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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
UC Merced: A collaboration of robotics at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and UC Merced, RAPID is creating the next generation of the emerging ag-tech industry in […]
From Invention Lab to Ghana, training devices to screen for cervical cancer
by Saemmool Lee Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in women globally, and about 90 percent of deaths from the disease occur in […]
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 […]
Sutardja Dai Hall – 10th Anniversary
CITRIS headquarters Sutardja Dai Hall celebrates 10th anniversary Sutardja Dai Hall, the headquarters of the multicampus CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Berkeley, celebrated […]
“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 […]
Lioness: Smart vibrator changes conversation about sex
UC Berkeley kicks off a video series on tech advancements with a look at the CITRIS Foundry company Lioness. Berkeley News: Advancements in technology and […]
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.
How robot hands are evolving to do what ours can
This interactive feature describes the handiwork of the Autolab of Ken Goldberg, director of the CITRIS People and Robots Initiative.
Corps interns advancing sustainable energy solutions
Berkeley chemistry major Priscilla Zhang is one of 13 undergraduates conducting hands-on research this summer as part of the Cal Energy Corps, an internship program now housed in CITRIS.