January 8, 2025
Jelani Nelson considers human thought with computer science tools
CDSS profiles CS Division Chair Jelani Nelson about his research and philosophy on coding, education and curricula reform.
Faculty
December 13, 2024
Pilawa Group wins Best Paper Award at IEEE-ECCE Europe
EECS graduate student Francesca Giardine and alumna Kelly Fernandez (Ph.D. “23), alongside EECS Professor Robert Pilawa-Podgurski, have been honored with the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Energy Conversion Conference and Expo – Europe (ECCE Europe) for their pioneering work in energy conversion for solar applications. Presented at ECCE Europe…
December 12, 2024
Ana Arias elevated to IEEE Fellow
Ana Arias, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and Chair of the Electrical Engineering (EE) Division, has been elevated to the rank of IEEE Fellow. This honor is bestowed upon individuals who demonstrate “unusual distinction in the profession,” recognizing their exceptional contributions to the field of engineering. The…
December 9, 2024
Jan Rabaey receives IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal
EECS Professor Jan Rabaey has won the 2025 IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal for his exceptional contributions to education in the fields of interest of IEEE. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who have made a significant impact on engineering education through innovative teaching, research, and leadership. The IEEE…
November 4, 2024
Physical Intelligence, a Robot A.I. Specialist, Raises Millions From Bezos
Physical Intelligence, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by EECS Associate Professor Sergey Levine, announced it had raised $400 million in financing from major investors. The company aims to develop foundational software designed to be compatible with any robot, moving away from the traditional method of creating software tailored to specific…
October 30, 2024
Robots could help close surgeons’ skill gaps and improve patient outcomes
Robots could soon play a larger role in surgery thanks to recent AI developments, experts said in a new Science Robotics paper published today. “A surgeon’s dexterity often separates the good surgeons from the great ones,” wrote…
October 18, 2024
The Pipeline: How Russian propaganda reaches and influences the U.S.
Hany Farid, a professor of digital forensics at the University of California, Berkeley, identified evidence of AI manipulation in a handful of recent Storm-1516 videos, including one from July of a man posing as a luxury car salesman to falsely claim to have sold Zelenska a…
October 17, 2024
Berkeley researchers receive ARPA-H awards
EECS Associate Professor Rikky Muller is part of a team led by Carnegie Mellon University that will create implantable bioelectronic devices to address obesity and diabetes through a six-year project called RX On-site Generation Using Electronics (ROGUE). ROGUE will precisely stimulate cells within a device to produce…
October 15, 2024
Public trust in U.S. elections is decreasing. But should it be?
Recent polls show public trust in the integrity of U.S. elections is decreasing, largely among Republicans. But this doesn’t signal that our elections are getting less reliable, UC Berkeley scholars said. In fact, elections in the U.S. are more secure and the results are…
October 10, 2024
Alvin Cheung wins Dahl-Nygaard Junior Prize
CS Associate Professor Alvin Cheung has been awarded the Dahl-Nygaard Junior Prize. Cheung was cited for his groundbreaking work on “verified lifting,” applying ideas from program synthesis to dramatically improve the end-to-end performance of database-backed applications. The Dahl-Nygaard Prizes, founded in 2004 by the Association Internationale Pour les Technologies Objets (AITO),…