Centered at UC Berkeley, CITRIS conducts research on problems that have a major impact on our economy and quality of life: conserving energy; education; saving lives, property, and productivity in the wake of disasters; boosting transportation efficiency; advancing diagnosis and treatment of disease; and expanding business growth through much richer personalized information services. More than 100 faculty members in engineering, science, social science, law, information management, health care, and other disciplines at four UC campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Santa Cruz, Merced) are collaborating with researchers at more than 60 supporting companies on CITRIS research.
Many of our most exciting research projects involve collaborations between technologists; experts in a particular applications domain such as health, transportation, design of energy-efficient buildings; and researchers who are interested in the ethical, legal and societal implications of information technology.