Environmental Strategies for Peace and Nation Building, Jul 15
In many parts of the world, rapid changes are occurring in both governance and the state of the environment. From social movements mobilized around environmental […]
Events
45 events found.
Internet, Cybercrime and the Occult in Contemporary Ghana, Aug 30
is a PhD. candidate in communication at Paris 8 University and is currently a visiting student researcher at the Center for African Studies at UC […]
What Big Data Can Tell You and Why It Matters, Sep 4
Abstract: Advances in technology and the ever-growing role of digital sensors and computers in science have led to an exponential growth in the amount and […]
Big Ideas@Berkeley Contest Information Session with Back to the Roots, Sep 4
Big Ideas@Berkeley is an annual innovation contest aimed at providing funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of UC undergraduate and graduate students who have […]
Roadmaps for powering states and countries for all purposes with wind, water, and sunlight, Sep 11
Energy and Resources Group Fall 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
Data-Driven Analytics in the Industrial Internet or How To Destroy My Job, Sep 11
Abstract: The Industrial Internet is the third disruptive wave, after the Industrial and the Internet revolutions. It is transforming our industries, just like the Internet […]
Can "Open Data" Improve Democratic Governance?, Sep 12
IBM Information Strategist, Steve Adler will also deliver a keynote address. This one-day conference explores the impact of open data on public policy and democratic […]
ATC Lecture – Avatar Syndrome: Past Imperative, Future Conditional, Sep 16
Avatar Syndrome has come to refer to the intense longings experienced by fans of the 2009 James Cameron film for the depicted planetary moon Pandora […]
ATC Lecture – Avatar Syndrome: Past Imperative, Future Conditional, Sep 16
Avatar Syndrome has come to refer to the intense longings experienced by fans of the 2009 James Cameron film for the depicted planetary moon Pandora […]
Energy Research Symposium, Sep 17
The i4Energy is a nexus, bringing multi-disciplinary minds together to create information technology advances for our multi-layered energy challenges. i4Energy is a collaboration among CITRIS […]
TRUST Security Seminar, Sep 19
Internet privacy has become a hot topic recently with the radical growth of Online Social Networks (OSN) and attendant publicity about various leakages. For the […]
Climate Change and Health IdeaLab Meeting, Sep 19
Join the (new) Climate Change and Health IdeaLab for our first meeting of the semester. This group provides a forum for campus members (students, postdocs, […]
TRUST Security Seminar, Sep 19
Internet privacy has become a hot topic recently with the radical growth of Online Social Networks (OSN) and attendant publicity about various leakages. For the […]
Algorithm Design for Map-Reduce, Sep 23
This talk will be broadcast from CITRIS@Merced: mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/ucmerced Abstract: After a brief review of how map-reduce works, we shall look at the trade-off that needs […]
the First Five Kilobytes Are the Hardest, Sep 25
George Dyson, author of Turing’s Cathedral, the On the Same Page selection for 2013, will give the keynote lecture to kick off this fall’s program. […]
Driverless Cars: From Foresight to Concept, Sep 25
The talk describes how General Motors thinks about the longer term future and how it then applies that thinking to set research priorities and to […]
Acing the Turing Test: AI and What Makes Us Human, Sep 26
As part of the On the Same Page program, distinguished panelists will discuss the Turing test and how it fosters the exploration of the boundaries […]
Acing the Turing Test: AI and What Makes Us Human, Sep 26
As part of the On the Same Page program, distinguished panelists will discuss the Turing test and how it fosters the exploration of the boundaries […]
TRUST Security Seminar, Sep 26
Three years ago, browsers started to add Do Not Track features, and users flocked to the Do Not Track approach. Business, however, was not so […]
TRUST Security Seminar, Sep 26
Three years ago, browsers started to add Do Not Track features, and users flocked to the Do Not Track approach. Business, however, was not so […]
The Net: Utopia vs. Dystopia, Sep 27
Join us for an enlightening and provocative evening as we explore the Internet’s double-edged sword: its ability to spread knowledge and democracy and its potential […]
Reimagining the Urban, Sep 30
Reimagining the Urban is a daylong symposium examining art, nature, economic development and equity in the Bay Area metropolis. Artists, curators, real estate developers, environmentalists […]
Robotic Surgery – Engineering from a Surgeon’s Perspective, Oct 2
Abstract: Robotic surgery has made considerable strides in the last 15 years. FDA-approved robotic systems have revolutionized surgery by giving surgeons better visualization and precision. […]
Story of Stuff, Oct 8
Have you ever wondered where does all your stuff come from and where it goes when you throw it away? An organization called “Story of […]
Story of Stuff, Oct 8
Have you ever wondered where does all your stuff come from and where it goes when you throw it away? An organization called “Story of […]
Net Time Negotiations within the Family, Oct 9
Based on interviews with high school students living in agricultural California, this research examines how American families negotiate access to digital information resources or “net […]
Counting and Coordinating: How People Track their Personal Finances, Oct 9
Abstract: Many of the resources on the web for thinking about finances are focused on high-income, high-experience investors. In this presentation, I present a qualitative […]
Counting and Coordinating: How People Track their Personal Finances, Oct 9
Abstract: Many of the resources on the web for thinking about finances are focused on high-income, high-experience investors. In this presentation, I present a qualitative […]
BERC Energy Symposium, Oct 11
The BERC Symposium is the largest student run Energy conference on the west coast. The full day conference brings together key players from the research, […]
How Can We Prevent Information Technology From Destroying the Middle Class, Oct 14
Live broadcast at http://video.citris.berkeley.edu/playlists/webcast. Ask questions live on Twitter: #CITRISRE. All talks may be viewed post-event on our YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/citrisuc. Jaron Lanier is a […]
ATC Lecture – Skin Play: Visual Ethics and "Race" in Digital Art, Oct 14
Even if “race” is a scientifically empty concept, ethnic differences and body type still play a significant role in the social and economic politics of […]
Digital 6th Sense, Oct 16
A global innovator in mobile technology, Dr. Jacobs is leading the convergence of connectivity, context and control to give us a digital “sixth sense” that […]
Simple Patterns of Complex Urban Dynamics, Oct 16
Alexei received a Ph.D. in computer science from EPFL, Switzerland, following his research in machine learning methods and computer vision that he carried out at […]
Simple Patterns of Complex Urban Dynamics by Alexei Pozdnoukhov, Oct 16
Alexei received a Ph.D. in computer science from EPFL, Switzerland, following his research in machine learning methods and computer vision that he carried out at […]
What Counts in Teaching, Oct 16
Dialogues: A Colloquium Series on Teaching In partnership with the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching, the CTL is launching an important […]
The New Environment of Everyday Life: Sustainability, Material Flows, and Movements, Oct 16
Energy and Resources Group Fall 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
TRUST Security Seminar, Oct 17
This talk provides updates on the dissemination of user information to third parties on the Internet as well as what is being done with this […]
Crowdfunding: Setting the Research Agenda, Oct 17
We are seeking submissions for a research conference on crowdfunding, sponsored by the Coleman Fung Institute of Engineering Leadership, UC Berkeley College of Engineering, October […]
ITS Friday Seminar, Oct 18
Adverse weather is the leading cause of flight delay in the US National Airspace System. Airline flight dispatchers must file flight plans about an hour […]
Center for Global Public Health Annual Symposium 2013, Oct 18
The Future of Global Healthy Food: From Science to Policy Join us for the Center of Global Public Health’s Annual Symposium featuring Prof. Marion Nestle […]
So You Want To Publish Open Access?, Oct 21
This workshop is hosted by the Open Access Initiative and is aimed to be an intuitive way for professors, researchers, and students to gain useful […]
On the Future: Beyond Computing, Oct 22
Join moderator Randy Katz, Professor of EECS at UC Berkeley, as he probes the minds of three panelists who have poured a lot of thought–and […]
Rise of Civil Robots, Oct 23
This talk will discuss the use of unmanned land, sea, and aerial systems for civil and environmental engineering with specific focus on the human-robot interaction […]
'Beyond Imagination': Government Blind Spots Regarding Catastrophic Risks, Oct 23
Energy and Resources Group Fall 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)