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UCI team shows off its prototype for Hyperloop transportation system at competition

EVENT: Female industry leaders and academics will take part in a panel discussion at the University of California, Irvine on women in gaming, with an emphasis on eSports and other competitions. The panelists, including prominent professional and club players and designers, will examine gaming’s cultural dynamics and how women can better be encouraged to pursue it […]

Calit2 researchers advance biotechnology with fast computers and carnivorous plants

Alfred Kobsa, UCI professor of informatics, is part of an international team that recently received $882,000 from the National Science Foundation and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. The award will fund research to improve users’ privacy decisions within the “Internet of Things,” which is the network connectivity among household items that enable them to collect […]

Seeing video games as the next frontier in college athletics, UCI launches player scholarships and a first-of-its-kind arena

Alumna encourages other minority women to enter technology and engineering fields

Alum’s apps promote autonomy for clients with disabilities

Irvine-based Cylance Inc. has donated $50,000 to computer science professors Alex Ihler and Padhraic Smyth to support the activities of UCI’s Center for Machine Learning & Intelligent Systems. The funds will be used to draw distinguished speakers to campus for the center’s weekly seminar series and to recruit Ph.D. students in machine learning. Founded in 2012, Cylance develops cybersecurity software employing […]

Campus aims to boost Ph.D. candidates by 35 percent over next five years

Honor is conferred for distinguished contributions to their fields