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Events

Upcoming events

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.

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.

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.

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. 

Friday, February 28, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

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

Thursday, March 6, 2025, 11:15 am - 12:25 pm PST

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.

Friday, March 7, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST
Friday, March 14, 2025, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm

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.

Friday, March 14, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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.

Friday, March 21, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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.

Friday, April 4, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT
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 - 7:00 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.

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.

Monday, May 19, 2025, 7:00 pm

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

Previous events

Monday, October 8, 2007, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mitch Kapor
"Disruptive Innovations I Have Known and Loved - Part 1: The Personal Computer"
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
South Hall
Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Monday, October 1, 2007, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thursday, September 27, 2007, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

<b>Open House for Prospective Students</b><br>Thu, Sep 27, 2007, 6:00-7:30pm<br>Santa Clara Hyatt Regency<br>Come find out what the I School is all about!

Wednesday, September 26, 2007, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, September 21, 2007, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, September 21, 2007, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

<b>Kentaro Toyama, Microsoft Research India</b><br><i>Technology for Emerging Markets at Microsoft Research India</i><br>Friday, September 21, 2007, 2:00-4:00pm<br>202 South Hall

Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Monday, September 17, 2007, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday, September 14, 2007, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, September 12, 2007, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation
Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks
September 12, 2007, 4:00-6:00pm
South Hall

Monday, September 10, 2007, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday, September 7, 2007, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, August 31, 2007, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, May 12, 2007, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

<b>2007 School of Information Commencement</b><br>Saturday, May 12, 2007<br>1:00 - 3:00 pm<br>Campanile Esplanade

Friday, May 11, 2007, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Thursday, May 10, 2007, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

<b>2007 Master's Final Project Showcase</b><br>Thursday, May 10, 2007, 4:00-7:00pm<br>110 and 202 South Hall