Ph.D. Admissions Events

Upcoming events

I School at Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - Friday, September 12, 2025

The Tapia Conference, created to bring together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and professionals in computing from all backgrounds and ethnicities. Stop by our booth to learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs in-person at the the premier conference to acknowledge, promote and celebrate diversity in computing.

I School at Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Convention

Thursday, October 23, 2025 - Saturday, October 25, 2025

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs virtually and in-person at the world's largest conference for women in engineering and technology!

Previous events

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Convention

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 8:00 am, – Sunday, March 31, 2019, 5:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at the National Society of Black Engineers(NSBE) Convention

Purdue Virtual Grad Fair and Global Symposium for Online Programs

Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at the Purdue Virtual Graduate School Fair

Hopper x 1 Seattle

Friday, March 22, 2019, 8:00 am, – Saturday, March 23, 2019, 6:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at Hopper x 1 Seattle.

The iConference will be held in Seattle, Washington, February 8–11 (photo: James Arnott)

Seattle Meet & Greet

Thursday, March 21, 2019, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Join us to meet admissions staff and learn about the I School's 4 degree programs.

Graduate Road Map

Saturday, February 9, 2019, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at Graduate Road Map.

University of Southern California Graduate School Fair

Thursday, October 18, 2018, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at the USC Graduate School Fair.

University of California, Davis Graduate and Law School Information Day

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at the UC Davis Graduate and Law School Information Day.

University of California, Los Angeles Engineering & Technical Career Fair

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at the UCLA Engineering and Technical Career Fair.

Tech Inclusion Conference

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at the Tech Inclusion Conference Career Fair.

Diversity Career & Networking Forum

Monday, October 1, 2018, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at the Diversity Career & Networking Forum.

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Machine Learning and Data Science Career Fair

Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at the Machine Learning and Data Science Career Fair.

University of California, Berkeley Graduate Fair

Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 4 degree programs at the UC Berkeley Graduate School Fair.

Tapia Conference

Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 10:00 am, – Saturday, September 22, 2018, 1:00 pm

Ph.D. Application Deadline

Friday, December 1, 2017, 11:59 pm

Ph.D. Research Reception

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 4:10 pm - 8:00 pm

School of Information Ph.D. students share their innovative research with the community.

Tech Inclusion Conference

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Learn more about the I School's 3 degree programs at the Tech Inclusion Conference Career Fair.

Orlando Meet & Greet

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

If you will be at the Grace Hopper conference or are in the Orlando area, join us to meet admissions staff and mingle with I School students and alumni.

Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 9:00 am, – Friday, October 6, 2017, 6:00 pm

Admissions staff will be available with more information about I School degree programs.

Hands-On Biosensing Demo at Cal Day

Saturday, April 22, 2017, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join the BioSENSE research group and experience Virtual Reality while exploring signals from your body like heart beat, brainwaves, and more, at Cal’s annual Open House.

ChickTech: ACT-W Conference

Saturday, April 8, 2017, 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Admissions staff from the School of Information will be available during the conference with more information about all three of the I School’s degree programs.