CITRIS UC Santa Cruz homepage
Citation
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, UC Santa Cruz. “About CITRIS and the Banatao Institute.” Web page, citris.ucsc.edu, date not stated. https://citris.ucsc.edu/. Read 2026-10-26.
Bottom line
- CITRIS is the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society. It is “a multi-campus initiative” of UC Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Davis and Merced, “Established in 2001”. Its aim is “to shorten the pipeline between world-class laboratory research and the development of impact applications”.
- The UC Santa Cruz site has no page on compute or AI. Its programs are campus seed grants, student grants and a drone program.
Background
The homepage is also the site’s About text: the site has no separate About page.
Key claims
- “CITRIS leverages the interdisciplinary research strengths of UC Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Davis and Merced to advance the University of California’s mission.”
- “Together with many public and private partners, we are shaping the future of technology in ways that cross traditional boundaries.”
- “Proximity to Silicon Valley makes UC Santa Cruz a natural place to engage the world’s industrial leaders”.
- Focus areas named: energy, water and transportation systems; “fostering civic engagement in the digital era”; robotics and automation; health care delivery.
Evidence and method
The campus site’s own page (368 words, mostly menus).
Pages taken, and why:
- CITRIS UC Santa Cruz affiliates: its partners.
- CITRIS UC Santa Cruz programs: what it funds.
- CITRIS UC Santa Cruz leadership and staff: who to contact.
No page on the site is about compute, AI or partnerships with companies.
Limits
- No budget, member companies or figures.