CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Creating information technology solutions for society's most pressing challenges
…the interest of society through the CITRIS Policy Lab, helping create an equal playing field for women in tech through the Women in Tech Initiative, and supporting over 48 “deep tech”…
…of AI, equip advocates with empirical research to bolster campaigns, build the voice and choice of most impacted communities, and galvanize researchers, policymakers, and industry practitioners to mitigate AI bias…
…a few outright recommendations as well as identify areas where further research is warranted. A few guiding principles: Refine the application of blockchain systems first on things, not people. This…
…sector institutions have been ramping up deployment of emerging technologies to support productivity. Machine learning-powered tools are increasingly used to support decision-making in classrooms and child welfare offices, chatbots can field common questions…
…research,” Kanemoto said. “Many of our students have never been exposed to research and ¡Valle! has opened up that pathway for them.” Kanemoto also leads regional components of CAHSI, the…
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…SERIES: CITRIS Research Exchange delivers fresh perspectives on information technology and society from academic, industry, and civic leaders. Free and open to the public, the CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series…
The Art Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency aims to develop resource-efficient societies. This award provides UC Berkeley graduate student funding for technical, social science, and policy research that can lead…
…ventures. The founders behind these companies are researchers, designers, makers, and disruptors from the University of California’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. As CITRIS and its peer California Institutes for Science…
The CITRIS Foundry welcomes twelve new teams covering a variety of tech fields from wildfire detection and artificial intelligence to pharmaceutical testing and water sustainability. The six-month CITRIS Foundry incubator…
…for Scholars; Non-Resident Research Fellow at the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) Panelists: Meg Hardon, Head of Government Affairs at Infineon Technologies Eric W. Burger, Research Professor of Computer Science…
…The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute drive interdisciplinary innovation for social good with faculty researchers and students from four University…
…fill a gap that the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) is uniquely positioned to fill, and will support hundreds of…
…humans, machines, and infrastructure. Beane conducts field research on work involving robots and AI to help us understand the implications of intelligent machines for the broader world. All of his…
…master’s degree is required, and a Ph.D. is an asset. Preference will be given to candidates studying agriculture, agricultural engineering or technology, environmental systems, and food systems. Field-based research and…
…the ACM SIGGRAPH Significant New Researcher Award for her contribution in the field of computer graphics. ABOUT THE SERIES: CITRIS People and Robots hosts a weekly seminar series every Monday…
…vision, as well as the field of medical imaging. Paolo D’Odorico, recipient of a 2021 Seed Award and a professor of water resources at UC Berkeley, was also honored, for…
…research in robot learning, including robot learning from demonstrations and deep reinforcement learning for robotic control. The ACM Prize in Computing honors early- to mid-career computer scientists whose work has…
The UC Santa Cruz CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) and several partners have received a $1 million, 15-month planning grant to support regional drone education and workforce development from The…
…fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) — a process currently used in the medical field — for improving agricultural practices. An award from the UC Davis Office of Research Interdisciplinary Research Catalyst…
Self-driving vehicles from General Motors called Cruise cars are causing traffic snarls on the streets of San Francisco. Ironically, research by CITRIS PI Alexandre Bayen, UC Berkeley associate provost for…
…researcher affiliated with the CITRIS People and Robots initiative, notes both the simplicity and danger of AI-powered drones. According to a poll he conducted with colleagues, there’s consensus in the…
…and the CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) director. Duties include: Coordinating intercampus programs, including Tech for Social Good, Seed Funding and CIDER initatives Performing administrative operations Coordinating…
…about the challenges still facing self-driving personal vehicles. “Humans are even more complex to model and anticipate in many ways,” Bayen said. “The field of mixed autonomy (in which humans…
