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 […]
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Creating information technology solutions for society's most pressing challenges
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 is an annual innovation contest aimed at providing funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of UC undergraduate and graduate students who have […]
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 […]
Energy and Resources Group Fall 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 is a daylong symposium examining art, nature, economic development and equity in the Bay Area metropolis. Artists, curators, real estate developers, environmentalists […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Energy and Resources Group Fall 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Energy and Resources Group Fall 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
All UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply to attend CGIU 2014. At this info session you will learn about the “commitment […]
Attackers only need to find a single exploitable bug in order to install worms, bots, and other malware on vulnerable computers. Unfortunately, developers rarely have […]
The Berkeley Symposium on Energy Efficient Electronic Systems, a forum founded in 2009, biennially brings together researchers who are working on breakthrough improvements in energy […]
Sustainable Design is the art and science of designing products, services, and the built environment to meet the three pillars of sustainability: society, environment, and […]
Energy and Resources Group Fall 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
Energy and Resources Group Fall 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS SOLD OUT UC Berkeley Faculty and student seats available as walk-ins on a first-come first-serve basis Is a map a mirror, a […]
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS SOLD OUT UC Berkeley Faculty and student seats available as walk-ins on a first-come first-serve basis Is a map a mirror, a […]
Abstract: One of the greatest opportunities and challenges in developing a sustainable and efficient transportation infrastructure rests upon intelligent energy management in electrified vehicles. This […]
Tom Kalil is the current Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Senior Advisor for […]
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) and Berkeley City College will host a free public talk on “Verifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” by Dr. Inez Fung […]
CITRIS is hosting a lunchtime panel discussion on the New Manufacturing Revolution, featuring Paul Markillie , Peter Marsh , John Zysman and Björn Hartmann . […]
The FBI claims it is going dark. Encryption technologies have finally been deployed by software companies, and critically, enabled by default, such that emails are […]
Duncan Callaway joined the Energy and Resources Group as an assistant professor in the Fall of 2009, and he also holds a courtesy appointment in […]
Information systems are being called upon not only to help keep us organized and productive, but also to help in the fabric of the way […]
Energy and Climate Change: California’s Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Renewables, Fuels, and Markets Thursday, November 14, 2013 Booth Auditorium, Boalt Hall Earn […]
This year’s I School Hackathon is sponsored by the Peace Corps, and will tackle real-world problems faced by Peace Corps projects around the world. Thinkers […]
The Behavior, Energy and Climate Change (BECC) Conference 2013 is the premier event focused on understanding behavior and decision making with respect to energy usage, […]
A rapidly growing body of research examines whether human conflict can be affected by climatic changes. Drawing from archaeology, criminology, economics, geography, history, political science, […]
Information and telecommunications technology have evolved drastically over the past 2 decades and transformed many industries. Healthcare has experienced important changes but continues to lag. […]
While increasing energy usage by the largest nations in the world drives the global economy, the resulting burden of climate change is heaviest on the […]
This talk considers how to restore electric power systems after a natural or man-made disaster. Such a restoration is extremely challenging from a computational standpoint […]
While increasing energy usage by the largest nations in the world drives the global economy, the resulting burden of climate change is heaviest on the […]
This talk considers how to restore electric power systems after a natural or man-made disaster. Such a restoration is extremely challenging from a computational standpoint […]
While major progress has been made over the past decades, the dynamic behavior of the brain at large is still poorly understood. A major charter […]
Mary Ann Piette is the Head of the Building Technology and Urban Systems Department and has been at LBNL since 1983. She is also the […]
Reflecting on his curatorial projects in China and elsewhere, Zhang Ga invokes some of the fundamental concepts developed in Deleuze’s extensive work on cinema to […]
Rural electrification remains a critical development challenge in low-income countries – one that promises great social benefits while simultaneously risking substantial environmental damage. Given that […]
Marina Gorbis is a futurist and social scientist who serves as executive director to the Institute for the Future (IFTF), a Silicon Valley nonprofit research […]
The Diagnostics by Design workshop is an interdisciplinary forum for discussing the challenges and lessons learned in developing and implementing global health technologies, specifically at […]
The Diagnostics by Design hackathon is a cross-communities effort to bridge the gap between makers and do-it-yourself innovators and the sphere of global health. The […]
This talk focuses on a cognitive computing approach to handle common problems within utilities, concentrating on utility operations and exploring the concept of using cognitive […]
4PM-8PM @ 141 Sutardja Dai Hall. This event will facilitate the ideation & development of project ideas to help students define potential areas of interests […]