When Reality is the Canvas

January 28, 2026 Aditi Majumder insists you come visit her lab in the UC Irvine CalIT2 building. Not out of ego or salesmanship, but because words and videos can’t quite do her team’s work justice. After seeing it in person, it’s hard to disagree. Because what Summit Technology Labora
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Danelle Jobe (left) and Gisela Lin are the newest additions to Calit2’s staff support for research development.

New Staff Join Calit2 to Bolster Research Development

February 12, 2026 Two key additions to the Calit2 staff have been hired to support the research enterprise: Danelle Jobe will support proposal submission and post-award management, and Gisela Lin will support research development and industry relations.  Danelle joined Calit2 in Janua
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IRT Program Launches with Orientation Session

February 3, 2026 The Interdisciplinary Research Teams (IRT) program officially launched at the start of this month with an orientation session for participants. This year’s program features 42 projects each led by one UC Irvine Ph.D. candidate. More than 100 undergraduates are partici
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CalIT2 Holds Semiconductor Training Program for Visiting Students

January 28, 2026 The CalIT2 semiconductor winter training program wrapped up at the end of January. Organized by Professor G.P. Li, the training program introduces students to the semiconductor ecosystem and connects it to modern semiconductor-enabled systems, including IoT and edge A
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CalIT2 Symposium on Disaster Resilience: Data Driven Insurability

January 27, 2026 The CalIT2 Symposium on Disaster Resilience: Data Driven Insurability is a full-day event on Thursday, February 12, 2006, that brings together leading disaster and fire professionals, the insurance and risk modeling industry, government agencies, regulators, researche
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Creating Materials that Change Color and Temperature

January 26, 2026 A coat that adjusts its temperature with the climate. Military camouflage fatigue that changes colors to blend into its surroundings. These are just some of the smart fabrics Alon Gorodetsky envisions can be possible as he unlocks the secrets of how cephalopods change
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Congrats to Calit2 Director, Athina Markopoulou, for being elected ACM Fellow

Congratulations to Calit2 Director, Athina Markopoulou, for being elected ACM Fellow. Read more about this great honor at this link.
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Senior Leadership from Universidad Panamericana Tour CalIT2 on First-ever Visit to UC Irvine

Exploring opportunities for collaborations beyond their borders, the chancellors of the Universidad Panamericana campuses of Guadalajara and Aguascalientes, as well as the vice chancellor and provost, visited CalIT2 to learn more about the institute’s research and see several lab demo
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CalIT2 Building Residents and Affiliated Researchers Gather for Festivities

The CalIT2 Building atrium was adorned with lights, garland and even a tree for the annual Institute’s holiday party.
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Sergio Gago-Masague Named First CALIT2 Associate Director for Training Programs  

Nov. 6, 2025 Sergio Gago-Masague, an associate professor of teaching and vice chair of the professional master’s program in computer science, adds another title under his belt: the first California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CALIT2) associate di
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