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Events

Upcoming events

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

AnnaLee Saxenian breaks down the shift from Google’s 1998 mission “to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful” to today’s highly contested information ecosystem.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 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.

Friday, April 18, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm PDT
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.

Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

Learn more about the UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic (INFO/CYBER 289), a public-interest cybersecurity course that supports the capacity of politically-targeted organizations to defend themselves against online threats. 

Friday, May 2, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Michael Buckland and Clifford Lynch are retiring from the Friday afternoon Information Access Seminar after leading it for 69 consecutive semesters. In their final Information Access Seminar, the two look back over thirty-five years of the seminar.

Friday, May 9, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Class projects in information visualization.

Thursday, May 15, 2025, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Graduating MIMS students present their intriguing research projects and innovative new information systems. A panel of judges will select outstanding projects for the James R. Chen Award.

Monday, May 19, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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

Previous events

Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
“Your data will only be used in aggregated form.” — what does this statement mean, and why is it so often included in privacy policies? And does this practice actually protect your privacy?
Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 2:10 pm - 4:00 pm
Friday, January 23, 2015, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Monday, December 15, 2014, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Projects use brainwave, heart rate, body movement, and other bio-sensing technologies for affective computing, context-aware security, e-commerce, neuro-marketing, privacy, quantified self, sentiment analysis, user interfaces, and more.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun.
Monday, December 8, 2014, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun. (Exhibition repeats Dec. 10.)
Friday, December 5, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday, December 4, 2014, 3:40 pm - 5:30 pm
Thirteen pitches for the next big Silicon Valley startup.
Thursday, December 4, 2014, 2:10 pm - 3:30 pm
Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Gabriela Marcu designs health information systems that fit social practices and workflow, to alleviate the strain that chronic conditions place on our healthcare system.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 2:10 pm - 3:30 pm
(Presentations continue on December 4.)
Friday, November 21, 2014, 6:00 pm, – Saturday, November 22, 2014, 6:30 pm

“Hack for a Cause” — The 2nd annual Social Innovation Hackathon is partnering with Heifer International for 24 hours of hacking to end world hunger and poverty.

Friday, November 21, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
Jessica Staddon is a research scientist and privacy product lead at Google working on leveraging data for better security and privacy.
Friday, November 14, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:10 pm