A study by a UC Berkeley-led team, including CITRIS researchers Anca Dragan and Stuart Russell, revealed that certain recommender systems try to manipulate user preferences, beliefs, mood and psychological state.
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Islam works to improve agricultural production by slowing down the speed of light
CITRIS at UC Davis Campus Director Saif Islam will lead an interdisciplinary team of researchers to bring fluorescence lifetime imaging into agricultural practices.
2022 Davis Drone Academy lifts off, takes flight
The camp, which serves Sacramento-area high school students from underrepresented backgrounds, returned to campus for four days of demos and hands-on learning.
Job opportunities: AV Specialist and Innovation Hub Managing Director
CITRIS is seeking candidates for two key staff positions at its UC Berkeley headquarters.
Coalition founded by Foundry alum seeks to hold polluters accountable
Climate TRACE, a tech coalition co-founded by 2014 CITRIS Foundry venture WattTime, plans to release its first asset-level inventory this fall.
Goldberg’s AUTOLab reports significant advance in robotic surgery
As far as the researchers are aware, this is the first instance of a robot outperforming a human in a surgery-related training task.
Foundry startup supports a tech-savvy firefighting workforce
Recruits at the FIRE Foundry in Marin County will field-test an early detection system developed by spring 2020 CITRIS Foundry venture Gridware.
How to improve AI: CITRIS leaders offer insights in HBR
According to Costas Spanos and Pushkar Apte, the answer is much more complex than simply providing a larger dataset.
Naughton shares wastewater epidemiology expertise with Healthy CV Together, Nat Geo
The UC Merced engineer launched an international wastewater-monitoring dashboard in 2020 with CITRIS support.
Preparing for the ‘blockchain decade’: CITRIS expert identifies opportunities
Camille Crittenden drew upon her experience as chair of the California Blockchain Working Group to inform a recent Sacramento Bee explainer.
CITRIS PIs receive $5.7M to advance cyber-physical systems research
UC Santa Cruz researcher Ricardo Sanfelice will lead the project, and UC Berkeley’s Murat Arcak will serve as a co-investigator.
CITRIS’s Crittenden suggests tech strategies for reducing harm from gun violence
In a recent Berkeley Blog post, CITRIS’s executive director offers some tactics that engineers, computer scientists and technologists can pursue to help curb gun violence.
Trans-Pacific partnership works to develop efficient hydrogen-based energy
UC Merced’s Po-Ya Abel Chuang is working with experts in the Philippines through PCARI, a research collaborative supported by CITRIS founding benefactor Dado Banatao.
Job opportunities: Communications Student Assistants
CITRIS headquarters is hiring motivated UC students to assist core operations teams for the 2022–23 academic year.
CITRIS PI devises new way to detect COVID in pooled samples
Lydia Sohn and team demonstrated how their innovative test method can provide clearer insight into a population’s active infections.
CIDER drone pilot training helps UC Santa Cruz students reach new heights
CIDER aims to reduce barriers to entry into drone research and industry by providing students with the opportunity to gain flight hours with drone hardware.
Wexler weighs in on effects of air quality on human health
CITRIS PI Anthony Wexler recently spoke to USA Today about how air pollution affects human welfare.
Kammen on California carbon neutrality: We can do better
Per his research, California can reach neutrality by 2035 by prioritizing affordable renewable energy technologies.
A decade of innovation and inspiration at the CITRIS Invention Lab
The community of makers has helped thousands of UC Berkeley affiliates develop creative skills and prototype novel products over the last 10 years.
Building career pathways for California’s next-generation tech workforce
CITRIS Workforce Innovation places top student talent from four UC campuses in paid summer internships at established companies, startups, nonprofit organizations, and national and academic labs.
Job opportunity: Workforce Innovation Student Assistant
CITRIS is seeking a motivated UC Berkeley student to assist with the administration of the Workforce Innovation Program.
Building on UC Broadband: Policy Lab offers strategies to help UC close digital divide
The CITRIS Policy Lab has released a report that outlines four recommendations UC could use to support broadband infrastructure development.
Paulos lab creates wireless, biodegradable heater from a leaf
Researchers in the laboratory of Eric Paulos, faculty director of the CITRIS Invention Lab, have developed a low-cost, wireless heating system out of natural materials.
CIDER drone education program receives $1M from James Irvine Foundation
The CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research at UC Santa Cruz has received a $1 million grant to support workforce development in the Salinas and Pajaro valleys.