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Events

Upcoming events

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

“Data, Power and the Ethics of Knowledge: A Digital Humanities Series” is presented by the Summer Program in Digital Humanities

Friday, July 17, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

“Data, Power and the Ethics of Knowledge: A Digital Humanities Series” is presented by the Summer Program in Digital Humanities

Monday, July 20, 2026 - Sunday, July 26, 2026

A fun run/walk/roll for the I School community.

Friday, July 24, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

“Data, Power and the Ethics of Knowledge: A Digital Humanities Series” is presented by the Summer Program in Digital Humanities

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.

Friday, August 14, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

“Data, Power and the Ethics of Knowledge: A Digital Humanities Series” is presented by the Summer Program in Digital Humanities

Friday, September 18, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

The Cultural Analytics Series highlights data-driven analysis of cultural phenomena. 

Friday, September 18, 2026, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

An in-person, collaborative deep dive with Cultural Analytics speaker Aarthi Vadde.

Friday, October 9, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

The Cultural Analytics Series highlights data-driven analysis of cultural phenomena. 

Friday, October 9, 2026, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

An in-person, collaborative deep dive with Cultural Analytics speaker Maria Antoniak.

Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

The Cultural Analytics Series highlights data-driven analysis of cultural phenomena. 

Friday, October 30, 2026, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

An in-person, collaborative deep dive with Cultural Analytics speaker Mads Rosendahl Thomsen.

Monday, November 9, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

The Cultural Analytics Series highlights data-driven analysis of cultural phenomena. 

Monday, November 9, 2026, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

An in-person, collaborative deep dive with Cultural Analytics speakers Meredith Martin and Wouter Haverals.

Thursday, December 10, 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

Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm

Jevin West breaks down the threats of scientific disinformation, predatory publishing and pseudoscience, the reproducability crisis, and generative AI.

Friday, February 16, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Jevin West studies misinformation and how it spreads in science and society.

Thursday, February 15, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

What implications does widespread biometric identification have on the future of privacy and surveillance?

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.