Op-ed: Quantum computing, the internet will soon need an upgradeBy Garey B. Fleeman, MEng ’20 (EECS)Photo by John Schnobrich on UnsplashThe speeding up of computers has drastically changed the modern world. According to Moore’s law, the computing power…
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From graduate student to data scientist: My two cents on making a successful transition
By Joel Prince Varghese, MEng ’16 (IEOR)I graduated with a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Berkeley in 2016. Berkeley was awesome. Period. However, getting that first data science job for someone like…
Op-ed: The need for personalized healthcare
Op-Ed: Challenging the Hype over Personalized MedicineBy Reef Aldayafleh, MEng ’20 (BIOE)We grow up being told to embrace our unique characteristics. We customize our phones, clothes, and drinks to our personal preferences. So why not customize our med…
Op-ed: How the filamentous underworld will help our forests survive
By Gina Myers, MEng ’20 (BIOE)The mention of fungi often bears ideas of a deadly inoculation that is anything but desirable. The notion of pathology is understandable, after the destruction wrought by fungal diseases like Dutch Elm and Needle Blight. T…
Op-ed: The technologies behind the future of transportation
By Elena Aung, MEng ’20 (CEE)The technologies that will put order to the chaos that is urban mobility aren’t the trendy new ones like ride-hailing or autonomous vehicles. The complex urban mobility problem requires technologies that enable connection a…
Op-ed: Fusion power is a strong alternative energy source
By Christopher Reis, MEng ’20 (NE)Humanity hasn’t really done a great job when it comes to energy production. We are able to meet our needs but at the cost of polluting the environment with waste and releasing several billion tons of carbon dioxide int…
How to approach ethical dilemmas in the workplace
By Tiffany Tao, MEng ’20 (ME)On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, the Fung Institute had the pleasure of hosting Sonia Banerji as a guest speaker for the E270M: Professional Ethics in Technology, Law, and Business, a Spring bootcamp class within the Master of…
Op-ed: The potential of wearable health technologies on the future
By Gregory Suematsu, MEng ’20 (BIOE)The watch — an accessory we traditionally used to track time — is transforming into a device that tracks our health. The wearable health technologies field is flourishing due to the emergence of MEMS technology, enab…
Op-ed: Deepfakes — Don’t believe anything you see on the internet
Op-ed: Deepfakes — Don’t believe anything you see on the internetBy Ujjwal Singhania, MEng ’20 (EECS)One of the images below is real and the other has been manipulated by a computer (known as a deepfake image). Take a few seconds and try to figure out …
Op-ed: Virtual reality has powerful potential in education and experiential learning
By Melody Mao, MEng ’20 (EECS)Photo by stem.T4L on UnsplashIt’s dizzying.You open your eyes to a new world — or perhaps one long past. The full sky unfolds above your head, rippling with a thousand pterodactyl wings. Tilt your head back: they pass over…
