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Upcoming Events

Apr 19, 2024, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Michael Buckland explores the genesis and spread of belief and misbelief.

Parler Games: Folklore, Social Media, and Insurrection

Apr 24, 2024, 12:10 pm to 1:30 pm

Timothy Tangherlini uses a computational folkloristic approach to analyze conversations on the social media platform Parler leading up to the January 6th attack on the Capitol.

Citizen Clinic Pizza Information Session

Apr 24, 2024, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

The Citizen Clinic (INFO/CYBER 289) is a public-interest cybersecurity course that supports the capacity of politically-targeted organizations to defend themselves against online threats. Join us to learn more.

Targeting Humanitarian Aid with Machine Learning and Digital Data

Apr 25, 2024, 3:10 pm to 4:00 pm

Can we combine data from satellites, mobile phones, and financial services providers with machine learning to identify the neediest people and better target humanitarian aid?

Data Science Spring 2024 Capstone Project Showcase

Apr 25, 2024, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

UC Berkeley AI Policy Research Symposium 2024

Apr 26, 2024, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Learn about cutting-edge AI research and advocacy efforts

Early Thoughts on AI-based Systems and Stewardship of the Evolving Cultural Record

Apr 26, 2024, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Clifford Lynch explores the problems and questions generative AI poses for preserving the digital cultural record.

MIMS 2024 Final Project Showcase

May 9, 2024, 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Graduating MIMS students present their intriguing research projects and innovative new information systems. A panel of judges will select outstanding projects for the James R. Chen Award.

School of Information May 2024 Commencement

May 18, 2024, 2:00 pm

Honor the class of 2024 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and student awards.

Cybersecurity Summer 2024 Capstone Project Showcase

Aug 7, 2024, 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.

Previous Events

MK Palmore, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud

The Cybersecurity Challenge and the Role of Leadership

Nov 6, 2023, 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm

MK Palmore is director of the office of the CISO at Google Cloud.

“Gender Bias in Sentiment Analysis Algorithms” and “Marshalling Evidence for Wiser Choices”

Nov 3, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Cybersecurity Futures 2030 - photo of a slide presntation

Cybersecurity Futures 2030: Global Insights to Anticipate and Address Tomorrow’s Cybersecurity Challenges

Oct 27, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Cybersecurity Futures 2030 is a foresight-focused scenario-planning exercise considering how cybersecurity is set to transform over the next five to seven years.

Intelligence Augmentation: Effective Human-AI Interaction to Supercharge Scientific Research

Oct 25, 2023, 12:10 pm to 1:30 pm

Daniel S. Weld outlines the principles and pitfalls of effective human-AI interaction.

105th Birthday Celebration

Oct 20, 2023, 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to celebrate the 105th birthday and history of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and School of Librarianship.

Text, Glyph, Inscription, Chart: Knowledge Production in the Origin of the Alphabet

Oct 13, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Johanna Drucker is a Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at UCLA and is internationally known for her work in digital humanities.

Photo of Yoshi Kohno, professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington.

Computer Security and Privacy Research: The Past, the Present, and the Future

Oct 11, 2023, 12:10 pm to 1:30 pm

Tadayoshi Kohno charts the evolution of computer security over the past 20 years and makes some predictions for the future.

From Whitewashing to Greenwashing: PR’s Approach to Climate Science

Oct 6, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Greenpeace recently declared that we are living in “the golden age of greenwashing.” Paul Duguid looks at how we got there.

When AI Is a Four-letter Word: The Next Great Corporate Dilemma

Oct 2, 2023, 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm

John deCraen explores the ethical, security, operational, and competitive issues that organizations face with the spread of artificial intelligence.

Innovation and Relevance: Toward a Theory of the Problems

Sep 29, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Comparing the difficulty in measuring “relevance” in information science and “innovation” in economics.

Shared Infrastructure for Scholarly Communication

Sep 22, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Findings from Ithaka S+R’s research into the successes, needs, and gaps in the publishing community’s shared infrastructure

Who Benefits from the Data Economy?

Sep 21, 2023, 10:10 am to 11:30 am

Alessandro Acquisti’s research estimates how much consumer data is worth, who profits from it, and what difference privacy laws make.

Stewardship of Social Media: Twitter (and Competitors) as a Case Study

Sep 15, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How Twitter’s recent changes might affect reproducible research and good research practice.

“The YouTube Effect” Screening & Panel Discussion

Sep 14, 2023, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

The YouTube Effect, a documentary by Alex Winter, takes viewers on a timely and gripping journey inside the cloistered world of YouTube and parent Google.

Cybersecurity and Representation: Diversity, Equity, and Innovation

Sep 11, 2023, 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm

Jameeka Green Aaron is the chief information security officer for Okta’s Customer Identity Cloud.

Documenting and Preserving AI Systems

Sep 8, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

A discussion of the challenges, with adjunct professor Clifford Lynch.

Known Item Search and Subject Search: An Analysis

Aug 25, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Librarians’ traditional distinction between “known item” search and “subject” search leads to theoretical clarification of the nature of catalogs, of metadata, and of search.

Data Science Summer 2023 Capstone Project Showcase

Aug 17, 2023, 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Cybersecurity Summer 2023 Capstone Project Showcase

Aug 9, 2023, 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.

A Celebration of Mentorship at the I School

Jun 22, 2023, 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm

Celebrate our student and alumni mentors.

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