26 Projects Awarded $5.4 Million to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Research for COVID-19 Mitigation Across Medicine, Urban Planning, and Public Policy Urbana, IL and Berkeley, CA — […]
UC Berkeley
The headquarters of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute are located in Sutardja Dai Hall (SDH) on the UC Berkeley campus. Specially designed to house this interdisciplinary research institute, the building contains 141,000 sq. feet of laboratory space for collaborative research, faculty offices, the 149-seat Banatao Auditorium, conference rooms on each floor, and modern classrooms. SDH also hosts the CITRIS Invention Lab, a rapid prototyping space used by UC entrepreneurs in our CITRIS Foundry startup accelerator program and the student maker community. The Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory occupies a two-story, 15,000-square-foot wing of Sutardja Dai Hall where academic and industry researchers develop prototypes for new biosensors, photonics devices, and other MEMS/NEMS sensors. SDH is equipped with hundreds of sensors and sophisticated systems for building management that form a living laboratory on campus for energy research and proof-of-concept demonstrations.
Open letter to the CITRIS community
The human rights abuses we have all witnessed over the past few weeks have been devastating. We grieve with the families and communities of those […]
UC’s CITRIS launches COVID-19 response with 25 awards for innovative technologies
Initial round includes potential “game-changing” innovation for diagnostics, therapeutics, and mitigation BERKELEY, May 13, 2020 – The first 25 teams awarded seed funding for technology […]
Campus charging station a new testbed for EV research
Scott Moura, CITRIS PI and associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, heads up the SlrpEV Charging Station project (Smart LeaRning Pilot for Electric Vehicles). This summer, […]
Pilot Site for the EcoBlock Project Announced
The EcoBlock Project is a California Energy Commission-funded research project led by the University of California Berkeley, motivated by urgent societal questions, and California legal mandates […]
How can buildings decrease COVID-19 transmission?
UC Berkeley researchers have released guidelines on regulating ventilation systems in buildings to reduce indoor exposure to COVID-19. The guidelines offer practical, step-by-step recommendations for settings and […]
C3.ai DTI Announces 1st Grant Winners for Using AI to Mitigate COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
C3.ai DTI: Three newly funded projects will enable researchers to model the spread of COVID-19 for intervention policies, model homelessness caused by the shutdown and target […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Dorotea Macri
Dorotea Macri is a third-year mechanical engineering student from Washington, D.C. who was introduced to the CITRIS Invention Lab early on in her college career. […]
Combating COVID-19—The role of robotics in managing public health and infectious diseases
COVID-19 may drive sustained research in robotics to address risks of infectious diseases. CITRIS People and Robots Director Ken Goldberg is one of multiple authors […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Adam Hutz
Adam Hutz, a recent Ph.D. recipient from UC Berkeley’s Rhetoric Department, first learned of the CITRIS Invention Lab through a Critical Making course taught by […]
From hobby to necessity
CITRIS administrator sews protective masks Karen Stierwalt, CITRIS Director of Finance and Administration, began sewing at about eight years old. Over the last decade, she […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry- Student Employee Position
About the CITRIS Foundry The CITRIS Foundry is an emerging technology innovation incubator that supports top entrepreneurial scientists, researchers, and engineers from the University of California […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Jeremy Rine
Jeremy Rine, a senior studying mechanical engineering, came to UC Berkeley from Diablo Valley College, where he had very limited access to makerspace equipment like […]
CITRIS Goes Virtual for Cal Week 2020
Cal Day has now become Cal Week (April 18 – 24, 2020) Cal Day, a free public UC Berkeley spring tradition that generally draws upwards […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Sam Good
Sam Good is a fourth-year civil and environmental engineering student who was inspired to help improve water quality after her experience attending a high school […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Opens to Produce COVID-19 Supplies
While UC Berkeley observes California’s shelter-in-place order, with most research labs shuttered, the CITRIS Invention Lab has received a rare exemption to operate the makerspace […]
“Be the Voice in the Room” says Window Snyder on Cybersecurity
Window Snyder, Chief Security Officer at Square, participated in a fireside chat with Dean of Berkeley Engineering Tsu-Jae King Liu at the 2020 Women in […]
Q&A with Camille Crittenden: Champion of Women in Tech
CITRIS Executive Director Camille Crittenden was featured in the UC IT Blog’s Q&A series and spoke about the need for women in technology, her work […]
A message from Director Costas Spanos
Institute responds to coronavirus crisis We find ourselves in extraordinary times. As our research community faces the coronavirus pandemic, our thoughts turn to what contributions we […]
CITRIS Foundry Alum Aluna Receives FDA Clearance
CITRIS Foundry alum Aluna recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its asthma management device and platform. Aluna helps patients, particularly pediatric patients, […]
As millions of students turn to online education, the FCC must implement bold changes to close the digital divide
With confirmed cases of coronavirus on the rise in the US, over 100,000 schools have closed, disrupting the education of over 55 million students. While many schools are […]
Energy-Saving AI Is Coming for Your Office Thermostat
Wired: CITRIS Director Costas Spanos was recently featured in Wired for his work helping Singapore cut office energy use with the help of artificial intelligence. Read the story […]
CITRIS Invention Lab and Jacobs Institute Begin Support for COVID-19 Related Research
Starting March 30, 2020, with approval from the office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the CITRIS Invention Lab and Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation […]
Call for Proposals: Mitigation of COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
COVID-19 Call for Proposals In the context of the Worldwide COVID-19 Pandemic, the C3.ai DTI is soliciting Research Award proposals that catalyze cooperative research activities […]