October 2010 Newsletter
…deliver it for less money. Immersed in Their Work, Together – Whether they are building proteins, conducting archaeological research, or exploring deep-earth geology, the Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization (IDAV)…
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BERC Fall Gala
…past acquaintances, meet new friends, and celebrate the best and brightest in the burgeoning energy and resources field with the presentation of the first annual BERC Leadership Award. The ticket…
Science at the Theater: Cool Cities, Cool Planet featuring Art Rosenfeld
…Berkeley and the research group of Luis Alvarez. In 1974, in response to the OPEC oil embargo, Rosenfeld switched to the new field of efficient use of energy, and founded…
$60 million Simons Foundation grant to launch theory of computing institute
…that require the analysis of vast amounts of data using new algorithms and mathematical approaches. To date, UC Berkeley researchers in the field have been responsible for pivotal discoveries that…
Proximity-Based Monitoring of Electric Circuits, Sep 28
…uses spatially-distributed magnetic and electric field sensors to record the magnetic and electric field emanating from the electric circuit that is being monitored. This data, together with often limited information…
Distribution Monitoring for Renewables Integration
…generation and loads that can vary markedly — not just hourly but even second to second — more granular field data yield a far more useful picture of the behavior…
Diagnosing TB with the CellScope
CITRIS researchers have pioneered a new technique that allows clinicians to diagnosis tuberculosis using the cell phone microscope (CellScope). UC Berkeley engineering professors Daniel Fletcher and Jitendra Malik, along with…
David Lindeman joins CITRIS Health Care Initiative
…projects among the four CITRIS campuses. Lindeman has worked in the field of aging and long-term care for more than 30 years as a health services researcher and administrator most…
Recent Progress with Nanowires: Growth and Energy Applications, Apr 25
The scientific field of (compound) semiconductor nanowires got started seriously in the US and in Europe about 15 years ago, some ten years after the original break-through research conducted by…
Finally, a one-stop shop for locating California’s fishes
…know where to act. And, yet, for decades stewards and researchers of aquatic fauna have been sorely lacking in tools to systematically collect, store and map data on where California’s…
Berkeley Innovators Series: Leila Takayama, Google X
Friday, February 26, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall UC Berkeley Leila Takayama, a thought leader in the field of human and robot interaction will discuss…
Motherhood and Raspberry Pi: Challenges for Mothers in Technology
…in the field, another colleague was puzzled by the question: “I cannot say that I ever had a feeling of ‘persistence,’ since being a researcher is such fun (at least…
Robotic irrigation coming to CA vineyards
…own water emitter?” Goldberg asks. His team, which includes researchers from UC Davis and UC Merced, thinks they have an answer: “Our idea is that robots go through the field…
2019 Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards announced
Inventors, academics, STEM advocates, and civic technology researchers are among the winners of this year’s Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards, which recognize those who embody, encourage, and promote the…
“Be the Voice in the Room” says Window Snyder on Cybersecurity
…Reimagining Cybersecurity for All playlist. The Champion sponsors of the Women in Tech Symposium are Lam Research and Microsoft. _______ The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)…
Brian Christian on the Challenges of Integrating Human Values into AI Systems
…of their field, and those outside the field looking in. I think we build this bridge from both sides. Most biases in AI models surface when deployed in real-life. How…
The Women Leading a New Era in Human-Computer Interaction
…“Two Approaches” conversations covered a range of topics and fields, including food systems; aging in a digital world; self-driving vehicles; and diversity, equity, and inclusion in tech fields. In the…
On the wings of Ada Lovelace
…engineering and math (STEM) is widely recognized in the United States, especially for fields in technology and engineering. After reaching a high point in 1984, the percentage of women completing…
CITRIS Climate
…studies on California’s climate vulnerability to developing smart energy solutions and deploying them in the field, CIEE brings together researchers, inventors and stakeholders to accomplish what none of us could do…
Paolo D’Odorico
…societies. Starting from analyses of mechanisms underlying the coupling between hydrological processes and the biota, his research has contributed to the field of ecohydrology. Through field observations and modeling studies…
DroneCamp 2022
DroneCamp is a five-day training program that covers everything a researcher needs to know to use drones for mapping and field data collection. Now in its sixth year, DroneCamp is…
2023 EDGE in Tech Athena Award winners promote diversity and inclusion in tech
…efforts to foster inclusion in the field. “We are thrilled to honor these outstanding leaders who have demonstrated innovation and fortitude in the cause of expanding opportunities in the tech…
DroneCamp 2023
DroneCamp is a five-day training program that covers everything a researcher needs to know to use drones for mapping and field data collection. Now in its seventh year, DroneCamp is…
CITRIS and Intel collaborate to enhance semiconductor training opportunities for UC undergraduates
Multinational semiconductor company Intel has awarded a grant of $56,500 to the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS), a California Institute…