Monthly Archive: August 2023

Risk and Safety Solutions hosts its first symposium on the future of safety technology

Safa Hussain addresses attendees at the RSS Symposium

By Matthew Beckman. Unveiling groundbreaking insights and innovation, the Risk and Safety Solutions (RSS) team recently hosted their first symposium at UC Davis this year. The two-day event, with over 200 attendees, and expert speakers representing a range of domains,…
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Meet Krithik UdayaShankar via YouTube: UCLA business systems analyst and cricket star

By Brendon Phuong. Krithik UdayaShankar, business systems analyst at UCLA, recently shared his journey navigating the professional world through his work at UCLA IT, and his personal experiences playing cricket. Krithik has been at UCLA for since 2021. As a…
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Technology procurement – more than meets the eye – Thomas Trappler’s 40-year career at UC

By Laurel Skurko. Thomas Trappler, who recently retired from his position as associate director of Information Technology Strategic Sourcing, provides 40 years of insight into the field of procurement. He and his small team of three manages some of the…
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IT Sourcing Committee & IT Strategic Sourcing Center of Excellence wins UC Tech Yvonne Tevis UC-wide Collaboration golden award

Tom Trappler and David Wilson accepting the UC Tech Yvonne Tevis UC-wide Collaboration golden award presesnted by Van Williams, Gabriel Gonzales, and Joe Bengfort

This year, the IT Sourcing Committee & IT Strategic Sourcing Center of Excellence won UC Tech Yvonne Tevis UC-wide Collaboration golden award, presented at the UC Tech Awards ceremony at the UC Tech 2023 Conference. Learn more about their project…
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Finding vulnerabilities in real applications through a web application security assessment class 

The Web Application Security Assessment class in the UC Berkeley School of Information’s Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS) program offers students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with penetration testing of real Berkeley campus applications. Offered for the first…
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K1st World AI Conference Oct 11-12: First 20 UC registrations get 90% discount

K1st World Oct 11-12, Stanford

[Editor’s note: Grateful to a UC tech community member for sharing an event that her team is hosting at Stanford University this fall.] AI continues to revolutionize the tech landscape, even on UC campuses, not only in software, but in…
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