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Technology Research Has Never Been More Transformative

Technology should make life better, not harder. UC Davis’ teams of computer scientists and engineers are building new tools to solve problems in every part of your daily life.
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1969

The year the first message was sent over the internet from UCLA to Stanford and the University of Utah

1999

The modern touch screen is invented at the University of Delaware

2001

UC Santa Cruz publishes the first open source model of the human genome

Empowering Tomorrow’s Solutions

At UC Davis, our researchers are inventing new technologies to improve everyone’s quality of life. They’re using innovative laser technology to support in-home senior care, searching for more ethical uses for artificial intelligence, ensuring public peace through network resilience and more.

Our Technology Researchers

Cristina Davis

College of Engineering • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Sergey Stavisky, Ph.D.

School of Medicine • Neurological Surgery

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Zhaodan Kong

College of Engineering • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Jonathon Schofield, Ph.D.

College of Engineering • Neural Prosthetics

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Laura Marcu, Ph.D.

School of Medicine • Medical Imaging

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Marina Radulaski, Ph.D.

College of Engineering • Quantum Nanophotonics

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Vladimir Filkov, Ph.D.

College of Engineering (Software Infrastructure)

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Raissa D'Souza, Ph.D.

College of Engineering (Network Resilience)

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Fully Charged Trips Ahead

UC Davis professor Dan Sperling has spent his career shaping the future of sustainable transportation. As founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies, he’s helped drive global policy on electric vehicles, clean fuels and climate solutions.

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