Eldon Schoop is a Ph.D. student in computer science at UC Berkeley. He first saw the CITRIS Invention Lab through the Berkeley Engineering T-PREP program […]
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2 UC Berkeley makerspaces provide remote access to services amid COVID-19 pandemic
Daily Cal: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the makerspaces of UC Berkeley’s CITRIS Invention Lab and Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation have added remote […]
Grace Hopper Celebration: Finding a Job when AI is “Hiring”
A Recap of Women in Tech Initiative Director Jill Finlayson’s Grace Hopper Celebration 2020 Session Increasingly, AI-enabled tools are used in every facet of the […]
Top 10 Cybersecurity Tips for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). Now in its 17th year, NCSAM continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across our Nation, […]
The Risks and Rewards of Emerging Technologies within Public Services
Investments in digital infrastructure in the public sector have lagged for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has torn back the curtain to reveal a dilapidated IT […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Nicole Repina (Ph.D., Bioengineering)
Nicole Repina is a recent Ph.D. graduate from UC Berkeley bioengineering. She is originally from Boston and earned her undergraduate degree in biochemistry and molecular […]
Announcing the new Fall 2020 Women in Tech Initiative DeCal Course
The Fall 2020 Women in Tech Initiative Decal Course Opportunities and Barriers is for students who want hands-on experience in creating projects that advance diversity and […]
Women in Tech Initiative’s Fall 2020 URAP project
UC Berkeley students are encouraged to apply to be part of the Women in Tech Initiative’s Fall 2020 URAP research project on equitable participation for […]
CITRIS Foundry welcomes 10 teams for Summer 2020 Cohort
The CITRIS Foundry welcomes ten new teams covering a variety of tech fields from artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) to 3D mapping and […]
Getting your startup off on the right foot–Easy ways to better hiring
Better hiring: Do you want investment? Do you want top talent? Do you want great products? Do you want profitability? Of course your answer is […]
Blockchain for the public good
Over the last year, I have had the privilege to lead the California Blockchain Working Group, which delivered its report to the Legislature in early July. Established by AB […]
C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute Announces COVID-19 Awards
26 Projects Awarded $5.4 Million to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Research for COVID-19 Mitigation Across Medicine, Urban Planning, and Public Policy Urbana, IL and Berkeley, CA — […]
Campus charging station a new testbed for EV research
Scott Moura, CITRIS PI and associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, heads up the SlrpEV Charging Station project (Smart LeaRning Pilot for Electric Vehicles). This summer, […]
Pilot Site for the EcoBlock Project Announced
The EcoBlock Project is a California Energy Commission-funded research project led by the University of California Berkeley, motivated by urgent societal questions, and California legal mandates […]
How can buildings decrease COVID-19 transmission?
UC Berkeley researchers have released guidelines on regulating ventilation systems in buildings to reduce indoor exposure to COVID-19. The guidelines offer practical, step-by-step recommendations for settings and […]
C3.ai DTI Announces 1st Grant Winners for Using AI to Mitigate COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
C3.ai DTI: Three newly funded projects will enable researchers to model the spread of COVID-19 for intervention policies, model homelessness caused by the shutdown and target […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Dorotea Macri
Dorotea Macri is a third-year mechanical engineering student from Washington, D.C. who was introduced to the CITRIS Invention Lab early on in her college career. […]
From hobby to necessity
CITRIS administrator sews protective masks Karen Stierwalt, CITRIS Director of Finance and Administration, began sewing at about eight years old. Over the last decade, she […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry- Student Employee Position
About the CITRIS Foundry The CITRIS Foundry is an emerging technology innovation incubator that supports top entrepreneurial scientists, researchers, and engineers from the University of California […]
CITRIS Goes Virtual for Cal Week 2020
Cal Day has now become Cal Week (April 18 – 24, 2020) Cal Day, a free public UC Berkeley spring tradition that generally draws upwards […]
“Be the Voice in the Room” says Window Snyder on Cybersecurity
Window Snyder, Chief Security Officer at Square, participated in a fireside chat with Dean of Berkeley Engineering Tsu-Jae King Liu at the 2020 Women in […]
Q&A with Camille Crittenden: Champion of Women in Tech
CITRIS Executive Director Camille Crittenden was featured in the UC IT Blog’s Q&A series and spoke about the need for women in technology, her work […]
Energy-Saving AI Is Coming for Your Office Thermostat
Wired: CITRIS Director Costas Spanos was recently featured in Wired for his work helping Singapore cut office energy use with the help of artificial intelligence. Read the story […]
CITRIS Invention Lab and Jacobs Institute Begin Support for COVID-19 Related Research
Starting March 30, 2020, with approval from the office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the CITRIS Invention Lab and Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation […]