A recent study led by Hany Farid demonstrates a need for better techniques to recognize increasingly undetectable voice cloning.
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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.
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.
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.
3 members of CITRIS community among new AAAS fellows
The researchers receive recognition for their discoveries, leadership and service to the scientific community.
Hopping robot reaches new heights
CITRIS affiliates at UC Berkeley have developed a robot that can stick a landing on a narrow rod, thanks to research based on the jumping mechanics of squirrels.
Goldberg comments on potential of AI and robotics
Artificial intelligence can find you a recipe or generate a picture, but it can’t hang a picture on a wall or cook you dinner — yet.
EcoBlock makes strides to decarbonize an Oakland neighborhood
The team adds a stormwater bioretention facility to their growing list of project accomplishments.
2 CITRIS affiliates named to National Academy of Engineering
Stuart Russell and Victoria Coleman were recognized for their respective innovations in artificial intelligence and software operations.
CITRIS PI’s team teaches robots complex skills
Sergey Levine’s reinforcement learning method enables robots to complete a range of tasks from flipping an egg to assembling a motherboard.
Call for proposals: CITRIS Seed Funding offers PIs up to $60K for multicampus research
Researchers from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are invited to apply.
CITRIS PI awarded $10M for rural autonomous vehicle project
Led by UC Berkeley’s Scott Moura, the six-year program will explore autonomous vehicle solutions to improve freight system logistics in underserved areas.
Nonnecke named to state privacy protection agency board
The founding director of the CITRIS Policy Lab was appointed as one of five members of the California Privacy Protection Agency Board.
Policy Lab helps craft new standards on AI risks, ethics
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute’s Brandie Nonnecke had co-authored guidelines to help developers mitigate potential harms of large-scale AI systems, and to help organizations steer through the choppy waters of generative AI.
Batteries, buildings and beyond: Scott Moura combats climate change at scale
The CITRIS and the Banatao Institute researcher and UC Berkeley civil and environmental engineer uses modeling and ML to develop energy-efficient infrastructure.
White House honors CITRIS faculty with early career awards
Grace Gu, Sergey Levine and Grace O’Connell were awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
CITRIS PIs to lead new solar power research center
UC Berkeley’s Tarek Zohdi and Francesco Borrelli will direct the CAL-NEXT Center for Solar Energy Research.
CITRIS-seeded project helps Bay Area prepare for major wildfires
Since 2022, a team of researchers affiliated with CITRIS and the Banatao Institute has been creating highly detailed models of emergency response infrastructure in two Bay Area communities.
Bayen and Handy receive honorary degrees
The honorees explore autonomous vehicles and shifting societal attitudes towards driving to enable more sustainable transportation systems.
Speaker series to feature trailblazers in autonomy research
In spring 2025, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and the C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute (C3.ai DTI) explore the latest breakthroughs in autonomous systems and robotics
Grace Gu named ‘game-changing’ researcher by Nature
The UC Berkeley mechanical engineer takes inspiration from the mathematical world to design stronger, more resilient materials.
CITRIS announces recipients of inaugural Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards
The three winning proposals tackle issues of critical concern across the globe.
Startup led by CITRIS PI seeks breakthrough in robotic intelligence
Sergey Levine’s Physical Intelligence aims to bring AI off the screen and into the physical world.
Goldberg proposes robot-assisted surgery in new paper
The Augmented Dexterity approach would allow robots to perform precise surgical tasks under human supervision.