accomplishments of our council members. On May 31, Pamela Wisniewski was appointed to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Science and Technology (ISAT) Study Group beginning in August 2024.

The ISAT Study Group, established by DARPA in 1987, brings together 40 scientists and engineers to identify emerging areas in computer science and information technology, and recommend potential future research directions.

CCC believes she is an excellent fit for the group due to her extensive work in advancing socio-technical interdisciplinary research in computing. Her contributions to CCC’s initiatives on AI accountability, the development of consent language for digital health technologies, and the creation of a road map for technology, innovation, and partnerships have been invaluable. Currently, she is serving as a task force chair, leading a team to develop interdisciplinary best practices for computing research. She also leads the Socio-Technical Interaction Research Lab (STIR) in the School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University.

Wisniewski’s passion in fostering human-centered and responsible computing research fits the needs of DARPA, to shape the future of research directions when imagining complex sociotechnical systems to support U.S. armed forces, citizens, and applications for national defense and infrastructure.

Read more about her accomplishment here.