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| Abbreviation | CITRIS |
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| Formation | July 1, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-07-01) |
| Type | Governor Gray Davis Institute for Science and Innovation |
| Purpose | To create technological solutions for emerging societal issues |
| Headquarters | Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley campus |
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| Fields | Technology,Policy,sciences,design |
Director | Costas Spanos |
Parent organization | University of California |
| Subsidiaries | CITRIS Foundry[1] |
| Staff | over 300 faculty |
TheCenter for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) is a research institute operated by the University of California to facilitate the real-world applications of technological research. Approved in 2000,[2] it is part of theGovernor Gray Davis Institutes for Science and Innovation, along with theCalifornia Institute for Quantitative Biosciences,California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, and theCalifornia Nanosystems Institute.[3] Headquartered atUC Berkeley, CITRIS was founded in 2001 from a desire to see innovative technologies put to practical use in improving the quality of life for people.[3][4] CITRIS's partner campuses include UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz.
CITRIS's cross-campus collaborations include works with theUC Davis School of Medicine, theUC Berkeley School of Public Health, the UC Merced Water Research Program, and theBerkeley Center for New Media. CITRIS also addresses state and national level issues through funded research programs and active collaboration with theCalifornia Energy Commission, the California Telehealth Network, and many others.
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute have expanded their research to address the subcategories of Core Technology and Technology and Society.[5]
A notable example is of the 2012Floating Sensor Network project, which collected data to help researchers and scientists better understand how water flows from theSacramento-San Joaqiun River Delta to pumping stations and the San Francisco Bay. It is a collaborative effort between CITRIS and UC Berkeley's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Electrical Engineering.
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