Archive for March 2016
Summer Collider Opportunity with VC Firm
Summer Internship for Data Ninja @ Vertex Ventures Vertex Ventures (www.vertexventures.com) is an early stage Venture Capital firm based in Palo Alto, CA. The firm focuses its investments on next generation internet infrastructure and enterprise enabling products and services. We are seeking a highly analytical data engineer who can research specific categories of technology marketplaces,…
Read MoreSamsung Electronics’s Yoon Lee to speak at Jacobs Hall this Friday
On March 11th from 12-1pm, Yoon Lee,Vice President of Insight Concept and Portfolio at Samsung Electronics, will speak on “Designing with Context” in 310 Jacobs Hall as part of the Jacobs Design Conversations series. Yoon currently leads Samsung home appliances’ midterm products as well as portfolio development. Yoon has 20+ years of product design and development experience in areas from product strategy, design research,…
Read MoreSummer Abroad – Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Europe – Deadline approaching!
Summer Abroad – Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Europe – Deadline approaching! For the past 3 summers, over 60 UC Berkeley students travelled to the French Riviera to participate in the most fun, dynamic, and intensive Summer Abroad Program. With 500 participants from over 70 countries in the world, The European Innovation Academy provides a fast-paced…
Read MoreLessons from Startup Grind 2016, SV’s largest Startup Conference
Startup Grind, a global community for entrepreneurs powered by Google Entrepreneurs, recently concluded its largest conference in the Silicon Valley. This year’s lineup was filled with Silicon Valley and USA’s largest names – Marc Andreessen (Andreessen & Horowitz), Stewart Butterfield (Slack & Flickr), Clayton Christensen (Harvard Business School), Aaron Levie (Box), Steven Chen (YouTube), Vinod…
Read MoreA Tech Driven 4th Industrial Revolution
UBS’s recently produced white paper, released regarding the theme of this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Switzerland, explores the current industrial world and the implications of a 4th Industrial Revolution. It believes that the global economy is ‘on the cusp of profound changes that are comparable in magnitude to the advent of the…
Read MoreCognitive Tech & Computing – Enterprise Software Finally Catching Up
Cognitive computing is the simulation of human thought processes in a computerized model – it involves self-learning systems that use data mining, pattern recognition and natural language processing to try and imitate the way the human brain works. Companies such as IBM among others are finding increasing uses of cognitive technology in software enterprise –…
Read MoreBlockchain Kick Off Event at SCET
The Blockchain Technology Collider Kick Off event, held in the new SCET office location inside Cal Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, was an at capacity event where students learned more about what blockchain is and how they would get to work with it in various aspects for a chance to win up to 5K. The event was…
Read MoreData in Retail Collider- 7th March Deadline, Limited to 10 Students
Retail Data Innovation Collider Work alongside leading industry experts and faculty to develop big data strategies and recommendations for retailers big and small. A $5000 cash prize is available! Limited to 10 students. This is a rare opportunity to learn valuable industry information and judgment about what really works for firms who are considering new uses…
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