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July 28, 2026
In a study published today in Nature Photonics, researchers designed a computational microscope capable of capturing micron-scale resolution across multi-centimeter areas at faster-than-video rates. Using an array of 48 camera sensors and computational imaging “tricks,” their new microscope was able to capture videos at a rate of…
July 6, 2026
UC Berkeley and UCSF have launched a joint program called the Bakar Computational Biomedicine Initiative to develop the frontier of AI and biomedicine, tremendously accelerating advances in clinical care. The new partnership brings together world-class faculty expertise in computing, AI, statistics, biology and medicine, to speed discovery…
July 6, 2026
“This breakthrough could help enable a new generation of compact and energy-efficient photonic technologies,” said principal investigator Boubacar Kanté, a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley and a faculty scientist at Berkeley Lab. “More broadly, our approach, which I call orthogonal optoelectronics, enables…
July 2, 2026
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at UC Berkeley is pleased to announce that Professor Ana Arias has officially assumed the role of Department Chair. Arias succeeds Jelani Nelson, who is stepping down to take an industrial leave of absence. The…
June 25, 2026
EECS Professor Alyosha “Alexei” Efros has been awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Achievement Award. This honor is awarded annually to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Efros was honored “For pioneering work in data-driven and machine…
July 16, 2026
EECS professor and Associate Provost of BA&SC…
June 26, 2026
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli reflects on his 50-year legacy…
June 25, 2026
We always hear that AI will cure…
June 2, 2026
Carla Bassil’s machine learning-assisted device could improve food safety…
January 29, 2026
Traditional cameras rely on bulky glass lenses…
December 10, 2025
The EECS Department is proud to present the 2025…