Berkeley CS
Welcome to the Computer Science Division at UC Berkeley, one of the strongest programs in the country. We are renowned for our innovations in teaching and research. Berkeley teaches the researchers that become award winning faculty members at other universities. This website tells the story of our unique research culture and impact, and our commitment to excellence in teaching.
Research
Our research areas include computer architecture, theory, security, programming languages, numerical methods, AI, human-computer interaction, and computational biology, among others.
Recent News
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April 17, 2024
Francisca Vasconcelos chosen as Paul and Daisy Soros New American fellow
EECS Ph.D. student Francisca Vasconcelos (advisors: Jordan and Vazirani) has been chosen as a Paul and Daisy Soros fellow. She will receive up to $90,000 to support her graduate education as part of the Paul and Daisy Soros New American Fellowship, a merit-based program for immigrants and children of immigrants.
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April 17, 2024
AI Language Models Allow Researchers to Explore New Frontiers in Bioengineering
In a new preprint, researchers from Berkeley EECS, the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI), the NSF Center for Genetically Encoded Materials (C-GEM), the Center for Computational Biology, led by IGI and C-GEM Investigator Jamie Cate, share deep learning models that bring us closer to using ribosomes as multi-purpose factories. EECS undergraduate…
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April 09, 2024
How to keep AI from killing us all
As companies build ever more powerful AI systems — with capabilities that rival or even exceed those of humans — research into AI safety is lagging far behind. “I think the only way forward is to figure out how to make AI safety a condition of doing business,” said UC…
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EECS Joint Colloquium
The weekly EECS Colloquium offers our faculty a chance to invite speakers offering a wide range of experiences covering topics in both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science to engage with the department.
Support the Gier Memorial Project
A community is defined by the heroes it chooses to celebrate. We invite you to join the EECS department in recognizing a previously overlooked hero, Berkeley EE Prof. Joseph T. Gier, the University of California’s first tenured Black professor.
EECS Excellence Fund
A gift to the EECS Excellence Fund extends Berkeley’s long-standing leadership and excellence in education and research in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.