Events

Suzanne Wones is the UC Berkeley University Librarian.

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

Rob Sanderson is senior director for digital cultural heritage at Yale University, where he works to harmonize and provide access to research quality data, in a human-oriented way.

A panel of recent public servants provides a behind-the-scenes look at their work in Washington.

David S. H. Rosenthal was the chief scientist and founder of Stanford’s LOCKSS program, aimed at long-term preservation of the web published materials.

Deirdre Mulligan explains how AI policies that centered the public’s rights and safety can build a digital future that supports democratic values and democratic institutions.

Support the I School during Berkeley’s annual fundraising blitz.

Howard Besser founded New York University’s MA program in moving image archiving and preservation and is one of the Library of Congress’s “Pioneers of Digital Preservation”.

Computer security traditionally protects digital systems from criminals or governments. Thomas Ristenpart explores “known-adversary” threat models, in which the adversary is an intimate partner, family member, or other close acquaintance.

Vivien Petras is a professor of information retrieval at Humboldt University of Berlin.

Oliver Korn explores research into the role of embodiment in both physical and virtual spaces. 

Online abuse is getting worse, and it disproportionately harms people already marginalized in society. Miranda Wei outlines new ways to think about online abuse and what we can do to stop it.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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