Cyrus Farivar, investigative tech reporter at NBC News and Habeas Data author, discusses 10 legal cases that have had an outsized impact on surveillance and […]
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Prosthetic Hand Challenge
CITRIS has partnered with the Lawrence Hall of Science on an exhibit that spun from the Sophie’s Super Hand and Million Hands projects out of […]
AI that’s fair, reliable, safe: California can lead the way
Today, automated decision systems influence who receives health insurance, parole, and job offers. The California legislature is leading the nation in establishing standards for accountability, […]
Now Hiring: CITRIS Foundry – Communications Assistant
About the CITRIS Foundry The CITRIS Foundry is a deep tech innovation incubator that supports top entrepreneurs from the University of California build transformative technology […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Foundry – Community and Events Coordinator
About the CITRIS Foundry The CITRIS Foundry is a deep tech innovation incubator that supports top entrepreneurs from the University of California build transformative technology […]
2019 Tech for Social Good showcase
The CITRIS Tech for Social Good Program at UC Berkeley hosted its annual end-of-semester showcase of student projects on April 30, 2019. Student-led projects funded […]
RAPID Merced: preparing for the future
A collaboration of robotics at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and UC Merced, RAPID is creating the next generation of ag-tech in the Central Valley.
From Invention Lab to Ghana, training devices to screen for cervical cancer
In collaboration with midwives in Ghana, Visualize designs, builds and implements low-cost training devices that assist in teaching health care providers how to screen for cervical cancer.
Job Opportunity: Communications Summer Interns
About CITRIS The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute create information technology solutions for society’s most […]
Obituary: Jean Paul Jacob, CITRIS Special Advisor
by Saemmool Lee CITRIS Special Advisor Jean Paul Jacob, an internationally renowned expert on informatics for the 21st century, died on Sunday, April 7. As […]
“Vision 2025” outlines new CITRIS strategic direction
Artificial intelligence, digital transformation and the future of work, and technology policy play key roles in the new strategic plan launched this month by the […]
Announcing new directors for expanded programs
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute are pleased to introduce new directors coming on board to support an expanded set of programs for the multicampus institute, […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Foundry Program Manager
Job Title: CITRIS Foundry Program Manager (7377U) Job #26149 – CITRIS Location: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-TimeRegular/Temporary: Regular Tip: Search for “26149” in job portal […]
As biotech booms, so do bacteria
by Saemmool Lee Applying new tech solutions for stubborn health care challenges is big business. At the CITRIS Foundry, in-house startup accelerator of CITRIS and […]
UAV experts present the latest in drone tech
by Saemmool Lee Drone researchers and entrepreneurs presented emerging Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies, services, and policies at the Drones: Technology, Policy, and Society conference […]
Job Opportunity: Administrative Specialist
Job Title: Administrative Specialist (4722C) Job #26022 – CITRISLocation: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-TimeRegular/Temporary: Regular Tip: Search for “26022” in job portal keyword search About […]
Indonesia tsunami’s power surprises scientists
“It’s heartbreaking when you know the technology is there,” says CITRIS Policy Lab affiliate scholar Louise Comfort, who has been working to bring new tsunami sensors […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Policy Lab Director
Job Title: CITRIS Policy Lab Director (0378U) Job #25789 – CITRISLocation: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-TimeRegular/Temporary: Regular Tip: Search for “25789” in job portal keyword […]
Superhighway for data-intensive science
To accelerate discoveries in data-intensive fields, such as particle physics, astronomy, and biomedical sciences, researchers require high-performance network connections to reliably transfer large datasets. The Pacific Research Platform (PRP) creates a high-speed “freeway system” that “reduces the time for transferring and analyzing data from weeks to days to minutes,” according to Camille Crittenden, deputy director of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and co-principal investigator for the PRP project.
How immigrants will respond to anti-immigrant victory at the E.U.
Berkeley Law professor Katerina Linos writes in the Washington Post about how immigrants are likely to respond to the anti-immigrant decision at the E.U., based on research she co-led […]
Big names in AI vow not to create weapons
The Verge: Tech leaders, including Elon Musk and the three co-founders of Google’s AI subsidiary DeepMind, have signed a pledge promising to not develop lethal […]
UC Davis launches Drone Academy for high-schoolers
This year, UC Davis launched a week-long inaugural Summer Drone Academy program for high-schoolers from groups underrepresented in STEM fields, with help from CITRIS and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Job Opportunity: Women in Technology Program Director
Join us in advocating for inclusion in technology. We’re hiring a Program Director for our Women in Technology Initiative.
A Radical New Standard in AI
Deferring to human preference and other proposals from internationally renowned AI pioneer and CITRIS researcher Stuart Russell.