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Events

Upcoming events

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 5:10 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

Learn more about the UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic, a public-interest cybersecurity course that supports the capacity of politically-targeted organizations to defend themselves against online threats. 

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

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

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

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.

Thursday, May 14, 2026, 5:00 pm - 8:00 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.

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Honor the class of 2026 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and student awards.

Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

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

Thursday, August 13, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

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.

Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PST

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

Thursday, December 17, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm PST

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.

Previous events

Friday, February 21, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Karen Coyle is a librarian with over four decades of experience with library technology. 

Thursday, February 20, 2025, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm PST

As cybersecurity threats and the digital landscape evolve, secure communication has never been more critical. A panel of industry professionals, consultants, and journalists share their experiences and insights.

Thursday, February 20, 2025, 11:15 am - 12:25 pm PST

Security and privacy solutions designed in the West can fall apart when applied to other regions, leaving end-users at risk.

Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 2:15 pm - 3:25 pm PST

The rapid adoption of generative AI has created a cycle where personal information cascades perpetually. Niloofar Mireshghallah examines generative AI’s interplay between data, people, and models.

Friday, February 14, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

The history of corporations manipulating information to maintain clean identities after coming under attack.

Friday, February 14, 2025, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm

Professor Hany Farid discusses how generative AI, so-called deepfakes, work and are being used and misused.

Friday, February 7, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

The Chips Act subsidizes US and Taiwanese chip manufacturers to locate new facilities in the United States. What are the prospects for success?

Friday, January 31, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Clifford Lynch is the director of the Coalition for Networked Information and an adjunct professor at the School of Information.

Friday, January 24, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

The recovery of of biographical pages webpages for a hundred North American pioneers of Information

Thursday, December 19, 2024, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

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.

Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

Graduating 5th Year MIDS students present their data science projects.

Thursday, December 12, 2024, 2:15 pm - 3:25 pm PST

How might AI reshape the sensory norms and moral economies of discernment of American mental healthcare?

Thursday, December 12, 2024, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Cybersecurity Clinic students share their experiences supporting environmental justice, trans community support, reproductive rights, and disability justice organizations.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PST

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

Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 2:15 pm - 3:25 pm PST

The death by suicide of disabled Black teen Sewell Setzer III and his family’s lawsuit against chatbot company Character.AI have opened up renewed debate and uncertainty about AI safety.

Monday, December 9, 2024, 12:15 pm - 1:25 pm PST

Algorithms and AI impact access to work and other essential resources, especially for low-income people. Lily Irani describes  the policies, practices, and algorithms of suspicion that control workers’ access to wages and work on digital platforms.

Friday, December 6, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Clifford Lynch is the director of the Coalition for Networked Information and an adjunct professor at the School of Information.

Friday, December 6, 2024, 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Students from the Front-End Web Architecture class present their final group projects.

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

A talk by Marion Fourcade celebrating the publication of her book, The Ordinal Society.

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Nicole S. Kuhn uses community-engaged research to understand how American Indian and Alaska Native communities leverage social media to deliver health information.