2023 CITRIS Foundry alum PosTrue has been selected for Stage 1 of the VentureWell E-Team Program. The PosTrue app is a muscle stiffness monitor for […]
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Former CITRIS at UC Davis director leads team joining Regional Semiconductor Workforce Network
A UC Davis team, led by former CITRIS UC Davis director Saif Islam is joining the Pacific Intermountain Network for Education in Semiconductors, a regional […]
CITRIS to co-host What’s Next Longevity Venture Summit
CITRIS is co-hosting the What’s Next Longevity Venture Summit on June 16-18 at UC Berkeley. At the event, CITRIS, in collaboration with Mary Furlong & […]
UC Santa Cruz ‘Slugiculture’ named a finalist in Farm Robotics Challenge
Slugiculture, a team from UC Santa Cruz advised by CITRIS researcher and Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Steve McGuire, was named a finalist […]
CITRIS and UC Merced commemorate dual anniversaries
CITRIS and UC Merced celebrated dual anniversaries this month, with an event at UC Merced on Main. CITRIS, created by former California Gov. Gray Davis […]
CITRIS Director Alexandre Bayen Awarded France’s Ordre National du Mérite
On April 2, 2026, Alexandre Bayen, director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS), was […]
UC Noyce Initiative awards support CITRIS-affiliated research in AI security and privacy
Two CITRIS PIs, Camille Crittenden and Samuel King, have been selected for UC Noyce Initiative funding as part of a $3.4 million award cycle supporting […]
UC Davis launches Aggie Venture Accelerator
UC Davis has officially launched the Aggie Venture Accelerator (AVA), a four-month, cohort-based program that supports early-stage life science startups. It operates across both Sacramento […]
CITRIS researcher inducted into the SIGCHI Academy
Eric Paulos, director and co-founder of the CITRIS Invention Lab and professor at the UC Berkeley college of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), was […]
Senior fellow co-leads report on globalization, innovation
A new report co-led by CITRIS’s Ikhlaq Sidhu distills insights on the structural shifts reshaping globalization and innovation systems.
Celebrating scholarship from the AI Policy Hub
The AI Policy Hub at UC Berkeley recognizes three cohorts of fellows helping to guide the future of artificial intelligence policy.
Crittenden comments on state AI research bill
A new state bill could make AI a research concentration for one of the four California Institutes for Science and Innovation.
UC Santa Cruz I2P awards lead to USDA grants
Two projects supported by CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz have received follow-on funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
CITRIS researcher named to NAE
UC Berkeley professor Ken Goldberg has been named to the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to robotics and automation.
AIC Award recipient using AI and drones to detect wildfires earlier
Zhaodan Kong is developing FireFly with support from a 2025 CITRIS-CDSS Innovation Fellowship and AIC Award.
From theory to ‘tapeout’: Students design and test quantum chips
The Marvell NanoLab is playing a key role in a first-of-its-kind course at UC Berkeley: Superconducting Quantum Circuits.
CITRIS AI experts give 2026 predictions
CITRIS researchers at UC Berkeley summarize the developments they’re monitoring in the new year.
CITRIS researchers named to National Academy of Inventors
UC Berkeley’s Ana Claudia Arias and UC Santa Cruz’s David Haussler are among the newest NAI fellows.
CITRIS partners with state on responsible tech fellowships
CITRIS and state departments are teaming up to strengthen California’s AI capacity with student fellowships in responsible technology.
7th annual ¡Valle! fosters professional skills in Central Valley students
Central Valley college students at the CITRIS at UC Merced program developed networking and coding skills and more.
Salahuddin receives APS McGroddy Prize
CITRIS researcher Sayeef Salahuddin has been awarded the 2026 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials from the American Physical Society.
Gridware raises $55M, expands to UK
Gridware, a spring 2020 CITRIS Foundry venture, is expanding to the United Kingdom after raising $55 million in series B funding.
Foundry alum WattTime creates a Time best invention
The startup’s Automated Emissions Reduction (AER) system identifies the optimal time to pull cleaner energy from the electric grid.
Coreshell wins $1M top prize at Startup World Cup
The 2018 CITRIS Foundry alum is working to increase the capacity, longevity and safety of lithium-ion batteries.