Posts by Ainsley Cunningham
CITRIS PIs collaborate on compostable wind turbine blades
UC Davis professors Valeria La Saponara, recipient of a 2010 CITRIS Seed Award, and Michele Barbato, director of the CITRIS Climate initiative, are working together to create ecologically sound wind…
Read MoreAI Policy Hub hosts inaugural research symposium
On April 20, the UC Berkeley AI Policy Hub, established in 2022 and co-directed by Brandie Nonnecke, director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, and CITRIS affiliated scholar Jessica Newman, held…
Read MoreApplications open for CITRIS Foundry fall 2023 cohort
Applications are now open for the fall 2023 cohort of the CITRIS Foundry startup incubator. The CITRIS Foundry provides University of California entrepreneurs with advice, resources and space to develop…
Read MoreCall for proposals: CITRIS Climate Action Acceleration Fund
Through funding from the state of California, via the University of California Office of the President and the UC Berkeley Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research, CITRIS and the…
Read MoreInfinite Uptime receives $18.8M in series B3 funding
Infinite Uptime, a member of the spring 2016 CITRIS Foundry cohort, has raised $18.8 million in a series B3 funding round led by Tiger Global. Infinite Uptime provides predictive maintenance…
Read MoreCITRIS partners with Wheatland, Yuba Water Agency to expand research efforts
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Yuba Water Agency and the city of Wheatland in Yuba County to pursue mutually beneficial research.…
Read MoreResearch Exchange lectures explore the future of AI, from economics to copyright law
In April 2023, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory (BAIR) co-hosted four Distinguished Lectures on the Status and Future of AI under the CITRIS…
Read MoreTal weighs in on the promise of PHEVs with Washington Post
With California planning to ban gas cars by 2035, people across the state and the nation are considering a switch to electric vehicles. Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) offer consumers another…
Read MoreNew AI ‘ACTION’ institute features 4 CITRIS PIs
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a sweeping effort to address the security of artificial intelligence (AI), establishing seven new national research institutes to harness opportunities and mitigate risks…
Read MoreCan AI can be regulated? Russell discusses on WBUR
As artificial intelligence (AI) systems evolve and infiltrate everyday life, thousands of AI researchers have written an open letter calling for the regulation of the same technology they create. CITRIS…
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