CITRIS and the Banatao Institute

We’ve partnered with Berkeley Law Executive Education on its 7th annual Berkeley Law AI Institute. Interested in attending? Nonprofit, government and university employees get a discount on in-person registration! When & where: Sept. 25–27 in Berkeley Who: Experts and innovators (including CITRIS's Brandie Nonnecke, PhD!) will dive into topics like AI tech, AI technology, governance, legal practice innovations, risk mitigation and regulatory frameworks Act quickly — in-person registration ends Sept. 18! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gYZSk54Z

This fall, we're partnering with the Institute of Transportation Studies Berkeley to explore transportation technologies at the intersection of aviation, climate, health and policy research. Please join us 3–4 p.m. on select Fridays — no reservation necessary! — in Sutardja Dai Hall, starting Sept. 20. These talks will also be livestreamed on CITRIS's YouTube channel. Learn more about the speakers: https://lnkd.in/g97VZJ48 #Transportation #Aviation #ClimateResilience #PublicHealth #TechPolicy

Keep your eyes on the skies: The CITRIS Aviation Prize launches today! ???? Students at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz, please join us in advancing air mobility at the University of California by submitting your designs for critical aviation simulations and subsystems by Nov. 15. Read the full RFP and register your team: https://lnkd.in/gpD-gapg University of California, Berkeley | University of California, Davis | University of California, Merced | University of California, Santa Cruz #Aviation #AdvancedAirMobility #UrbanAirMobility #AviationDesign #StudentDesign

Questions about the CITRIS Innovation Fellowship program and the AIC Awards, open to University of California faculty at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz? Please join our info session next Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 3 p.m. Register now: citris-uc.org/aic-awards This new fellowship, aimed at transforming UC research into viable commercial solutions for society’s most pressing challenges, offers up to $200,000 over two years to help you translate laboratory research into a product, platform or service that can be adopted in the marketplace. University of California, Innovation & Entrepreneurship | University of California, Berkeley | UC Berkeley Innovation & Entrepreneurship | University of California, Davis | UC Davis Office of Research | University of California, Merced | University of California, Santa Cruz

On Tuesday, join CITRIS and the Berkeley Center of New Media for a lecture by artist, filmmaker, investigator, technologist and theorist Trevor Paglen: "You've Just Been F$%^#d By PSYOPs: UFOs, Magic, Electronic Warfare, Mind Control, Artificial Intelligence, and the Death of the Internet." The talk takes place 4–5:30 p.m. at the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Theater at David Brower Center. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gPhnnfrd Image courtesy of Trevor Paglen #art #technology #culture #psyops #AI

Hey, undergrads of ALL majors at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz: Get ahead on next summer's plans! We're accepting applications for paid internships at high-tech companies and labs. Apply by Oct. 30: https://lnkd.in/d8h6U9BZ University of California | University of California, Berkeley | University of California, Davis | University of California, Merced | University of California, Santa Cruz

?? 2024 Request for Proposals: CITRIS Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards UC researchers at Berkeley, Davis, Merced, and Santa Cruz are invited to submit their groundbreaking proposals for the inaugural CITRIS Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards. ?? This prestigious fellowship, a partnership between CITRIS and the Banatao Institute alongside the Academic Innovation Catalyst (AIC), aims to transform UC research into viable commercial solutions tackling society's most pressing challenges. From advanced aviation to AI for good, climate resilience, and deep tech applications, this is your chance to make a real-world impact! ?? With awards of up to $200,000 over two years, the program will help you navigate commercialization, connect with industry leaders, and bring your innovations to market. ?? ?? Key Dates: - Info Session, September 11th at 3 PM PT: https://lnkd.in/g7f3E5nS - Apply before October 7th (5 PM PT): https://lnkd.in/g4p94Tet For more information and to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/gmBhea7N ---------------------------------------------------- #innovation #entrepreneurship #techforgood #deeptech #climateresilience #ucberkeley #citris

Congratulations to the 2024–25 UC Berkeley Tech Policy fellows! This exceptional cohort of internationally recognized scholars and practitioners will spend the year exploring ways to leverage tech for social good. Meet this year's fellows: https://lnkd.in/gDFbxace University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy | UC Berkeley School of Information | #TechPolicy #Technology #Policy #HumanRights #DiversityInAI

We invite principal investigators at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz to submit proposals for the CITRIS Innovation Fellowship program and the AIC Awards, offering up to $200,000 over two years to help translate laboratory research into viable commercial solutions for society’s most pressing challenges. Applications are due Oct. 7. Review the RFP: citris-uc.org/aic-awards University of California | University of California, Berkeley | University of California, Davis | University of California, Merced | University of California, Santa Cruz

How is CITRIS Foundry alum Ayar Labs working to eliminate #AI's performance bottlenecks? Listen now to a Bloomberg podcast that dives deep into the disruptive potential of the startup's #SiliconPhotonics technology: bloom.bg/4cBoiIV