UC Berkeley CDSS

Gateway, the new home of the UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, has been designed to encourage movement, connection and collaboration. @fastcompany.com @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @genslerdesign.bsky.social

John DeNero Ph.D. ‘10 addressed students, parents and alums at UC Berkeley Homecoming, sharing his experiences in designing curriculum and educational support tools for computer and data science students. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3VV20zq ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #CalHC #BerkeleyTime #AI #Education

BIDMaP's Kristin Persson Awarded 2026 Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence On October 19, Kristin was named as an individual laureate of the 2026 Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence. Read More: bidmap.berkeley.edu/news

CDSS invites applicants for faculty positions in computational biomedicine; AI for biology; computer science and statistics; statistics, probability, and data science; and electronic, functional, and quantum materials. https://bit.ly/3OjKH3J ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

UC Berkeley researchers have been awarded $1.7M from Google.org to advance medical discovery using AI. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4hUBn4H ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social ucjointcph.bsky.social #UCBerkeley #PeopleOfCDSS #AIforScience #Health

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi recently visited the UC Berkeley campus to address students and faculty developing AI technologies, imploring them to center compassion in their work. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4B5wTRu @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #Education #AI #UCBerkeley

Learn how the design of the Barbara and Gerson Bakar Gateway – the new home of the UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society – focuses on human interaction and collaboration. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4hMrLJf @genslerdesign.bsky.social ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Faculty from 10 colleges & universities recently gathered at UC Berkeley for a Responsible Computing Challenge meeting to discuss undergrad curriculum development that bridges disciplines & considers the social contexts of computing technology. https://bit.ly/4ya2Zch ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

UC Berkeley’s undergraduate data science program retained its No. 1 spot in the U.S. News and World Report rankings, and ranked No. 4 in computer science. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4dRdytk ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social usnews.com #DataScience #ComputerScience #UCBerkeley #USNWR #Rankings

The math behind your social feed, music recommendations and today’s AI traces back to work by Jennifer Chayes, Dean of @berkeleycdss.bsky.social. Hear more from Chayes on @scifri.bsky.social about these fields — and her interdisciplinary work connecting them. bit.ly/3SGGpJN

Join us on Sept. 30 for A Conversation on Compassion and AI with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi. 🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4yc2C1I ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #Education #AI #UCBerkeley

UC Berkeley has launched the Master of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – a full-time program for students to develop mastery of the computational & statistical foundations of AI & ML to create, improve & responsibly deploy state-of-the-art systems. Info sessions: https://bit.ly/4gMW7Ml

UC Berkeley researchers create a new AI model for DNA to unlock secrets of the human genome. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4r0jKoi Ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social innovativegenomics.bsky.social @nature.com #Health #DNA #Genomics #ComputationalBiomedicine #AI #Berkeley #UCBerkeley

Dean Jennifer Chayes joined Science Friday to discuss her unique path building connections between math, networks and AI with other disciplines to address challenging problems. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4xf41Dn @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @scifri.bsky.social #UCBerkeley #Math #AI #MachineLearning

CDSS welcomes six new faculty members: Behcet Açıkmeşe, YoungJu Jo, Asir Khan, Kater Murch, Jingfeng Wu and Kevin Yang! 🎉 🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qVhZZK ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #PeopleOfCDSS #NewFaculty #Statistics #ComputerScience #ElectricalEngineering #UCBerkeley

Welcome back, Bears! 🐻 Here are some highlights from the Gateway open house and GBO events last week! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4qMfOY3 📸: 1-2 by KLC fotos / Don Collier; 3-4 by KLC fotos / Marcus Edwards #UCBerkeley #DataScience #Computing #Statistics #OpenHouse #GBO ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Dawn Song, a UC Berkeley professor of computer science, spoke with UC Berkeley News on the safety challenges posed by agentic AI, and how expanded access to AI education can guide responsible development of these systems. 🔗 Q&A: https://bit.ly/4xnraob #UCBerkeley #AI #Education #PeopleOfCDSS

UC Berkeley has launched the Master of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – a full-time, in-person program for students to develop mastery of the computational & statistical foundations of AI and ML to create, improve and responsibly deploy state-of-the-art systems. https://bit.ly/4gMW7Ml

Transfer students prepare for their UC Berkeley journey this fall through a new CDSS program – Transfer Launch! 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4wHyR7r ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

UC Berkeley scientists say AI can move beyond data centers to more energy-efficient options. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3TW5Qal schmidtdse.bsky.social natureatcal.bsky.social ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #Berkeley #DataScience #OpenSource #OpenScience #PeopleOfCDSS

We're excited to welcome the community for an open house at the Barbara and Gerson Bakar Gateway! 🎉 📅 Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 🕐 Time: 2-4 p.m. 📍Location: 2300 Hearst Ave., UC Berkeley campus 🔗 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4wmDnrS berkeleyinspire.bsky.social ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

With new data science tools, UC Berkeley researchers at Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment are helping national parks in the Mojave Desert quickly assess fire damage — and plan for recovery. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4wnEl7g schmidtdse.bsky.social ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Thank you Berkeley News (@uofcalifornia.bsky.social) for featuring our suite of data science tools to support wildfire recovery: news.berkeley.edu/2026/08/05/w... #DataScience #FireRecovery #VegetationModeling #JoshuaTrees #OpenScience #OpenSource

Researchers at UC Berkeley EECS have developed a microscope for large-scale imaging of dynamic samples – a breakthrough in the field of computational microscopy. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3U3BP8q berkeleyengineer.bsky.social ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #UCBerkeley #Microscopy #EECS

Join us in one week for the Agentic AI Summit 2026, bringing together researchers, industry leaders & the global community to shape the future of AI! 🔗 Register for the free livestream: https://bit.ly/3RyzHov ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #AgenticAI #AI #UCBerkeley #UCBerkeley

Researchers at UC Berkeley EECS and berkeleylab.lbl.gov have developed a new way to power nanoscale light-generating devices with electricity – without compromising their efficiency. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4yp2SLo berkeleyengineer.bsky.social ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

UC Berkeley & UCSF have launched the Bakar Computational Biomedicine Initiative to develop the frontier of AI and biomedicine and accelerate advances in clinical care. https://bit.ly/4p8bEZS ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social berkeleyinspire.bsky.social ucbids.bsky.social

Join us for the Agentic AI Summit 2026, August 1-2 at UC Berkeley! Early bird ticket sales end soon. 🔗 Read more: https://rdi.berkeley.edu/events/agentic-ai-summit-2026 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #AgenticAI #AI #UCBerkeley

UC Berkeley researchers have discovered a new way to better detect sudden cardiac death risk. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/44yMPN3 ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social ucjointcph.bsky.social #Healthcare #HealthData #AI #MachineLearning #UCBerkeley

$13.5 million commitment from Academic Innovation Catalyst accelerates UC Berkeley’s pipeline from breakthrough to impact. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4xpfFNk @berkeleyinspire.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #UCBerkeley #Technology #AI #DataScience

Last month, we celebrated the Barbara and Gerson Bakar Gateway nearing completion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony! 🎉 Watch the recap to catch all the highlights: https://bit.ly/4giLa5k Video credit: UC Berkeley UDAR @berkeleyinspire.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Congrats to CDSS Dean Jennifer Chayes on being recognized as a 100 Women in AI honoree! 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4ec4Y8a ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #WomenInAI #WomenInTech #Innovation #AI #PeopleOfCDSS

Congrats to computer vision and AI expert Professor Jitendra Malik on being elected to the UK's Royal Society! 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3PI7tH0 #UCBerkeley #RoyalSociety #PeopleOfCDSS ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

On May 22, CDSS held two commencement ceremonies at the Greek Theatre to recognize more than 2,000 students graduating with bachelor of arts degrees in computer science, data science and statistics. Congratulations, class of 2026! 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3PE8AYf

Michael I. Jordan addressed nearly 1,500 graduating students today at the UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society commencement ceremonies: “You are entering a complex world... Remember it's when people come together that amazing things happen.” ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

UC Berkeley students & their mentors are turning data into meaningful real-world solutions! During the Data Discovery spring symposium, over 150 researchers and mentors across multiple disciplines presented tools and innovations to a packed audience. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dKSYuZ

The Barbara and Gerson Bakar Gateway, the new home of CDSS, is nearing completion! This space will foster AI-driven discovery, interdisciplinary collaboration and provide student support as we work to find solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4uJCKbs #UCBerkeley

Kigali Sim is now published in the Journal of Open Source Software! The milestone marks a new chapter for our free, #OpenSource modeling tool w/ @unep.org to help #ReduceEmissions from the worst greenhouse gases. Read: joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21... Explore: dse.berkeley.edu/programs/red...

Last chance to grab CDSS gear from the pop-up shop! Order before 8 a.m. tomorrow, May 7. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4865l1I #UCBerkeley #CDSS #PopUpShop

Join us on Thursday, May 7 for the CDSS Data Discovery Spring Symposium! Network with UC Berkeley students and faculty who are enthusiastic about data science, hear from keynote speakers and discover groundbreaking research projects that are shaping the future. 🔗 https://bit.ly/41rvAfe

The College of Computing, Data Science, and Society welcomed new admits, prospective students and their families on #CalDay! #GoBears 🐻 #UCBerkeley

There is still time to purchase CDSS gear! Grab a t-shirt, cap, sweatshirt and more before the shop closes on May 7. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4865l1I #UCBerkeley #CDSS #PopUpShop

We are hiring a Senior College Advisor! This role will serve as the college’s academic advising expert and consultant to college advisors, deans, departmental advisors and key campus partners. 🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3OjKH3J #NowHiring #UCBerkeley #StudentSuccess

UC Berkeley Data Science alum Lydia Sidhom (B.A. ‘25) uses data analytics at the @washingtonpost.com to turn hidden and complex data into verified, groundbreaking stories. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4u1sydI #UCBerkeley #Alumni #DataScience #DataJournalism #PoliticalScience #PeopleOfCDSS

Michael Jordan, the Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and the Department of Statistics, will speak at the CDSS undergraduate commencement ceremonies on May 22. 🔗 Read more:https://bit.ly/3OwVL1lhttps://bit.ly/3OwVL1l

The CDSS pop-up shop is now open! Show your CDSS pride with t-shirts, caps, hoodies and more. 🐻🧢👕 🔗 Grab your gear today! https://bit.ly/4865l1I #UCBerkeley #CDSS #PopUpShop