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Events

Upcoming events

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Dr. Arati Prabhakar’s insights into the federal commitment to science and technology and the future of  America’s challenges and aspirations.

Friday, April 4, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Suzanne Wones is the UC Berkeley University Librarian.

Monday, April 7, 2025, 2:40 pm - 4:30 pm

Ph.D. students present their dissertation research on technology ethics in rural Togo and climate change and migration

Thursday, April 10, 2025 - Friday, April 11, 2025

A two-day conference examining the field of new media and celebrating the work of BCNM alumni in computer vision, human-computer interaction, algorithms, race and popular media, urban space, and new media art.

Friday, April 11, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 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.

Friday, April 18, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Cathy Marshall is an adjunct professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Speaker danah boyd looks behind the scenes at the data required to power today’s AI models, exploring the ecology that has emerged to gobble up data produced for other purposes and contexts.

Thursday, April 24, 2025, 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.

Friday, May 2, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Michael Buckland and Clifford Lynch are retiring from the Friday afternoon Information Access Seminar after leading it for 69 consecutive semesters. In their final Information Access Seminar, the two look back over thirty-five years of the seminar.

Monday, May 19, 2025, 7:00 pm

Honor the class of 2025 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and student awards.

Previous events

Thursday, November 30, 2023, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

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.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Analyses of police misconduct rely heavily on self-reported law-enforcement data. Dean Knox proposes a research algorithm to deal with unreliable and distorted data.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST

Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun.

Monday, November 27, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Alex Chohlas-Wood demonstrates two ways that data science and information technology can improve outcomes in the criminal legal system.

Monday, November 27, 2023, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST

Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun.

Friday, November 17, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Jeffrey A. Hart presents an overview of his new book, Essays on the History and Politics of the Internet: Cyberpolitics.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Jennifer Allen estimates how much curbing misinformation could benefit public health.

Thursday, November 9, 2023, 3:40 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Jeremy Gordon presents his dissertation research.

Monday, November 6, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm

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

Friday, October 27, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm

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

Friday, October 20, 2023, 2:30 pm - 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.

Friday, October 13, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm

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

Friday, October 6, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Monday, October 2, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm

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

Friday, September 29, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Friday, September 22, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Thursday, September 21, 2023, 10:10 am - 11:30 am

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