Dear Friends of CITRIS, Most issues of the CITRIS Signal focus on new research conducted by our top faculty scientists and engineers. This edition looks […]
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.
CITRIS Big Ideas Winners for 2014
CITRIS held its poster and judging session on April 21st, 2014 for the annual Big Ideas competition, with eight innovative projects competing for $22.5K in […]
Up to Speed
Newly approved state funding means better broadband infrastructure for Santa Cruz County. by Aric Sleeper, Good Times Santa Cruz Weekly Streaming an episode of “Game […]
Cisco eSupport Content Development Project now at CITRIS@Santa Cruz
CITRIS @ Santa Cruz is proud to welcome the Cisco eSupport Content Development Project, the second collaborative internship program in the on-going Network Management and […]
Building the Future of Computational Media
CITRIS researchers Noah Wardrip-Fruin and Michael Mateas have just published the final report of the Media Systems project — including a set of 12 key […]
Q&A with Director Spanos
Professor Costas Spanos became the fourth director of CITRIS on February 1, 2014. He is Andrew S. Grove Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering and […]
News from the Director, March 2014 – “Seeding Our Future”
Dear Friends of CITRIS: First, I want to thank my friend and colleague Paul Wright, and the excellent faculty and staff he has assembled in […]
The RAVEN Surgical Robotic System
Robot-Assisted Tele-Surgery for Tele-Health Tele-surgery over longer distances is not yet possible. Time-delays, although brief, pose a major challenge and can lead to mechanical instabilities […]
2014 Seed Funded Projects Announced
CITRIS is pleased to announce that 11 innovative proposals have been selected in this year’s round of seed funding. Each of these proposals is multi-campus […]
Warren Sack
Warren Sack is a software designer and media theorist whose work explores theories and designs for online public space and public discussion.
The Recharge Initiative: Enhancing Aquifer Recharge & Improving the Quality of Water Resources
This CITRIS Seed Funded project is a pilot study that employs cutting-edge environmental monitoring, data transmission, and near real-time analysis to assist in operating a […]
Metavid
We have developed Metavid.org, a site that archives video footage of the U.S. Senate and House floor proceedings. Visitors can search for who said what […]
Peer-to-PCAST: Open Video for Open Government
The Obama Administration has outlined a set of principles and practices to support Open Government in which citizens can collaborate with the government to solve […]
Bionics Lab
The mission of the Bionics Lab is to develop science, technology, and human resources at the interface between robotics, biological systems, and medicine. The PI/Lab […]
Assistive Technologies Lab
The Assistive Technology Lab performs cutting edge technology research on helping people with disabilities, older adults, children, and people with low literacy and socioeconomic status, as well […]
Digital Birth
Research suggests that interactive childbirth education sessions are likely to reduce anxiety among expectant parents and help with pain management during childbirth. However, young mothers, […]
Social Agents to Support Long Term Healthcare Interventions
The focus of this project is to build a prototype tutor/quiz agent with a knowledge base of human nutrition information. The agent will be able […]
Intermittency-friendly and Super-efficient Tri-generation to Support Large-scale Penetration of Renewable Sources
Synopsis This project is developing a micro testbed that includes a transcritical heat pump with both hot and cold storages. It will focus on whether […]
Renewable Energy Nanogrid with Electric Vehicle Storage
Synopsis This project is based on the idea that, as solar panels and wind energy become more common, individual houses can both produce and consume […]
Sensing CO2 Domes for Adaptive Management of Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Synopsis Cities are both the dominant source of human-produced greenhouse gases and leaders for innovative strategies in carbon management. However, these city-level strategies are limited […]
CARNIVORE: A Disruption-Tolerant System for Studying Wildlife
Synopsis A pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains will generate unprecedented insights into the behavior of one of the region’s top predators. […]
Testbed Analytics for Renewable Microgrid Systems
Microgrids that integrate renewable resources and meet local user needs can be the building blocks of a more efficient, effective electricity system. Testbed Analytics for […]
Manel Camps
Professor, UC Santa Cruz
Costas Spanos Appointed New CITRIS Director
Professor Spanos begins his term as CITRIS Director on February 1, 2014.