Leading roboticist Ken Goldberg explains the vast data gap between today’s AI chatbots and humanoid robots that can complete real-world tasks.
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Job opportunity: Legislative research lead (open to UC Berkeley students)
CITRIS Tech Policy is seeking an advanced UC Berkeley law student to play a leadership role in a new multicampus, interdisciplinary course.
CITRIS Tech Policy invites community to Sept. 10 reception
The Tech Policy initiative encourages students, faculty, staff and community members from across CITRIS’s campuses to connect at a welcome reception in Sutardja Dai Hall.
Apply now: Graduate short course on tech policy and platform governance
Hosted by the CITRIS Tech Policy initiative, Tech Policy Design will convene graduate students from across the CITRIS campuses in October 2025.
Job opportunity: Technology writer (open to UC Berkeley students)
The communications team at CITRIS’s headquarters at UC Berkeley is seeking a student writer for the 2025–26 academic year.
CITRIS and Kajima bring smart infrastructure tech closer to real-world deployment
A collaboration between UC researchers and the Japanese construction powerhouse seeks to advance underground sensing and slope disaster modeling for resilient cities. A cross-Pacific partnership […]
Researchers receive $2M to develop energy control for commercial buildings
The Super-GX platform uses an open-source solution that makes it easier for building managers to respond to changing energy needs.
How CITRIS scholars are helping the Bay Area prepare for wildfires
Michael Gollner’s wildland fire science course gives students the opportunity to model real-life fire scenarios in Bay Area communities.
From concept to cockpit: CITRIS Aviation Prize winners in action
Designing the future of flight at UC! Competitors built confidence, skills and networks — and brought home more than $15,000 in awards.
CITRIS Seed Awards fund 4 multicampus projects for public good
Teams will receive up to $60,000 to propel their research into full-fledged solutions to some of society’s most pressing challenges.
CITRIS Seed Award project leads to low-cost, at-home diagnostics
The team’s rapid test, which combines the “coffee-ring effect” with plasmonics and AI, is up to 100 times more sensitive than equivalent tests.
AIAA highlights wildfire-sensing drone project
CITRIS PI Zhaodan Kong is working to minimize the time between the spark of a wildfire and its detection and suppression.
UC Merced breakthrough could transform how California monitors toxic algal blooms
With CITRIS support, researchers demonstrated that satellite imaging can help protect public health by augmenting standard sampling methods.
UC Santa Cruz researchers create serious games to promote wildfire preparedness
Three CITRIS-affiliated investigators are building community resilience to wildfires by helping residents think through challenging scenarios.
Sam King named director of CITRIS at UC Davis
Sam King, associate professor of computer science at UC Davis, has been named director of CITRIS at UC Davis, effective April 1.
UC Berkeley team combats deepfakes with data-driven solution
A recent study led by Hany Farid demonstrates a need for better techniques to recognize increasingly undetectable voice cloning.
2025 Art Rosenfeld Award recipient advances energy efficiency
Aoyu Zou, winner of the 2025 Art Rosenfeld Award, will use the funds to improve energy sustainability in the built environment.
2025 EDGE in Tech Athena Award winners promote inclusion in tech fields
This year’s awards are given in five categories, with four individuals honored for leadership and one organization celebrated for engagement.
Learning by doing: UC students take on CITRIS Workforce Innovation internships
High-performing students from four UC campuses will spend eight weeks gaining hands-on, real-world experience in high-demand tech fields this summer.
Crittenden offers AI insights to higher ed tech execs
CITRIS’s executive director advises flexible policies and transparent decision-making to ensure beneficial, equitable and safe AI.
Sam King named director of CITRIS at UC Davis
King is a computer science professor with a record of translating academic research into successful commercial ventures with societal impact.
Marvell NanoLab gets high-tech boost with Lam Research gift
The donated multimillion-dollar etching system will enable the fabrication of nanoscale semiconductor devices for next-generation chip technologies.
‘Meaningful social impact’: Julie Shapiro introduces vision for corporate engagement
Julie Shapiro, new corporate relations director, shares her vision for the future of corporate engagement at CITRIS and the Banatao Institute.
Driving an electric future: Ricardo de Castro champions the transition to clean energy
The UC Merced mechanical engineer has turned a longtime love of cars into a climate-resilient research mission.