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The School of Information is sad to announce that Doug Tygar, a long-time professor in the UC Berkeley School of Information and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, passed away unexpectedly on January 16, 2020.

Professor Tygar was a valued community member, teacher, and researcher. As a Professor of Computer Science and a Professor of Information Management and Systems, his work made unique and significant contributions to the fields of usable computer security, cryptography, privacy, and digital rights management.

He will be sorely missed.

The School of Information January 2020 graduation ceremony celebrated outstanding MIDS and MICS capstone projects and distinguished faculty and students.

The Varian Award-winning MIDS projects were ‘Snout’ and ‘FairAir.’ Snout harnesses the combination of computer vision and human intelligence to guide a user in classifying and learning about mushrooms. FairAir shows environmental activists where air pollution is likely to be worst in a city and recommends where to deploy low-cost sensors to improve pollution.

The Chang Award-winning MICS project ‘HIPAA for All’ develops a toolkit to help the small office achieve targeted security that addresses HIPAA and cybersecurity compliance from a risk management approach.