CITRIS projects at Berkeley and Santa Cruz using cell phones as a
healthcare platform are among the projects supported by a recent Microsoft Research initiative.
UC Santa Cruz
Proximity to Silicon Valley makes UC Santa Cruz a natural place to engage the world’s industrial leaders and put new technology solutions to work. CITRIS Santa Cruz explores the design of new systems for immersive video and augmented reality, intelligent media for social good, and exploring the intersection of computing approaches from artificial intelligence, computer graphics, and software engineering with art and design. Creating new forms of interactive media with autonomous, generative, and dynamic responses to interaction has broad applications to fields from education, health, and entertainment to security and safety.
CITRIS Santa Cruz also examines the societal impact of CPS and IoT. Just as desktop computers and personal computing became commonplace decades ago, consumers are now acclimating to the idea that the objects they handle, the media they use, and the services they employ to process information are embedded with intelligence to improve everyday life.
UC Santa Cruz to lead pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Led by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of California,
Santa Cruz, and using innovative collars made at CITRIS, the project will shed light on the movement, range, physiology, and
predatory habits of pumas.
Winners announced for Big Ideas contest
Six projects were awarded a total of $30K at this year's CITRIS Big Ideas contest, with the top two prizes going to healthcare-related issues.
UCSC computer scientists develop solutions for long-term storage of digital data
Ethan Miller's group has come up with a new approach, called Pergamum, which uses hard
disk drives to provide energy-efficient, cost-effective storage.
Newsletter online: CellScope, and Eye care in India
The April newsletter features stories about technology for social impact: CellScope (cell phone + microscope) and enabling eye care in India using cheap, reliable Wi-Fi.
Video from Chris Somerville’s talk is available
The video from Chris Somerville's talk on "Development of Cellulosic Biofuels" is now available online.
Next-generation nuclear power and Monitoring air quality
Read about innovative work at CITRIS in the latest newsletter, now on-line.
CITRIS welcomes Heidi Hallett to staff
CITRIS is pleased to welcome Heidi Hallett as our new colleague and leader of the business aspects of CITRIS on all four campuses.
C-GRACE International Meeting in Copenhagen
In June 2008, CITRIS is organizing C-GRACE, one of several mission-critical
meetings leading up to the next U.N. Climate Summit: http://www.c-grace.org/
CITRIS Research Exchange schedule for Spring 2008
All Research Exchange talks take place at noon on Wednesdays in 290 Hearst
Memorial Mining Building on the UC Berkeley campus, As always, these talks are free, open to the public and broadcast live on-line.
CITRIS Newsletter is online
Read more about sustainable building and trusting Wikipedia in the latest CITRIS newsletter.
UC Receives $22 Million FCC Telehealth Grant
The University of California, in partnership with a coalition of government
agencies, health care providers and others, received a three-year, $22 million
award from the Federal Communications Commission to help develop
a new California Telehealth Network.
CITRIS brings ATC to UC Santa Cruz
The acclaimed Art, Technology and Culture colloquium (ATC) at Berkeley now expands to UC Santa Cruz this fall, through a new partnership
between the ATC and UCSC's Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A. program.
Pure water and an interview with Roger Bales
The CITRIS newsletter is online with a story about engineering for pure water and an interview with UC Merced professor Roger Bales.
CITRIS work cited in PC World
A recent TechNet summit is discussed in PC World, with CITRIS research a main focus of the story.
CITRIS IBM Day 2007: Previous meetings
Please find a list of the previous IBM Day events.
CITRIS IBM Day 2007: Biographies
Please find the biographies for speakers at the CITRIS IBM Day 2007 "Sensors, at your service"
CITRIS IBM Day 2007: Abstracts
Please find the talk abstracts for CITRIS and IBM researchers for the Oct. 30 event.
UC Santa Cruz’s Tenth Chancellor Appointed
George Blumenthal, who has served as Acting Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz for the
past 14 months, has been named Chancellor by the UC Board of Regents.
UC Davis hosting two environment-related conferences
UC Davis will host GoingGreen 2007 on September 10-12, and the Clean Energy Showcase on October 11.
New UC Santa Cruz tool tests Wikipedia trustworthiness
Because anyone can edit Wikipedia, the
Web encyclopedia's reliability varies wildly. Now Luca de Alfaro
aims to provide users with software that flags questionable
lines in Wikipedia entries.
CITRIS Research Exchange schedule is now online
The fall schedule for the Research Exchange, which begins on Sept. 5 at noon, is now online.
UC president to step down
Robert C. Dynes, a renowned physicist who rose to become head of the 10-campus university system, announced Monday his intention to step down as president by June 2008, nearly five years after he took over leadership of the University of California.
Summer of Service Institute shares videos and photos
The Summer of Service Technology Institute won the Special Prize for Best Use of IT for Rural America ($5000 from AT&T) in this year's CITRIS White Paper competition and has now produced a summary video to share how the institute went.