Federal funding in computer science: a preliminary report

Abstract

Dr. Joel S. Yudken is Director of the Project on Funding Policy in Computer Science. Dr. Barbara Simons, is vice-chair of the Special Interest Group on Automata and Computability Theory (SIGACT) of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Dr. Simons is also chair of the Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights of the ACM. This article is adapted from a paper presented at the Conference on Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing, sponsored by CPSR/Seattle in July.This study is sponsored by the Science Policy Committee of SIGACT. It has been partially funded by SIGACT, the MIT Lab for Computer Science, the Rockefeller Family Associates and the SIG chairs and SIGBOARD. It has also been endorsed by the executive committees of SIGGRAPH, the Association for Women in Mathematics, the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology and Computer Professional for Social Responsibility. The authors of this report assume full responsibility for its content. It does not necessarily represent the views of the sponsoring, contributing or endorsing organizations.