Events

Biobanks and electronic health records systems are increasingly used to train and develop machine learning and artificial intelligence models, raising concerns for social equity and justice.

Cathy Marshall is an adjunct professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. 

The UC Berkeley Cybersecurity 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.

Professor Deirdre K. Mulligan was principal deputy U.S. chief technology officer at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and director of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office (NAIIO) in the Biden-Harris Administration.

Günter Waibel is associate vice provost & executive director of the California Digital Library.

Do economies of scale render cloud services inherently monopolistic? Nick Merrill’s new research suggests otherwise.

Clifford Lynch explores the problems and questions AI poses for preserving the digital cultural record.

Who should make decisions about ethical and responsible technology deployments? And how do impacted communities make political claims over data technologies?

Deirdre K. Mulligan served in the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy for the past 18 months as deputy U.S. chief technology officer for policy.

A community meet-up and happy hour for I School students, alumni, and guests.

How the economics of trademarks contributed to the spread of modern notions of “information”.

The recent discovery of hundreds of letters from our alumnus Robert Gitler ’31 sheds new light on his experiences in founding the Japan Library School in 1951.

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to celebrate the 106th birthday and history of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and School of Librarianship.

Digital technologies have reshaped the movie industry. What are the implications for the industry’s future?

When identifying organ transplant recipients — and in other matching problems — is it better to find a match more quickly, or more slowly and carefully? Afshin Nikzad’s research weighs the tradeoffs in different circumstances.

Eric T. Meyer is dean of the UC Berkeley School of Information

Cybersecurity challenges faced by grassroots transnational advocacy groups in the United States that are targeted by authoritarian regimes.

Michael Buckland extends last semester’s seminar with an complementary model of the contexts of items deemed to be relevant.

Will Cooper discusses the latest happenings at the intersection of security and the law.

A festive summer gathering for I School students, alumni, staff, faculty, and friends.