Events

Upcoming Events

Berkeley Conversations on COVID-19: Creating Informed Responses: Berkeley’s Computing and Data Science In Action

Apr 7, 2020, 10:00 am to 11:30 am

Campuswide online video series

Information Access Seminar: Deirdre Mulligan

Apr 10, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Deirdre Mulligan is an associate professor at the School of Information and the associate dean and Head of School

UC Berkeley’s Digital Lifecycle Program: Mass Digitization of Special Collections for Use and Preservation

Apr 17, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How the UC Berkeley Library is digitizing its rare and special historical collections.

Seminar Project Reports

Apr 24, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Student reports on e-commerce marketing, AI, and cloud information systems.

150 Years of Women at Berkeley

May 1, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

An overview of the 150 Years of Women at Berkeley project.

MIMS Final Project Showcase

May 14, 2020, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Graduating master’s 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.

Previous Events

Towards an Equitable Data-Driven Urbanism: Transforming Urban Theory and Practice via Data Science

Feb 6, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

The Times They Are A-Changin’: The Influence of Scandal and Experience on Users’ Attitudes to Social Media Data Control

Feb 1, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Has widespread news of abuse made people more protective of their personal data?

Does Email Suppress Turnout on Election Day? Experimental Evidence from the 2016 General Election

Jan 30, 2019, 12:40 pm to 2:00 pm

Massive impersonal unsolicited email campaigns might actually backfire.

5th Year MIDS Data Science Panel

Jan 29, 2019, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Join current MIDS students and alumni for a discussion on data science roles and career resources.

Climate Change and Some Possible Surprises

Jan 25, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

School of Information 2019 Winter Commencement

Jan 12, 2019, 2:00 pm

Honor summer and fall I School graduates with keynote speaker, student speaker, and presentation of the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Data Science Fall 2018 Capstone Project Showcase

Dec 17, 2018, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select two outstanding projects for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Privacy, Disclosure, and Social Exchange Theory

Dec 12, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Jen King explores how people think about information privacy in online settings.

Tangible User Interfaces: Student Project Exhibition

Dec 5, 2018, 9:30 am to 11:00 am

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

Natural Language Processing Poster Presentations

Dec 4, 2018, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Join us for the final project poster presentations from the course Info 259. Natural Language Processing.

Tangible User Interfaces: Student Project Exhibition

Dec 3, 2018, 9:30 am to 11:00 am

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

Developments in 2018 and Prospects for 2019 and Facilitating Diverse Collection and Curation in Web Crawling and Indexing

Nov 30, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor

Nov 29, 2018, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

The impacts of data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models on poor and working-class people in America.

Machine Learning in Cybersecurity: Fact, Fantasy, and Moving Forward

Nov 29, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Dan Lieberman, senior associate of advanced analytics at Booz Allen, discusses what machine learning is, why it is particularly challenging in cybersecurity, and how to design machine learning applications that will have the biggest impact for cyber applications.

Cancelled: Women in Tech: The Future of AI

Nov 16, 2018, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

This event has been cancelled due to the Northern California wildfires. The event will be rescheuled for a future date.

Digital Switzerlands

Nov 15, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Dinner & Data: Data, Technology, and Governance for Public Good

Nov 14, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

A seminar-style conversation led by Kristie Canegallo, former Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Implementation; DJ Patil, the first U.S. Chief Data Scientist; and Nicole Wong, former Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer. Advance registration required.

Data in the Higher Education Curriculum

Nov 9, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Dinner & Data: Privacy, Security, and Fairness: the Challenges of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

Nov 7, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

A seminar-style conversation led by Colleen Chien, former White House Senior Advisor on Intellectual Property and Innovation, and Terah Lyons, former Policy Advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer. Advance registration required.

Denver Data Science Meet-up

Nov 5, 2018, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

MIDS students and alumni are invited to join us for snacks, cold beverages, and refreshing conversation.

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