CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Creating information technology solutions for society's most pressing challenges
…other duties Research: Conduct donor and funder prospect research; learn about CITRIS’s project portfolio to match emerging research with donor interest Required qualifications: Current enrollment in a bachelor’s, master’s or…
…students interested in research on aging & elder care. The Summit is hosted by UC Berkeley aging research and education programs: Center for Research and Education in Aging (CREA), Center…
…TR-35 Award, the George Tallman Ladd Research Award, the Okawa Foundation Research Award, the Li Ka Shing Foundation Women in Science Distinguished Lecture Series Award, the Faculty Research Award from…
…to Advance Cloud Computing Systems and Applications Research : http://research.yahoo.com/node/2743 Yahoo! Cloud Computing: http://research.yahoo.com/Cloud_Computing Computational Science and Engineering Program: http://cse.berkeley.edu http://www.lbl.gov/cs/cse For more information, please contact: Dr. Masoud Nikravesh CITRIS…
…Yahoo!’s cloud computing cluster to conduct large-scale research Yahoo! recently announced that it has expanded its partnerships with top U.S. universities to advance cloud computing research. The University of California…
…(More detailed explanations of these ideas can be found at LBNL’s energy research Web site (http://www.lbl.gov/pbd/energy/research.html .) Helios researchers are interested in creating self-fertilizing plants for use as biomass fuel….
…we look at the emerging field of services, which today accounts for the largest part of the U.S. economy. Universities have an important role to play in conducting research that…
…and the School of Information Sponsor: CITRIS (Ctr for Info Technology Research in the Interest of Society) The schedule for the fall Research Exchange is at http://www.citris-uc.org/events/RE-fall2010. Abstract: The proposed…
…in interdisciplinary research funds awarded. The eleven research proposals include work that will use data analytics to optimize health care, energy, and agriculture applications. CITRIS has been awarding seed grants…
Free and open to the public, the CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series is a weekly dialogue highlighting leading voices on societal-scale research issues. Each one-hour seminar starts at noon Pacific…
…and hidden barrier also results from the fact that even if a student has early exposure to the field of engineering, access to representative courses, and reasonable instructors and instruction,…
CITRIS “shortens the pipeline” between world-class laboratory research in science and engineering and the creation of startups, companies, and whole industries. By engaging business, economics, law, and public policy at…
Life-Saving Robots The goal of this project is to develop field-suitable robotic technologies to assist first-responders in the aftermath of natural and/or man-made disasters. After an earthquake, for example, robots…
…how they say it–in an effort to develop algorithms that will enable computer animations to employ those same techniques to express themselves more richly and compellingly. Walker’s field, known roughly…
…LBNL to create a flow map of the water in the region. Results will allow a team of UC researchers to determine the trade-offs between data volumes, information quality, logistical…
…could be adapted for use in other estuary systems, lakes or rivers, where stationary monitoring systems provide inadequate coverage. Eventually, the research team hopes to “put California water online” with…
This workshop will focus on implementations of geophysical applications, in addition to the application in reservoir, petroleum engineering and geology presented by practitioners at the cutting edge of the field….
…quality restoration. The approach, which heavily exploits hybrid optimization, is validated on benchmarks using realistic power system data. The experimental results show significant improvements over the practice in the field…
…quality restoration. The approach, which heavily exploits hybrid optimization, is validated on benchmarks using realistic power system data. The experimental results show significant improvements over the practice in the field…
…for a new branch of research in this important field. Using news articles from the New York Times, we validate our tool by designing and conducting a human survey to…
…in Online Education, brought together 25 of the top writers, business people, and academics working in fields related to online learning. Peter Norvig, the charismatic Director of Research at Google,…
…Agricultural Sustainability Institute’s (ASI) Russell Ranch Research Facility at UC Davis. Collecting data between irrigation schedules will provide useful information on how and where water propagates throughout a field. By…
…collection on gender diversity and publicize results, not just in patenting but in academic achievement and employment in STEM fields. Technology companies, consulting firms, and social science researchers have begun…
…results.” Many presenters emphasized the importance of networking and mentoring. Technology executive Sophia Velastegui described developing a personal board of directors, saying, “I think of myself as a company. When I face…
