These latest ventures are working to address significant societal challenges, including diagnosing and treating serious diseases and navigating a difficult rental housing market.
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AI-enhanced robot from Goldberg’s Automation Lab can collect laundry
A combination of cameras and clothes-recognizing AI bring a new level of efficiency to room-tidying robots.
David Evan Harris named top voice in AI media
Harris has provided expert guidance on the trajectory of AI, advocating caution in regard to open-source AI models.
CITRIS and CLTC partner to bring cybersecurity internships to UC students
The collaboration will address the demand for cybersecurity expertise by integrating cybersecurity awareness across the CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program.
CITRIS-supported UC Santa Cruz student team wins at sustainability decathlon
The winning project — an affordable, innovative net-zero house — was advised by professor Sue Carter and largely student built.
Fall Research Exchange series tackled AI framing, learning models and safety
Distinguished experts in artificial intelligence led discussions that aimed to broaden perspectives and give insight into the technology’s future.
CITRIS Foundry opens applications for spring 2024 cohort
Applications for the University of California technology startup incubator open Nov. 1, 2023, and close on Nov. 30.
Farid addresses rise of deepfakes in Nature
Falsified images and videos, which can be hard for the general public to detect, call for equally clever detection methods, says CITRIS PI.
UC Berkeley announces space education and research center at NASA Ames
The Berkeley Space Center will facilitate collaboration across academia and industry to generate innovations in aviation and space technology.
UC Santa Cruz I2P funds climate resilience projects
Researchers receive grants of up to $40,000 to develop information technology solutions to pressing climate issues.
Nonnecke co-authors policy brief on AI risk management standards
CITRIS researchers contribute their expertise as policymakers seek to regulate quickly developing AI systems.
Şeker lab develops serious games to teach microfabrication
Innovative teaching methods created with CITRIS support will strengthen a growing microfabrication infrastructure and workforce.
Hybrid cooling leads to significant energy savings in tropical office buildings
An alliance between UC Berkeley researchers and partners in Singapore has demonstrated that combining ceiling fans with higher air conditioning set points can lower energy use by one-third — without sacrificing occupant comfort.
‘Experience is power’: CITRIS Workforce Innovation sets up UC students for success
The second internship cohort a summer working with novel research, developing high-demand skills and gaining insight into unexpected career paths.
CITRIS affiliate calls for reevaluation of rainforest carbon credits
A recent report led by Barbara Haya and team found these projects to be unfounded in their claims to mitigate climate change.
Pourreza speaks to CNN on the future of AI in agriculture
AI has the potential to transform both the production power and labor landscape of the agriculture industry, says ag tech expert.
CITRIS researchers awarded California Climate Action grants
CITRIS principal investigators will use the funding to fuel a variety of projects aimed at achieving California’s climate goals.
CITRIS Aviation Prize opens RFP to UC students
The 2023 CITRIS Aviation Prize invites students to design air mobility infrastructure that could serve as a first step for campus-to-campus transportation at UC.
CITRIS Seed Award project uses drones to detect wildfires
UC Davis’s Zhaodan Kong plans to speed up wildfire detection with his integrated UAV and sensor technology systems.
AI Policy Hub welcomes second cohort of graduate fellows
Six UC Berkeley graduate students have been selected to join the AI Policy Hub, a collaboration between the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity and the CITRIS Policy Lab.
CITRIS Seed Funding offers up to $60K for multicampus research for public good
Principal investigators from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are invited to submit proposals for 2023 CITRIS Seed Awards.
Agogino named to Forbes 50 Over 50 list
CITRIS researcher and UC Berkeley professor Alice Agogino is recognized in her role as co-founder and CEO of startup Squishy Robotics.
CITRIS PIs win UC Santa Cruz coastal resilience funding
CITRIS researchers received support for a diverse array of pilot projects in a recent funding round from the UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience.
The sky’s the limit: Becca Fenwick gives research and education a new perspective with drone tech
The CITRIS PI and director of CIDER at UC Santa Cruz advances wildland management and workforce development with UAVs and remote sensing systems.