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From fire-detecting drone swarms to optimally efficient human-autonomy collaboration, the UC Davis mechanical and aerospace engineer uses complex technological systems to address complex challenges.

Smoke is the age-old indicator of a wildfire in California. When caught by camera, satellite or watchtower, visible smoke gives authorities the signal to evacuate affected populations and send out containment forces. But in the time it takes to spot the smoke, the flames may have the chance to blaze across acres of land.

The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) at the University of California (UC) are honored to announce the inaugural recipients of the 2024 CITRIS Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards.

The mission of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) is even more vital today than at our founding in 2001, with the rapid evolution and widespread impact of emerging technologies demanding thoughtful consideration of how they are deployed, how they affect the workforce and whom they serve.

As we celebrate the past year, we rejoice in our collective successes and renew our commitment to serve as a catalyst and convener for the UC community, driving the future of innovation for California and beyond.

How can you adjust a machine learning algorithm to better detect diseases in biological samples? How do you write a program that can make sense of diverse data sources? What do you do if there’s a regional shortage of an important chemical you need for your experiments this week?

The 2024–25 CITRIS Aviation Prize brings together students, researchers and professionals from diverse backgrounds to design critical aviation simulations and subsystems, integrating air transit into campus transportation networks and empowering efficient intercampus travel.

This competition is open to all students at the four CITRIS campuses at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz.

Developed in part with support from a 2022 Seed Award, the Interactive Care Platform — called I-Care for short — responds to the needs of a growing population of older adults with cognitive impairment, allowing them to continue to live safely in their own homes for as long as possible.

Shima Nazari, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis, works on the electrification of off-road machinery.

You get bonus points for owning an emergency radio or having a go bag on hand. Need to wrangle multiple stressed-out pets? Start off with a penalty.

ACTIVATE, a public-private initiative that works to bridge telehealth technology gaps in California’s Central Valley, has placed third in the Prime Health Innovation Challenge in California.

Saif Islam, campus director of CITRIS at UC Davis, has been awarded the 2024 Aden and Marjorie Meinel Technology Achievement Award by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. He was honored for his innovative work in ultra-fast and highly efficient photodetectors enabled by photon-trapping structures.