CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Creating information technology solutions for society's most pressing challenges
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“We are delighted to have Alex lead the team and bring his considerable experience to support CITRIS’s work,” said incumbent Director Costas J. Spanos.
Spanos has served as the institute’s fourth director since 2014, making his tenure the longest of any leader since CITRIS’s launch in 2001.
The winning projects will use IT to address challenges in aviation, climate resilience and sustainability, digital health, and semiconductors and systems.
In an interview with California Magazine, CITRIS PI Ken Goldberg argues for the embrace of new generative technologies.
Erin Hestir, campus director of CITRIS at UC Merced, was among the international team of researchers studying South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region.
In her new role, Hestir will help facilitate the development of research, industry and educational opportunities within UC Merced that align with CITRIS’s mission of using information technology to address society’s most critical challenges.
The CITRIS PI and UC Davis biological and agricultural engineer harnesses robotic and automated technology to optimize designs, systems and processes in agriculture and beyond.
A search for reliable carbon offsets reveals that directly cutting emissions is necessary to progress toward carbon neutrality.
AI-optimized microgrids could provide communities with reliable electricity more quickly after a power outage.
These latest ventures are working to address significant societal challenges, including diagnosing and treating serious diseases and navigating a difficult rental housing market.
