WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs Tomás Vega and Corten Singer both describe themselves as being “passionate about assistive technology,” which is designed […]
Labs & Programs
Makeathon to build tech for people with disabilities
Nearly 100 innovators, makers, students, and people with disabilities will gather at the UC Berkeley Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation for a three-day technology-building makeathon to […]
2017 CITRIS Seed Funding Awards $611,000 to eleven information technology projects
We are delighted to announce the CITRIS Seed Funding Program awards for 2017. This year, 45 highly competitive teams from the four CITRIS campuses at […]
TOM:Berkeley Makeathon This Weekend!
Bay Area makers and UC Berkeley students join global movement to collaborate and develop custom solutions with people with disabilities in the 48-hour TOM:Berkeley Makeathon. […]
UC Berkeley, power company Enel launch innovation hub
A new CITRIS partnership with Enel is a promising step towards increasing innovation at the University of California. Berkeley News, March 7, 2017 – The […]
Inside CITRIS Day 2017
CITRIS Day 2017 was held on November 1st at the newly-opened UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara, where invitees discussed the theme […]
Berkeley Innovators Present: “She Started It” Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Join the CITRIS for a film screening of “She Started It,” a new documentary film that follows five trailblazing young female entrepreneurs through their journeys […]
Groupe INSEEC partners with CITRIS Foundry to expand entrepreneurship opportunities
The CITRIS Foundry has recently partnered with Groupe INSEEC, a renowned business school and research center based in France. The INSEEC Group has established a […]
Cal Hacks: How to Organize a Hackathon
Fueled by energy drinks, spicy yogurt, and passion for invention and innovation, over 1500 hackers gathered on Veterans’ Day weekend for the third annual Cal […]
Women in Technology: Meeting the Challenge for the Next Generation
Improving the number of women in technology will require effort from industry executives, higher education administrators and faculty, K-14 leaders and teachers, and families. With […]
New Joint Maker Pass Announced for Fall 2016
Clearing the path to innovation and making at UC Berkeley, two of the campus’ flagship facilities, the CITRIS Invention Lab and the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry by September 25, 2016
Founding a Startup is Hard. We Can Help. Application Deadline is September 25 at 11:59 PM The CITRIS Foundry is the University of California accelerator for […]
2016 Tech for Social Good Projects Awarded at UC Davis
Launched in collaboration between CITRIS at UC Davis, the Blum Center for Developing Economies, the Center for Regional Change, and the Institute for Social Sciences, […]
New Sun Road Partnership for Affordable Energy and Internet Access
New Sun Road is excited to announce a partnership with Microsoft through the Affordable Access Initiative that aims to help close the global digital divide, which currently leaves […]
WattTime partners with Energate to launch smart thermostat solution
Congratulations to WattTime, a CITRIS Foundry alumni company that is creating technology to make using clean energy as simple as tapping your smartphone. WattTime is an environmental nonprofit spinning […]
Three California-Mexico Research Teams Win Seed Funds from CITRIS & ITESM
Three inventive projects have been selected to receive collaborative research grants in the second annual seed funding program sponsored by Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) and […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry startup incubator by March 6
The CITRIS Foundry is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2016 cohort. Tech innovation is hard, we can help. The CITRIS Foundry Innovation Incubator empowers entrepreneurs from […]
Engineers demo first processor that uses light for ultrafast communications
Engineers have successfully married electrons and photons within a single-chip microprocessor, a landmark development that opens the door to ultrafast, low-power data crunching. The researchers […]
Demo Day Celebrates Graduating Cohort of CITRIS Foundry Startups
The CITRIS Foundry hosted a Demo Day on December 9, 2015, to mark the graduation of the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 cohorts of startup companies. […]
Apply for the 2016 CITRIS Seed Funding Opportunities (Deadline: Jan. 31, 2016)
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) is a multi-campus institute within the University of California charged with creating information […]
Sophie’s Super Hand
Reposted from Berkeley Engineering | 11/1/15 | By Daniel McGlynn Sophie is eight years old. Her favorite animal is the cheetah. Her career aspirations, in […]
Join us for CITRIS Foundry Demo Day on Dec. 9, 2015
The CITRIS Foundry is hosting a Demo Day on December 9th to celebrate the graduation of our Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 cohorts. The Demo […]
Looking for a rewarding student job? CITRIS Foundry is hiring
The CITRIS Foundry is seeking a UC Berkeley student to fill an open Student Assistant position. The CITRIS Foundry helps innovators and entrepreneurs from the […]
CITRIS Day 2015 Highlights
The inaugural CITRIS Day on October 13, 2015, delivered timely panel discussions and keynote talks, and the videos are now online. Please also enjoy the […]