by Jessie YingFrom left to right: Gideon Ukpai, Alvina Kam, Matthew Powell-PalmA group of Master of Engineering and PhD students recently placed 2nd in the “Hardware for Good” category of the Big Idea competition at UC Berkeley. Their project utilizes …
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Applying virtual reality to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
By Prithiv NatarajanPhoto credit: USPTOA Washington trip was promised to the members of our Capstone team by our faculty advisor, Prof. Lee Fleming, under the conditions of collaborating with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and of…
GenomEdge: A rising genomics startup built by three MEng students
By Caroline OstermanPhoto by John Schnobrich on Unsplash.It all started during the first week of the Berkeley MEng program. Arjun Bidesi, MEng ’19 (IEOR), eager to pave his way in the booming startup world of the Silicon Valley, went straight to work n…
From $30,000 to $200: These Berkeley students hope to slash the cost of prosthetic hands with…
From $30,000 to $200: These Berkeley students hope to slash the cost of prosthetic hands with their innovative controller boardBy Jessie YingIt’s an electronic board no larger than one’s palm — yet it holds the potential to revolutionize the prosthetic…
Blue River Technology: How robotics and machine learning are transforming the future of farming
By Caroline OstermanFaces of advanced farming technology. A group of Blue River employees pictured at a test farm in Lubbock, Texas.What happens when you apply machine learning and robotics to agriculture? Blue River Technology, based in Sunnyvale, Cal…
8th annual MEng Capstone Showcase: How will engineering leaders change our future?
What can engineering students from UC Berkeley, one of the top engineering schools in the world, create in 9 months? The answer: a great deal — from AI that detects fraud in Bitcoin transaction, to an exercise bike that responses to fatigue, to a VR to…
MEng + SkyDeck Startup Networking Night 2019
SkyDeck: Berkeley’s largest startup acceleratorBerkeley SkyDeck is UC Berkeley’s largest startup accelerator since 2012 — moving over 300 startups through its doors. SkyDeck has built a reputation for helping some of Berkeley’s top founders build their…
Luna Izpisua Rodriguez: Bridging engineering and arts
By Jessie YingCredit: mettacite.comAmong all the alumni that have graduated from the Master of Engineering (MEng) program at UC Berkeley, Luna Izpisua Rodriguez immediately stands out. Instead of following the common MEng graduate career path as a tech…
MEng students won Bose AR Pitch Competition Grand Prize
MEng students win Bose AR Pitch Competition Grand PrizeBy Jessie YingA team from UC Berkeley College of Engineering won the Grand Prize at Bose AR x Capital Factory Pitch Competition! The Award Ceremony was hosted at the South by Southwest Conference (…
Team Infinity takes South By Southwest
By Clara Lim, Emma Leiner, Kenneth Lim, Minsoo Kang (Patrick), Ziyu LiTeam Infinity, Team Velocity and Coleman Fung at the Blue Goji BoothSouth by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomerate of film, interactive media, and conferences that occurs in mid…