Events

Upcoming Events

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

Relevance and Other Basic Problems

Feb 12, 2016, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Bibliography and the Sociology of Data

Feb 5, 2016, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

The Wicked Craft of Enterprise UX: Designing Enterprise Software

Feb 3, 2016, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

What is the role and place for craft in designing enterprise software? Uday Gajendar will share key stories from his careers at Oracle, Citrix, and CloudPhysics.

Knowledge Makers Muddling Through: Conditions for Documentation and Report Writing in Extra-academic Research

Jan 29, 2016, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

The Ends of Reason: Documents, Evidence, and Powers

Jan 22, 2016, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Art Of The Start: Launch Your Startup Career

Jan 20, 2016, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Dhawal Mujumdar, MIMS alumnus and founder of AdsNative, shares insider tips and first-hand experience on making your career in the startup world.

Data Science Capstone Project Showcase

Jan 6, 2016, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

The capstone project is the culmination of of the Master of Information & Data Science program. Join us for an online showcase of the Fall 2015 semester’s groundbreaking projects.

Applied Natural Language Processing Class Project Exhibition

Dec 14, 2015, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Student projects ranging from computer-generated sonnets to detecting common technical interview questions, from identifying an elite Yelp reviewer to emojineering.

Biosensing Project Presentations

Dec 7, 2015, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Projects use brainwave, heart rate, body movement, and other bio-sensing technologies for affective computing, context-aware security, e-commerce, neuro-marketing, privacy, quantified self, sentiment analysis, user interfaces, and more.

Information Access: the last 25 years and the next 25 years

Dec 4, 2015, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm