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February 18, 2025
Natacha Crooks named Sloan Fellow
EECS Assistant Professor Natacha Crooks has been awarded a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship, granted annually to “honor exceptional researchers at U.S. and Canadian educational institutions whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders,” according to an announcement issued today (Feb. 18). …

February 12, 2025
Stuart Russell elected to the National Academy of Engineering
EECS Professor Stuart Russell has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Russell was recognized “for contributions to developments in artificial intelligence, including reasoning, probabilistic modeling, planning, safety, and education.” Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the…

February 12, 2025
Michael I. Jordan named Frontiers of Knowledge Laureate
EECS and Statistics Professor Emeritus and Professor of the Graduate School Michael I. Jordan has been named a Frontiers of Knowledge Laureate. The 17th edition of the award recognizes and rewards excellence in research and cultural creation, especially contributions that have achieved broad impact due to their originality and significance.

February 3, 2025
Boubacar Kante named Optica Fellow
EECS Professor Boubacar Kante has been elected as an Optica Fellow, one of the highest honors in the field of optics and photonics. Kante was recognized “for creating and demonstrating new concepts in modern electromagnetics, particularly a path toward very-high-power, broad-area single-mode semiconductor lasers.” Optica Fellows are selected based on…
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February 12, 2025
20 UC Berkeley alumni, students and faculty shine on Forbes 30 Under 30 list
EECS alumni named in Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

January 30, 2025
NBC News: Ion Stoica on DeepSeek
EECS Professor Ion Stoica discusses DeepSeek with Gadi Schwartz on NBC News NOW.

January 17, 2025
Ion Stoica featured on Sequoia Capital’s Training Data podcast
EECS Professor and Databricks co-founder Ion Stoica is featured on Sequoia Capital’s Training Data podcast.

January 14, 2025
Ken Goldberg featured on Armchair Expert
EECS Professor Ken Goldberg is featured as a guest on Armchair Expert. “Ken joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being born in Nigeria, growing up in rough and tumble City of Brotherly Love, and on how that taught him how to not take things lying down. Ken and Dax address…