Computing

Researchers develop design tool to optimize quantum optics circuits in silicon

11/13/23 — New machine learning-based optimization method for nonlinear and quantum optics may open the door to large-scale communication and quantum computing applications

Image of Berkeley Campanile in an interactive 3D graphic flyover, made with Nerfstudio.

Plug-and-play

11/06/23 — Researchers have developed a Python framework that makes it easier to collaborate and incorporate NeRF technology into projects.

Rendering of a quantum computer, side view.

Umesh Vazirani awarded $2.4M grant from DOE

10/30/23 — Research will explore ways to advance production-ready quantum computing

Photo of the exterior of Calvin Lab, home to the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, UC Berkeley.

Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing receives $25M matching pledge

10/19/23 — Simons Institute: Gift from SFI will help support ongoing innovation and research into theoretical computing

Illustration of AI microchip on a motherboard circuit with shades of purple and pink.

$15.3M awarded to CA-Pacific-Northwest AI Hardware Hub

10/13/23 — UC Berkeley to co-lead Microelectronics Commons regional innovation hub funded by the U.S. Department of Defense

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Eight students honored as Siebel Scholars

10/11/23 — Siebel Scholars Foundation announces class of 2024 that will receive $35,000 grants to fund last year of study

Should we take election forecasts seriously? A computer scientist says yes

08/17/23 — CDSS: Heading into the 2024 presidential election cycle, election forecaster and Berkeley Engineering alum Lakshya Jain shares how computing has changed political prediction efforts

Researchers create open-source platform for Neural Radiance Field development

07/25/23 — Plug-and-play framework makes it easier to collaborate and develop interactive 3D scenes

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Speak and spell

05/17/23 — A new brain-computer interface allows users to silently spell out words in real time with near-perfect accuracy.

In training

05/17/23 — Computer scientists have created an innovative approach to machine learning that preserves privacy.

Life isn’t fair … yet

05/17/23 — Berkeley engineers have demonstrated the first proven approach to creating fairer algorithms.

Photo of a small model house balancing on cracked asphalt meant to represent an earthquake.

Berkeley Lab and PEER to release advanced Bay Area quake simulations

02/09/23 — Supercomputer-generated simulations will be available on an open-access website, giving the broader earthquake research community and engineers access to critical data

Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu speaks at a CHIPS and Science Act press event

Dean’s note: The CHIPS Act: A call to action

11/07/22 — Berkeley Engineering will play a prominent role in efforts to address the workforce needs of the U.S. semiconductor industry.

Berkeley professor Michael Jordan wins inaugural World Laureates Association Prize

09/29/22 — The WLA Prize in Computer Science or Mathematics includes a $1.4 million (RMB 10 million) award

Seven graduate students from Berkeley Engineering have been appointed Siebel Scholars.

Seven honored as Siebel Scholars

09/22/22 — Seven Berkeley engineering students have been named to the Siebel Scholars Foundation’s class of 2023

EPIC Data Lab harnesses computer science to help society

09/13/22 — CDSS: New lab is building data tools that allow justice system workers, journalists and other non-programmers to benefit from the latest computer science advances

Researchers win $5M to launch center that advances decentralization technology

08/04/22 — CDSS: Algorand Foundation funding to help democratize access to data and ensure that data remains secure

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Just for you

08/02/22 — Research reveals manipulative tendencies of content recommender systems and possible ways to prevent them

Plenoxels rendering of a plant in 3D space

Plenoxels convert 2D images into navigable, photorealistic 3D worlds in minutes

06/16/22 — Innovative technology makes 3D-rendering process fast and practical for a range of applications

Berkeley launches Sky Computing Lab to revolutionize the cloud industry

05/25/22 — CDSS: Research lab aims to build a new backbone for interconnected cloud computing.