On her passion for optimization analytics and her exploration of data science to bring about impact in her societies.Esther Fernandez-Bravo is a Berkeley MEng candidate studying Industrial Engineering & Operations Research (IEOR). Here, she discuss…
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Op-ed: Tackling biases in natural language processing
By Tung-Ling (Tony) Li, MEng ’22 (IEOR)This op-ed is part of a series from E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. In this course, Master of Engineering students were challenged to communicate a topic they found interesting to a broad audience of…
Capstone Spotlight: Curbside Data Analysis for Traffic Patterns
Applying the neural network model to identify trends in traffic patterns in busy city intersectionsEach year, Berkeley MEng candidates embark on a two-semester capstone experience where they work with faculty or industry partners to bring solutions for…
Op-ed: Virtual reality video games in healthcare
By Weiyu Feng, MEng ’22 (EECS)This op-ed is part of a series from E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. In this course, Master of Engineering students were challenged to communicate a topic they found interesting to a broad audience of technica…
How a dancer’s personal experiences influenced the first student-initiated capstone project
The Berkeley MEng Heating/Cooling Pad capstone team is making contrast therapy more accessible to revolutionize injury treatment.Each UC Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng) cohort forms teams of students to engineer solutions using cutting-edge techn…
Anthony J. Konecni, MEng ’22 (NE): “Energy is a big deal.”
On his experience as a full-time US Coast Guard Reservist, part-time student, and passion on nuclear power.Anthony J. Konecni is a current Berkeley MEng student studying Nuclear Engineering (NE). Here he shares his experience as a full-time US Coast Gu…
Life in Tech: Human-Centered Design and Empathy
By Aryan Nainy-NejadHave you ever looked at something and wondered how it was made, what thought was put into the design of it, and why the final result is the way that it is? Everything manmade around us probably passed through the scrutinizing stares…
DermScan team wins 2022 iHackHealth Appathon
This January, UC Berkeley’s Fung Institute and UCSF came together for the second iHackHealth Appathon, an event focused on addressing pressing needs in the healthcare field. After ideating on proposals submitted by members of the UCSF community, Berkel…
Op-ed: A warning about self-driving cars
By Jill AlexanderThis op-ed is part of a series from E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. In this course, Master of Engineering students were challenged to communicate a topic they found interesting to a broad audience of technical and non-tec…
Margaret Kolb and Mark Bauer accepted into Lecturer Teaching Fellows Program
Margaret Kolb and Mark BauerFung Institute Engineering communication instructors Margaret Kolb and Mark Bauer were accepted into the Lecturer Teaching Fellows Program at UC Berkeley this year. Here, they speak about what it means to be a Lecturer Teach…