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Events

Upcoming events

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, April 25, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

The Friday afternoon Information Access Seminar is retiring after 69 consecutive semesters. Michael Buckland looks back over thirty-five years of the seminar.

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

Clifford Lynch passed away on April 10. A series of short reports by colleagues and friends illuminate his many and varied contributions.

Monday, May 5, 2025, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Student projects from the Biosensory Computing course.

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Student projects from the Biosensory Computing course.

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.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm PDT

Celebrate our student and alumni mentors.

Previous events

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.

Friday, November 17, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Jeffrey A. Hart presents an overview of his new book, Essays on the History and Politics of the Internet: Cyberpolitics.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Jennifer Allen estimates how much curbing misinformation could benefit public health.

Thursday, November 9, 2023, 3:40 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Jeremy Gordon presents his dissertation research.

Monday, November 6, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm

MK Palmore is director of the office of the CISO at Google Cloud.

Friday, October 27, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Cybersecurity Futures 2030 is a foresight-focused scenario-planning exercise considering how cybersecurity is set to transform over the next five to seven years.