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Events

Upcoming events

Friday, May 15, 2026, 2:10 pm - 3:30 pm PDT

Chase Stokes’s dissertation research identifies useful approaches, persistent challenges, and important implications for effectively incorporating text into information visualizations.

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

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm

Join the High Commissioner and the Berkeley Human Rights Center for the official launch of the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations.

Friday, February 9, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

The Open Book Collective is a partnership of open access publishers, infrastructure providers, libraries, and other non-profit organizations.

Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 11:10 am - 12:00 pm

Derek Manky is the chief security strategist & VP of global threat intelligence at Fortinet.

Friday, February 2, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

The concept of relevance is central to information studies but has resisted clear analysis.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm

Alvitta Ottley examines the role of machine learning algorithms in expediting visual analysis, revealing data patterns, and fostering the discovery of novel insights — and confronts the risks of data bias, interpretability, and user trust.

Friday, January 26, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Ron Day explores a new philosophy of information and documents based on Robert Pagès, Bernd Frohmann, and Suzanne Briet.

Friday, January 19, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Clifford Lynch summarizes recent report releases and other publications and conference reports.

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm

Drawing from work in law and design, Ryan Calo uses dark patterns, robots, generative artificial intelligence, and other examples to evidence the problem of socio-digital vulnerability.

Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Narges Mahyar discusses community-centered tools that empower the general public to engage in real-world sociotechnical problems.

Thursday, December 21, 2023, 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.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PST

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

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 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.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Diag Davenport outlines an unexpected pattern of bias underlying officers’ choices to use or not use an algorithmic risk score.

Monday, December 4, 2023, 4:10 pm - 6:00 pm

Startup pitches from teams in INFO 287. Entrepreneurship: New Venture Discovery.

Friday, December 1, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Clifford Lynch outlines emerging trends and issues in networked information and related technologies.

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.