Presentation by CITRIS at the New Cities Foundation Members' Event in New York, October 26, 2012.

1. Cities
Dr Hugh Aldridge
CITRIS Director, Water &
Cities
NCF October 2012

2. CITRIS
 CITRIS is……..The Center for Information
Technology Research in the Interest of Society
 A Governor Gray Davis Institute of Science
and Innovation
 A multi-campus, multidisciplinary research
institute
 Charged with creating IT solutions for
society’s most pressing problems
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3. CITRIS – Key Data
 4 UC Campuses for multidisciplinary
research: Berkeley, Davis, Merced, Santa
Cruz
 $50-60 million research income each
year, leveraged from $4.8M in university
funds
 Over 350 Faculty members
 35 Startups since 2001
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4. CITRIS Cities Initiative - Objectives
 To demonstrate new data gathering technologies
 To support more effective, efficient & just decision-
making
 To enable more sustainable use of critical resources
 To reduce a city’s dependence on its region or imports
 To provide data and feedback for city planning in the
context of climate change & population growth
 To support citizen participation
 To enhance the quality of life of all citizens
 To support the creation of new companies & jobs
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5. CITRIS Cities Initiative – Projects
 Partnerships include three very different cities, the California
Departments of Transport and Water Resources and the
California Energy Commission
 Programs addressing:
 water supply information deficits in California
 measurement of GHG emissions and air quality at a micro-
scale and across urban environments in real-time
 energy infrastructure security
 enabling energy management in buildings and across urban
environments
 integrated corridor management
 urban mobility enhancement
 urban water reinvention
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