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Abbeel addresses AI advancements

Abbeel addresses AI advancements
Posted on March 9, 2022

CITRIS PI Pieter Abbeel sees robots becoming an integral part of our lives in the next five years.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS People and Robots, In the News
Research Interests Robotics

Nonnecke discusses demand for data transparency in Science article

Nonnecke discusses demand for data transparency in Science article
Posted on March 2, 2022

Brandie Nonnecke and co-author Camille Carlton detailed what political oversight for large social media platforms may look like.

Posted in CITRIS Policy Lab, In the News
Research Interests Policy

Goldberg uses new AI technique to help robots move in three dimensions

Goldberg uses new AI technique to help robots move in three dimensions
Posted on February 16, 2022

As Ken Goldberg, director of CITRIS People and Robots, tells Wired, Neural Radiance Fields are “ultra-hot,” with applications in entertainment, architecture and, of course, robotics.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, In the News
Research Interests Robotics

CITRIS leadership sheds light on gender diversity in UC IT workforce

CITRIS leadership sheds light on gender diversity in UC IT workforce
Posted on January 25, 2022

According to a 2018–20 study by three CITRIS leaders, women hold only 30 percent of information technology jobs across the UC system.

Posted in CITRIS, EDGE in Tech, In the News
Research Interests EDGE in Tech

Inaugural Human Rights By Design fellows publish white papers

Inaugural Human Rights By Design fellows publish white papers
Posted on December 21, 2021

Brie McLemore and Ifejesu Ogunleye, the first cohort of a fellowship program established by Taraaz and the CITRIS Policy Lab, have released papers on the human rights implications of emerging tech.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS Policy Lab, In the News
Research Interests Policy

SafelyYou, grown from CITRIS Seed Award, nets $40M in series B funding

SafelyYou, grown from CITRIS Seed Award, nets $40M in series B funding
Posted on December 17, 2021

The startup, which provides fall detection with AI-enabled camera systems for patients with dementia, has deep roots in the CITRIS community.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS Seed Funding, In the News

CITRIS director weighs in on benefits and risks of AI in business

CITRIS director weighs in on benefits and risks of AI in business
Posted on December 16, 2021

In the latest issue of BSR’s emerging issues publication, Costas Spanos describes the adoption of autonomous systems in business as an ‘arms race’ to protect privacy.

Posted in CITRIS, In the News
Research Interests Future of Work

CITRIS experts discuss chatbots for student mental health support

CITRIS experts discuss chatbots for student mental health support
Posted on December 3, 2021

Can — and should — chatbots help students navigate mental health crises? As higher education tackles a worsening student mental health crisis on slim budgets, […]

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS Policy Lab, In the News
Research Interests Policy

Davis works to find COVID ‘breath signature’

Davis works to find COVID ‘breath signature’
Posted on December 2, 2021

With support from a 2020 CITRIS COVID-19 Seed Funding Award, UC Davis professor Cristina Davis is working to develop a portable breathalyzer-like device to detect COVID-19.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS Seed Funding, COVID-19, In the News, UC Davis
Research Interests COVID-19

EcoBlock serves as PG&E microgrid exemplar

EcoBlock serves as PG&E microgrid exemplar
Posted on December 1, 2021

As the California Public Utilities Commission approves an expansion of eligibility requirements for community microgrids, PG&E offered their partnership with CITRIS on the Oakland EcoBlock as a case study of a successful microgrid project.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS Climate, In the News
Research Interests Climate

Kim recognized for community engagement

Kim recognized for community engagement
Posted on November 30, 2021

Katherine Kim, co-director of the CITRIS Health ACTIVATE project, received the 2021 Community Outcomes and Impact Award from the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement.

Posted in CITRIS Health, In the News, UC Davis
Research Interests Health

CITRIS-supported COVID-19 tracking earns Naughton acclaim

CITRIS-supported COVID-19 tracking earns Naughton acclaim
Posted on November 24, 2021

Colleen Naughton, an assistant professor at UC Merced, has received two significant honors for wastewater epidemiology work that stemmed from CITRIS seed funding.

Posted in CITRIS Seed Funding, COVID-19, In the News, UC Merced
Research Interests COVID-19

‘Spike-liposomes’ pioneered with CITRIS support

‘Spike-liposomes’ pioneered with CITRIS support
Posted on November 23, 2021

Supported by a CITRIS Seed Award, a team of engineers at the University of California, Berkeley has created mimics of COVID-19 that can be used to test the efficacy of neutralizing antibodies.

Posted in CITRIS Seed Funding, COVID-19, In the News, UC Berkeley
Research Interests COVID-19

Barbato discusses ways to protect California homes from wildfires

Barbato discusses ways to protect California homes from wildfires
Posted on November 16, 2021

Michele Barbato, faculty director of CITRIS Climate, spoke to The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the wildfire risks of different home materials.

Posted in CITRIS, In the News
Research Interests Climate

Soga to lead new Center for Smart Infrastructure

Soga to lead new Center for Smart Infrastructure
Posted on November 12, 2021

CITRIS PI Kenichi Soga has been named the founding director of the UC Berkeley Center for Smart Infrastructure, a unique collaboration with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD).

Posted in CITRIS, In the News, UC Berkeley

UC adopts recommendations for the responsible use of artificial intelligence

UC adopts recommendations for the responsible use of artificial intelligence
Posted on October 19, 2021

Brandie Nonnecke, founding director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, co-chaired the University of California Presidential Working Group on AI.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS People and Robots, CITRIS Policy Lab, In the News

CITRIS Foundry startup GenEdit raises $26M in series A funding

CITRIS Foundry startup GenEdit raises $26M in series A funding
Posted on October 4, 2021

GenEdit, a venture from the spring 2016 CITRIS Foundry cohort, has received $26 million from Eli Lilly and Co. and nearly a dozen other investors […]

Posted in CITRIS Foundry, In the News

CITRIS Foundry alum Lion Semiconductor acquired for $335M

CITRIS Foundry alum Lion Semiconductor acquired for $335M
Posted on October 1, 2021

Texas-based microchip manufacturer Cirrus Logic has acquired Lion Semiconductor, a startup from the 2013 CITRIS Foundry cohort, for $335 million. Lion Semiconductor produces switched-capacitor architectures […]

Posted in CITRIS Foundry, In the News

CITRIS Research Guides Robot Surgery to Success – NY Times

CITRIS Research Guides Robot Surgery to Success – NY Times
Posted on May 5, 2021

The Berkeley team led by CITRIS People and Robots Director Ken Goldberg built a neural network to analyze the surgical robot’s mistakes and learned how […]

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS People and Robots, In the News, News, UC Berkeley
Research Interests Robotics

UC Davis Researchers Rushing To Develop New Treatments To Stop Coronavirus Spread

UC Davis Researchers Rushing To Develop New Treatments To Stop Coronavirus Spread
Posted on April 13, 2020

UC Davis doctors and researchers are rushing to develop treatments that will stop the new coronavirus, building on breakthroughs that helped them save the life […]

Posted in COVID-19, In the News

California CIO Amy Tong joins CITRIS Advisory Board

California CIO Amy Tong joins CITRIS Advisory Board
Posted on January 17, 2020

State Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of the California Department of Technology Amy Tong has joined the advisory board of the Center for Information […]

Posted in CITRIS, In the News, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz

Indonesia tsunami’s power surprises scientists

Indonesia tsunami’s power surprises scientists
Posted on October 15, 2018

“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 […]

Posted in CITRIS Policy Lab, In the News, News, Sustainable Infrastructures
Research Interests Climate, Policy

How immigrants will respond to anti-immigrant victory at the E.U.

How immigrants will respond to anti-immigrant victory at the E.U.
Posted on October 2, 2018

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 […]

Posted in In the News, News

Big names in AI vow not to create weapons

Big names in AI vow not to create weapons
Posted on October 2, 2018

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 […]

Posted in In the News, News

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