UW CSE computational biology Ph.D. student Daniel Jones is second author on a paper that has just appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The paper, “Let-7 family of microRNA is required for maturation and adult-like metabolism in stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes,” (abstract here), blends wet-lab biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, genomics and computer science.
Stem cell research shows enormous promise for both basic science and, ultimately, for therapy, e.g., potentially repairing tissue damage after a heart… Read more →
New York Times: UW CSE alum Nick Szabo = Satoshi Nakamoto?
A lengthy and fascinating article in today’s New York Times fingers 1989 UW CSE alum Nick Szabo as Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive creator of Bitcoin:
“Mr. Szabo denied that he was Satoshi … But he acknowledged that his history left little question that he was among a small group of people who, over decades, working sometimes cooperatively and sometimes in competition, laid the foundation for Bitcoin and created many parts that later went into the virtual currency. Mr. Szabo’s most… Read more →
CSE’s Yaw Anokwa, Christophe Bisciglia honored at UW College of Engineering Diamond Awards gala
2012 UW CSE Ph.D. alum Yaw Anokwa and 2003 UW CSE Bachelors alum Christophe Bisciglia were two of the four alums honored at the 2015 UW College of Engineering Diamond Awards gala on Friday night.
Yaw received the Diamond Award for Distinguished Service. Christophe received the Diamond Award for Early Career Achievement.
Read more about the accomplishments of Yaw and Christophe here. Learn about the other 2015 Diamond Award honorees here.… Read more →
A place to remember Gaetano
Today the UW CSE community gathered to dedicate a bench in Sylvan Grove – adjacent to the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering – to our beloved colleague Gaetano Borriello.
The plaques read:
In memory of Gaetano Borriello, Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, 1988-2015.
Dedicated educator, valued mentor, scientist, and colleague. The innovative work of Gaetano and his students changed lives around the world.
Read some of the many tributes to Gaetano and his work:
IEEE … Read more →
GeekWire: “Paul Allen’s Artificial Intelligence Institute launches startup incubator with top minds in AI”
GeekWire reports on a new startup incubator launched by Paul G. Allen’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), where UW CSE professor Oren Etzioni is the CEO:
“‘We are quickly building an element of the Seattle tech ecosystem, and we’ve identified cutting-edge folks who are startup minded,’ said Oren Etzioni, the former University of Washington computer science professor who now leads the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. ‘Once we identify super-talented folks … we give them a lot of freedom… Read more →
UW CSE Ph.D. alum Ed Felten joins White House as Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer
The White House today announced that Ed Felten – UW CSE Ph.D. alum and Princeton faculty member – will join the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer.
Ed received his Ph.D. from UW CSE in 1993, working with Ed Lazowska and John Zahorjan. He joined the Princeton faculty at that time, where he is currently the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and of Public Affairs, and Director of Princeton’s Center… Read more →
UW CSE GHC
The 2014 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing was held Wednesday through Friday October 8‐10. Two sessions during GHC created a great deal of controversy: a Male Allies Plenary Panel on Wednesday evening featuring Alan Eustace (Google), Blake Irving (GoDaddy), Mike Schroepfer (Facebook), and Tayloe Stansbury (Intuit), and an interview of Microsoft
CEO Satya Nadella by Harvey Mudd College President (and Microsoft Board of Directors
member) Maria Klawe on Thursday morning.
On the evening of Monday October 13, UW… Read more →
The Stranger on tech vulnerabilities
The Stranger, Seattle’s authoritative source for tech news and views, reports on an experiment in which our EE colleagues deploy a surgical robot rife with software vulnerabilities, then demonstrate that it can be hacked.
The work of CSE professor Yoshi Kohno and his colleagues also is cited:
“This isn’t the first time the University of Washington has conducted such an experiment. The computer science department – particularly the work of Tadayoshi Kohno – has unearthed flaws in embedded medical devices,… Read more →
UW CSE’s 3rd annual Notkinfest TGIF
The announcement read:
This Friday, 5/8 at 4:30 in the Atrium, we will be holding the 3rd annual Notkinfest TGIF to celebrate the life of former CSE chair David Notkin! Come, eat, drink, and enjoy exciting beard-related activities, which in past years have included “Make your own Notkin beard” and “Pin the beard on the Notkin.” There will be prizes in benson store credit** for “Best Beard” and “Most Creative Beard.”
Check out pictures from Notkinfest 2014 and from the … Read more →
And then there’s CHI …
We missed April’s announcement of “Best Papers” at the 2015 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2015). Three had UW CSE ties:
Sangeet Swara: A Community-Moderated Voice Forum in Rural India, by UW CSE Ph.D. student Aditya Vashistha, MSR India researcher Ed Cutrell, the late UW CSE professor Gaetano Borriello, and MSR India researcher Bill Thies.
From User-Centered to Adoption-Centered Design: A Case Study of an HCI Research Innovation Becoming a Product, by… Read more →