Reposted from UC Merced University Communications | June 9, 2015UC Merced researcher David Rheinheimer has seen the Himalayas from many angles – from his home […]
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Stop Laughing at those Clumsy Humanoid Robots
Ken Goldberg, director of the People and Robots initiative of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, was prominently featured in a Wired article on humanoid robots. […]
Bold Bets: Tomorrow’s Industrial Entrepreneurship
For the third event in the Bold Bets series, The Atlantic will travel to the Bay Area to explore innovations in manufacturing and production. Next-generation […]
Students Design Mobile Apps With Social Flavor
In the CITRIS Mobile App Challenge, inspiration meets perspiration. It’s a rigorous three-month competition where students design, prototype and pitch ideas for solving pressing societal […]
Adaptable Wins 2015 CITRIS Mobile App Challenge at UC Davis
Launched in 2015, the CITRIS Mobile App Challenge at UC Davis encouraged student teams to develop innovative mobile applications for today’s most pressing societal needs. […]
UC Merced Professor Stefano Carpin Joins CPAR Executive Committee
UC Merced Professor Stefano Carpin will serve on the executive board of a new multidisciplinary research enterprise called the People and Robots Initiative, by the […]
Five innovative faculty named Bakar Fellows
Congratulations to each of the new Bakar Fellows at UC Berkeley, including CITRIS-affiliated faculty members Pieter Abbeel and Michael Lustig. As a pioneer in robot learning, perception […]
Job Opportunity: Multimedia Specialist
CITRIS Multimedia Specialist at UC Berkeley Job Title: Multimedia Specialist (7449U), Job #19810Location: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-TimeRegular/Temporary: Temporary Apply on the UC Berkeley Jobs Portal […]
Tearing Down the Silos between Education, Research and Social Impact
by Charvi Shetty, Founder and CEO of KNOX Diagnostics What do a farmer from India, a professor in clinical education from the UK, and the […]
Snapily Wins 2015 CITRIS Mobile App Challenge at UC Berkeley
To promote innovation, community service, and career development among UC Berkeley students, CITRIS sponsored a semester-long competition for undergraduate and graduate students to develop mobile […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Program Coordinator
CITRIS Program Coordinator at UC Berkeley Job Title: Program Coordinator (6298U) Job #19734Location: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-Time Apply on the UC Berkeley Jobs Portal […]
CITRIS launches “People and Robots” Initiative, updates three other research initiatives
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) today announces the launch of the CITRIS People and Robots Initiative, a major […]
2015 CITRIS Seed Funding awards $600,000 to eleven information technology projects
We are delighted to announce that the 2015 CITRIS Seed Fund Awards have been selected. This year, CITRIS received 24 highly competitive proposals from the […]
Big Ideas 2015 winners in “IT for Society” Challenge: BCAPI takes first place
CITRIS held its poster and judging session on April 10, for the Big Ideas 2015 competition, with seven innovative projects competing for $22.5K in prizes. […]
CITRIS Nominates Sage Scholars for 2015 Assembly in Paris
Sanjay Krishnan, Omoju Miller, and Charvi Shetty were named as Sage Scholars and invited to present their work in Paris this month. From April 16 […]
CITRIS Foundry Demo Day 2015 Celebrates Graduating Cohort
The CITRIS Foundry hosted its annual Demo Day on March 31, 2015, to mark the graduation of the Spring 2014 cohort of startup companies.
Former Michigan Gov. Granholm Announces American Jobs Project
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm Announces American Jobs Project, a National Initiative to Spur Job Creation in the Advanced Energy Sector Berkeley, CA. (March 19, […]
Resilience Seminar Series Brings Together ITS, TRUST and CITRIS Strengths
Highlighting the cross-disciplinary aspects of resilience, The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), and […]
Finalists Announced in Open Data for Development 2015 Competition
We are delighted to have three finalists in the Open Data for Development category of the 2014-2015 Big Ideas@Berkeley competition, which provides funding, support, and […]
UC Merced Water Project Rewarded with Competitive UC Grant
CITRIS Researcher Roger Bales has won a UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) award for the UC Water Security and Sustainability Research Initiative, which […]
Deadline to Apply for the CITRIS Foundry is Feb. 22
Founding a Startup is Hard. We Can Help. Application Deadline is February 22nd at 11:59PM! The CITRIS Foundry is a technology incubator at UC Berkeley that helps […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Program Analyst
CITRIS Program Analyst at UC Merced Job Category: Managerial/ProfessionalUnit: Office of ResearchPosition Code: SOR5784A The University of California, Merced is the newest and tenth campus […]
2015 Big Ideas Finalists Announced in “IT for Society” Competition
CITRIS is delighted to have seven finalists in the IT for Society category of the 2014-2015 Big Ideas@Berkeley competition, which provides funding, support, and encouragement […]
CITRIS Alumnus Receives Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award for Ph.D. on Transportation Cybersecurity
Reilly Awarded Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award for Ph.D. on Transportation Cybersecurity Congratulations to Jack Reilly, one of the original doctoral candidates to conduct research from […]