5 UC researchers receive CITRIS-CDSS Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards

The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) at the University of California (UC) and the UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) are honored to announce the recipients of the 2025 CITRIS-CDSS Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards.

Made possible with support from the Academic Innovation Catalyst, this program aims to transform faculty-developed research into viable commercial solutions for some of society’s most critical concerns. Each awardee receives up to $200,000 over two years and access to the CITRIS Foundry incubator to help move their work from the laboratory to the market. 

“At its core, this program is about advancing technology that serves the public good,” said Matt Sonsini, principal and co-founder of AIC and member of the CITRIS advisory board. “The ingenuity of UC faculty combined with the right support, resources and pathways to scale has the power to turn breakthrough research into solutions that address society’s most pressing challenges.” View the full CITRIS announcement.