Sacramento Bee: In April, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May (M.S.’88, Ph.D.’91 EECS) announced plans for a 25-acre technology and innovation district at the university’s medical center campus in Sacramento.
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Ken Goldberg wins award recognizing faculty research in the public interest
The open source, e-participation Collaborative Assessment and Feedback Engine platform (CAFE), developed by CITRIS People and Robots Director Ken Goldberg and team, was recognized with a public service award from Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ in April.
Ayar Labs: Photonic communication comes to computer chips
“This will change the availability of optics, and how the world can use optics, in ways beyond what we can predict right now,” says CEO […]
No age limit on tech benefits
No age limit on tech benefits: Americans 65 and older are projected to number more than 98 million by 2060. “Technology can be a huge […]
J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves named director of CITRIS UC Santa Cruz
We are pleased to welcome Professor J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves as the new director of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz.
Making computer animation more agile, acrobatic — and realistic
Graduate students working with CITRIS researchers Pieter Abbeel and Sergey Levine have made major advances in realistic computer animation, using deep reinforcement learning to create […]
2018 CITRIS Seed Funding Awards announced
We are delighted to announce the CITRIS Seed Funding Program awards for 2018. This year, 50 highly competitive teams from the four CITRIS campuses at UC […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Health Postdoctoral Scholar
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) is recruiting for a postdoctoral scholar position in health technology (CITRIS Health). CITRIS Postdoctoral Scholar, Health Initiative, UC Berkeley […]
How the Paris climate accord is becoming reality at UC
The University of California launched its Carbon Neutrality Initiative in 2013, aiming to reach that target by 2025. But the big question has been how. Now, a […]
Six new startups join the CITRIS Foundry for spring 2018
Following another highly-competitive selection round, CITRIS Foundry welcomes six new startups into our program at UC Berkeley. The Spring 2018 cohort is commercializing inventions and […]
Yali’s opens in Qualcomm Cafe at CITRIS headquarters
Qualcomm Cafe will be returning to the UC Berkeley campus with a soft opening on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. The cafe is reopening under a […]
SVLink: UC Santa Cruz tech incubator offers convenient access to Silicon Valley
UC Santa Cruz has launched a new tech incubator, SVLink, based at the Silicon Valley campus in Santa Clara. Review of applications for up to […]
Keeping robots friendly: Meet the woman teaching AI about human values
Forbes: “Computer scientist and robotics engineer Anca Dragan has a cool name, an impressive CV and an important job: ensuring that our interactions with robots and other artificially intelligent agents are positive ones,” says this profile of one of CITRIS’s most prominent A.I. researchers, working in the Center for Human-compatible A.I. at CITRIS.
CITRIS Silicon Valley Forum presents tech research and industry experts
CITRIS Silicon Valley Forum: Visionary entrepreneur Thomas M. Siebel of C3 IoT and robotics pioneer Ken Goldberg of UC Berkeley are among the speakers lined […]
CITRIS test beds to be utilized in new CEC partnership
The test beds at CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society) and the Banatao Institute in Sutardja Dai Hall, CIEE (California […]
Why AI won’t overtake the world, but is worth watching
CITRIS People and Robots Director Ken Goldberg and CITRIS researcher Pieter Abbeel forecast the future of artificial intelligence in this industry overview. “People who actually […]
Berkeley High suits up at Marvell NanoLab
Three Berkeley High students donned cleanroom suits at the Marvell NanoLab at CITRIS for a summer program designed to inspire young women to consider careers in science. “A rare opportunity to gain hands-on experience,” says professor and program founder Tsu-Jae King Liu.
Athena Awards cap 2017 Women in Tech symposium
The 2017 Women in Tech Symposium gathered 150 women and allies gathered in Santa Clara on November 30 to celebrate those who aim to increase the participation of women in tech.
Kurt D. Bettenhausen joins CITRIS Advisory Board
CITRIS is honored to welcome Kurt D. Bettenhausen to our Advisory Board. Kurt D. Bettenhausen is Senior Vice President and the global Automation & Control Technology […]
Global Lives Project Receives Multivenue Presentation on UC Berkeley Campus Throughout 2017-18
The Global Lives Project is now at UC Berkeley! The Global Lives Project presents life experiences from cultures and communities around the world. This presentation […]
3D Orchards: UC Researcher Turns Farms Into Virtual Reality
3D Orchards: Virtual reality meets agriculture in the article below featuring CITRIS Researcher Dr. YangQuan Chen and the UC Merced MESA lab. Farmers are relying more and more […]
GoFab: CITRIS Invention Lab launches 3D printer lending library
Five years ago, CITRIS launched the first makerspace on the UC Berkeley campus: the CITRIS Invention Lab. This fall, the CITRIS Invention Lab is announcing its […]
Global Lives Project Exhibit at the CITRIS Tech Museum
Check out the latest exhibit in the CITRIS Tech Museum: The Global Lives Project The Global Lives Project Exhibit is a video library of the […]
In the Future, Warehouse Robots Will Learn on Their Own
Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg, director of CITRIS People and Robots, describes how machine learning can accelerate the use of robots in manufacturing, which could drive […]