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CITRIS Day 2015: Data, Discovery & Learning in the Interest of Society

By CITRIS, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, CITRIS Foundry, CITRIS Invention Lab, CITRIS Social Apps Lab, Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory

Date and time

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 · 8:30am - 5pm PDT

Location

Banatao Auditorium

Sutardja Dai Hall UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720

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Description

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015
8:30AM – 5:00PM
SUTARDJA DAI HALL, UC BERKELEY

CITRIS Day 2015: Data, Discovery & Learning in the Interest of Society

CITRIS Day is the inaugural showcase of emerging research, leading-edge applications, collaboration opportunities and societal impact at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society.

EVENT PARTICIPANTS

  • Industrial partners and collaborators including Senior Managers and Technical Directors
  • Research and laboratory directors from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz
  • Faculty, postdocs, PhD candidates, and Masters candidates from the CITRIS research community
  • Startup founders from our invention ecosystem

PROGRAM

8:30am Registration and Breakfast 9:00am Welcome: Camille Crittenden, CITRIS Deputy Director 9:15am Opening Remarks: Costas Spanos, CITRIS Director 9:30am An Open Letter from Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Researchers: Professor Stuart Russell, Computer Science, UC Berkeley 9:45 Keynote: "How Making Can Change Your Mind", Dale Dougherty, Founder and Executive Chairman of Maker Media, Inc. 10:15 Break 10:30 Panel: "Will Deep Learning Revolutionize Robotics?" Moderated by Prof. Ken Goldberg. Panelists: Pieter Abbeel (UC Berkeley), Trevor Darrell (UC Berkeley), Anca Dragan (UC Berkeley), Jitendra Malik (UC Berkeley), and Ashutosh Saxena (Cornell University, Stanford University) 11:15 Panel: "The Future of Technology-Mediated Education" Moderated by Prof. Björn Hartmann
Panelists: Chris Bezsylko (AltSchool), John Denero (UC Berkeley), Armando Fox (UC Berkeley; MOOClab), and Katherine Kim (The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis) 12:00pm Networking Lunch 12:45pm Founder's Address: Governor Gray Davis 1:00pm Panel: "Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a University Environment", Moderated by Prof. Paul K. Wright
Panelists: Governor Gray Davis (37th Governor of California); Nick Kohut (Dash Robotics), Peter Minor (CITRIS Foundry); Patrick Scaglia (CITRIS Foundry); Anna Schneider (WattTime)
2:00pm

Open Houses, Demos, and Displays

3:00pm Inaugural CITRIS Membership Meeting (by invitation only) 4:00pm Reception with CITRIS Leaders and Affiliated Faculty

FEATURING

CITRIS Connected Communities Initiative
CITRIS Health Initiative
CITRIS People and Robots Initiative
CITRIS Sustainable Infrastructures Initiative

On behalf of the faculty, students and partners, we look forward to seeing you!

Costas Spanos, CITRIS Director
Camille Crittenden, CITRIS Deputy Director


FAQs

What is the deadline to RSVP?

The deadline to RSVP is October 9th, Friday at 10am PST. Please contact CITRIS Events Manager Lorie Mariano at lorie@citris-uc.org or (510) 316-4922 if you would like to RSVP after the deadline has passed.

How do I get to CITRIS and what are my transport/parking options?

Please find CITRIS visitor information here: http://citris-uc.org/visitor-information/

The Banatao Auditorium and Kvamme Atrium are located on the main floor/third floor of Sutardja Dai Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. The nearest street address to Sutardja Dai Hall is 2594 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA., 94720.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Please contact CITRIS Events Manager Lorie Mariano at lorie@citris-uc.org or (510) 316-4922 with any event-related questions. Visit the full CITRIS Day event website at http://citrisday.org. To bring you the best of the CITRIS community, program details are subject to change.

Do I have to bring a printed ticket to the event?

You do not need to print out a ticket to the event. Check-in will be available at the main entrance of Sutardja Dai Hall.

Organized by

CITRIS

The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) creates information technology solutions for society’s most pressing challenges.

http://citris-uc.org/

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