Events
Use of a Frequency Response Metric to Assess the Planning and Operating Requirements for Reliable Integration of Variable Renewable Generation, Feb 1
An interconnected electric power system is a complex system that must be operated within a safe frequency range in order to reliably maintain the instantaneous […]
Apply for Grants from The Green Initiative Fund, Feb 1-22, 2013
The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is a student-fee based sustainability fund at UC Berkeley. TGIF awards grants to campus-based projects that promote sustainable modes of […]
Who Wins? China Wires Africa: The Cases of Angola and Nigeria, Feb 4
In recent years, Chinese telecommunications companies, with the assistance of Chinese financial institutions and diplomatic backing, have successfully secured contracts to build infrastructure and wire […]
Kate Hartman, Artist, OCAD University, Toronto, "Social Prosthetics: Technology and the Human Form", Feb 4
What gizmo can we use to read our minds, expose our hearts, or settle disputes? What gadget can improve our communication with house plants or […]
Is Anybody Out There?: The Search for ET with help from Eight Million Volunteers, Feb 6
Dr. Werthimer will discuss the possibility of life in the universe and the search for radio and optical signals from other civilizations. Berkeley’s SETI@home project […]
Creating Ecomarkets for Sustainable Economic Systems in the Coastal Zone, Feb 6
Energy and Resources Group Spring 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)
Autonomous navigation in complex environments with a micro-aerial vehicle, Feb 6
In this talk, I will discuss approaches that enable a quadrotor to autonomously navigate and explore complex indoor and outdoor environments. Micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs), and […]
Rap Genius and the Open-Sourcing of Hip Hop Knowledge, Feb 7
Rap Genius and the Open-Sourcing of Hip Hop Knowledge a presentation by RapGenius.com founder Mahbod Moghadam and a panel discussion about the online presence and […]
Submetering Solutions for the Smart Home and the Smart Grid, Feb 8
The global electric power infrastructure is undergoing a dramatic change from a load-following architecture to one that requires improved control and monitoring of the energy […]
Data, Society, and Inference Seminar, Feb 11
This cross-disciplinary seminar series will feature speakers tackling social science questions with big data and cutting-edge computation, data analysis, and inference techniques. Talks will alternate […]
Measuring and Modeling User Interactions, Growth Mechanisms, and Cascades in Online Social Network based Applications, Feb 13
ABSTRACT: The growing popularity of Online Social Networks (OSNs) such as Facebook has led to extensive research on OSN friendship graphs. Arguably, however, the worth […]
Synthetic Biology: Engineering Living Cells with New Capabilities, Feb 16
Just as chemistry dominated the 19th century, and physics the 20th century, many predict that the 21st century will be “the century of biology.” Indeed, […]
CSGE Feb Social: User Experience, Artificial Intelligence, and Relevance (Aria Haghighi from Prismatic), Feb 19
Title: User Experience, Artificial Intelligence, and Relevance Time: 7pm, Tuesday, Feb 19 Venue: Soda 510 (VCL Graphics Lab) Abstract Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are […]
The Digitalization of Healthcare: A Status Report for American Health Information Technology, Feb 20
Michael Minear, Chief Information Officer at the UC Davis Medical Center, is a national leader in health-care information technology. He has an extensive record of […]
The Digitalization of Healthcare: A Status Report for American Health Information Technology, Feb 20
Michael Minear, Chief Information Officer at the UC Davis Medical Center, is a national leader in health-care information technology. He has an extensive record of […]
Sustaining a Green Campus, Feb 22
In 2008, Lisa McNeilly was appointed the UC Berkeley campus’s first director of sustainability. She has worked to create and manage a campus Office of […]
Sustaining a Green Campus, Feb 22
In 2008, Lisa McNeilly was appointed the UC Berkeley campus’s first director of sustainability. She has worked to create and manage a campus Office of […]
Memristor: Past, Present, and Future, Feb 22
What is a memristor? Why did it take 37 years to make one? Why did HP’s memristor generate so much excitement? How does the memristor […]
Improving the World with Wonderbags, Feb 25
Please join us at CITRIS for a presentation from Sarah Collins, “Improving the World with Wonderbags” Designed by Durban, South Africa-based entrepreneur Sarah Collins of […]
Building the New Economics of Sustainability, Feb 25
Energy and Resources Group Spring 2013 Colloquium Series – Special Guest (ER295)
View from the Top, Feb 26
As Big Data proliferates, search engines must get smarter at delivering the results you want. Harry Shum, VP for search product development at Microsoft, will […]
Berkeley Innovation Seminar, Feb 27
Scientific journals serve as two-sided knowledge platforms that facilitate the diffusion of scientific knowledge. Journals offer an outlet for scientists to disclose their findings in […]
Careers and Futures: Conversations with Activists and Innovators in Poverty Action, Feb 27
The “Careers and Futures” speakers series creates a relaxed, round table environment where students can engage with a diverse range of public leaders working domestically […]