The School of Information is UC Berkeley’s newest professional school. Located in the center of campus, the I School is a graduate research and education community committed to expanding access to information and to improving its usability, reliability, and credibility while preserving security and privacy.
The Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) is an online degree preparing data science professionals to solve real-world problems. The 5th Year MIDS program is a streamlined path to a MIDS degree for Cal undergraduates.
The School of Information's courses bridge the disciplines of information and computer science, design, social sciences, management, law, and policy. We welcome interest in our graduate-level Information classes from current UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students and community members. More information about signing up for classes.
I School graduate students and alumni have expertise in data science, user experience design & research, product management, engineering, information policy, cybersecurity, and more — learn more about hiring I School students and alumni.
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.
Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.
Berkeley Prosopography Services is an open-source digital toolkit supporting prosopographical research and generating interactive visualizations of the connections that link individuals.
As technology finds new users in developing countries, alternative interactions emerge that challenge our design assumptions. Nithya Sambasivan presents her research on designing for human collectives in developing countries, with examples from her prior work in India.
Join Michael Buckland for the North American premiere of a documentary about Emanuel Goldberg, the forgotten developer of the first electronic search engine.
Cybersecurity talent is more needed than ever, but the pipeline to fill these jobs is sorely lacking. Emily Reid will illustrate the problem and provide recommended strategies to address the challenge.
Laurin Weissinger is a doctoral candidate and cybersecurity researcher at Oxford University and a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity.
Rob Sanderson is a semantic architect at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, and a passionate advocate for open culture, linked open data, and the digitization of cultural heritage.