CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Creating information technology solutions for society's most pressing challenges
In a new TechCrunch series on prominent women in artificial intelligence (AI) research, Brandie Nonnecke, director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, offers insight into the roles that users, developers and…
The third cohort of the Pilot Training Program, which launched at UC Santa Cruz in 2021 under the direction of the CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER), is…
…sensor data collection, field operations, security and privacy, and much more. UC Santa Cruz experts, research partners from other UC campuses and industry representatives are all welcome. Registration is required….
In a new paper in Science Robotics, CITRIS researcher Ken Goldberg suggests that an “Augmented Dexterity” approach that pairs experienced surgeons with specialized robotic systems could lead to better patient…
Peter Crabtree is the principal investigator (PI) for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center. The center provides industry research,…
Grace Gu, a UC Berkeley assistant professor and the recipient of a 2021 CITRIS Seed Award, has been described by the journal Nature as a “game-changing” materials science researcher, lauded…
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute researcher Ken Goldberg, a UC Berkeley professor of industrial engineering and operations research, joined actor and comedian Dax Shepard for the Jan. 8 episode of…
Three of the four recipients of the 2024–25 UC Davis Science Translation and Innovative Research (STAIR) grants are CITRIS and the Banatao Institute affiliates. These funds will enable the researchers…
UC Merced mechanical engineer YangQuan Chen and his research team, including postdoctoral researcher Derek Hollenbeck, leader of the team that won the 2021–22 CITRIS Aviation Prize, will take part in…
…report includes recommendations on ensuring evidence-based policymaking, balancing the need for transparency with considerations such as security risks, and determining the appropriate level of regulation in the fast-evolving field of…
Three members of the research community at CITRIS and the Banatao Institute have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the most…
…UC Berkeley student research projects on policy and technology that can enable more efficient use of energy. Zou is a third-year doctoral student at UC Berkeley’s Center for the Build…
…recognizes outstanding students in the semiconductor field. Give to the Spanos endowment. CITRIS Foundry Fund Help emerging UC student and faculty entrepreneurs turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions. Give to…
BioSCape, a multinational research project to monitor Earth’s biodiversity from the air, has received a 2024–25 Group Achievement Award from NASA. The honor is given to NASA-funded groups that contribute…
…depth of technology policy efforts across campus Oct. 20–23. Join us for panels, workshops, roundtable discussions, networking events and dialogue across disciplines and sectors. Whether you’re a policy expert, researcher,…
Join us for a special screening of The Spectrum of Life, a new documentary on BioSCape — NASA’s first biodiversity-focused field and airborne campaign. Co-led by Erin Hestir, director of…
…as the chief executive officer of Altera, a semiconductor company focused on the development of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) that are used across the data center, communications, industrial, automotive,…
…an honorary group recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of human-computer interaction. Selection is based on cumulative impact, including research and innovation, influence on others’ work,…
A 2025 panel discussion, including Bin Yu, a researcher at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) and professor in the…
