Yahoo!’s cluster is part of the Open Cirrus’ Testbed created by HP, Intel, and Yahoo! (see press release at http://research.yahoo.com/node/2328). The availability of the Yahoo! cluster was first announced in November 2007 (see press release at http://research.yahoo.com/node/1879).
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Application to Access to Siemens CAD/CAM/CED: NX Software
NX is the commercial CAD/CAM/CAE PLM software suite developed by
Siemens PLM Software. NX is widely used in the engineering industry,
especially
in the automotive and aerospace sectors.[http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/nx/index.shtml]
2010 MDV Innovators Award Winners Announced
The 2010 Mohr Davidow Ventures Innovators Award Winners have been announced. Mohr Davidow Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm investing in pioneering science, has announced that among its winners are Ali Javey from UC Berkeley and Delia Milliron from LBNL
BBC Radio Interviews David Dornfeld
Professor David Dornfeld, Director of the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability, was recently interviewed by BBC Radio 5 live about the role of manufacturing regarding climate issues. Listen to radio interview.
NSF Supports UC Berkeley in Taming the Data Deluge in Astronomy
A multidisciplinary group from UC Berkeley have been awarded a
$1,573,550 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to tackle
new challenges confronting astronomers who study the dynamic and
variable sky.
Statoil Initiates Mega-Projects Initiative at UC Berkeley’s Project Production Systems Laboratory
One of the world's largest crude oil and gas suppliers, Statoil, has
teamed up with UC Berkeley’s Project Production Systems Laboratory
(P2SL) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) to
establish a Mega-projects Research Initiative.
Congressman Mike Honda Visits CITRIS
Congressman Mike Honda recently toured the new CITRIS Headquarters building. During his visit Director Paul Wright provided a personal tour of the new CITRIS Museum.
Nathan Ota, former CITRIS/Ph.D. ME Student, pens article for PennEnergy
Nathan Ota, Product Marketing Manager for Consumer Solutions, Trilliant, recently authored an article for PennEnergy, which provides information on the Energy Industry.
The Times Square of IT: SenSys 2009
SenSys 2009 was a great success. Running from November 4-6 at UC Berkeley, the international conference drew over 250 attendees from around the world. Researchers presented research results on systems issues in the area of embedded, networked sensors.
Bay Area Drupal Camp – CITRIS supports local open source community
CITRIS hosted the Bay Area Drupal Camp, an event supporting the local open source community. Drupal is an open source content management framework, currently being used to power www.citris-uc.org, and a huge number of websites on the CITRIS campuses, at other educational institutions, such as MIT, Stanford and Duke, and thousands of corporate, non-profit and governmental sites.
Article Highlights the Importance of UC Berkeley
A recent article in The Montclarion presents the vital role UC Berkeley
plays on state, national and global levels in terms of educational and
industrial advancements.
Subterranean Solutions: Tracking Groundwater Recharge
California’s water crisis “hangs over us like a ton of bricks,” says Andrew Fisher, UC Santa Cruz professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences and director of the Recharge Initiative…
Santa Cruz Researchers Focus on Mountain Lion Wherabouts
SANTA CRUZ — Most people try to stay
away from mountain lions, but on Friday a group of researchers in Santa
Cruz county went looking for them…
i4energy Seminar Series, Fall 2009 is online
The complete schedule for the new energy seminar series at CITRIS is online at http://www.citris-uc.org/events/i4e-fall2009.
Accelerator-based computing and Manycore
NERSC, LBNL and CITRIS announce an
international conference on the role of emerging many-core
architectures in science and technology. The focus of the conference is
to introduce, explore and discuss the scope and challenges
of harnessing the full potential of these novel architectures for high
performance computing, especially in Physics and Astronomy.
Three New Videos Highlight CITRIS Research
Three videos highlight some of the research taking place at CITRIS. The videos show research successes with three projects: CellScope, Mobile Millennium, and smart thermostats.
CITRIS Research Exchange for the Fall now online
The Fall 2009 schedule for the CITRIS Research Exchange is now online. The talks begin Sept. 2 and will take place in the Banatao Auditorium at Sutardja Dai Hall.
Why are we charging for certain rooms and where will the money go?
Why are we charging for certain rooms and where will the money go?
Javeed Siddiqui Appointed as CITRIS Medical Director
Javeed Siddiqui, M.D was recently appointed as Medical Director of CITRIS. Dr. Siddiqui’s work to advance healthcare access and quality through the use of technology has made significant contributions to the field. His project management and strategic planning experience in technology advancement will be valuable throughout the CITRIS community.
Cloud Computing Workshop Slides
Sponsored by: Yahoo!, Cal CSE, CSE-Cloud, and CITRIS
http://cloud.citris-uc.org/
Presentations:
Cloud Computing Part I: Introduction to Hadoop/Pig
Cloud Computing Part II, Advanced Topics
For Information about the Workshop click here.
Prof. Carey receives award from Hewlett-Packard
Professor Van P. Carey, CITRIS researcher and UC Berkeley professor of Mechanical Engineering recently received an award from Hewlett-Packard as part of a growing research effort on sustainable energy technologies in the Energy and Information Technologies (EIT) Laboratory that he founded with CITRIS seed funding. Prof. Carey has attracted more that $250,000 in new funding for this lab in recently awarded grants from HP and UC Discovery.
Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy Interviewed at Berkeley Symposium on Energy Efficient Electronic Systems
The CITRIS sponsored Berkeley Symposium on Energy Efficient Electronic Systems recently gathered about 100 researchers. EE Times reporter Rick Merritt interviewed Sun Microsystems co-founder and keynote speaker Bill Joy. Watch interview.
Alex Bayen interviewed on Smartplanet
Professor Alexandre Bayen was recently interviewed by CBS’ Smartplanet, a new online channel from CBS. The interview focused on Mobile Millennium, a traffic information system built jointly by Nokia, Navteq and UC Berkeley, in partnership with the US Department of Transportation and the California Department of Transportation. View two minute interview.
Ravi Nemana awarded $5,000 by IBM
Ravi Nemana, CITRIS Executive Director for Services and Health Care, received an Honorable Mention Award of $5,000 for his contributions to IBM’s Smarter Planet University Jam. Since 2001, IBM has used jams to involve more than 300,000 people around the world in far-reaching exploration and problem-solving. IBM's Jams provide for collaborative innovation and bring different minds and different perspectives together to discover new solutions to long-standing problems.