Look, Ma! No brakes!
Last night, 60 Minutes broadcast a segment called “DARPA Dan” in which Dan Kaufman, head of the agency’s Information Innovation Office, described the various ways DARPA is supporting research on cybersecurity and the Internet of Things. In one of the more dramatic demonstrations during the broadcast, Dan and UW CSE alum Karl Koscher hack into a car driven by 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl (with DARPA PM Kathleen Fisher riding shotgun). View the segment here –… Read more →
Happy 85th to UW CSE’s Hellmut Golde!
UW CSE old-timers gathered on Sunday to celebrate the 85th birthday of Hellmut Golde, one of the founders of our program.
Hellmut, a professor of Electrical Engineering, joined with colleagues from across the campus to establish the Computer Science Group as an inter-college graduate program in 1967. In 1975 an undergraduate program in Computer Science was added and departmental status was conferred. A second undergraduate program, in Computer Engineering, was added in 1989 when the department moved to the College… Read more →
Zillow and UW CSE present “Hack Housing: Empowering Smarter Decisions”
This weekend Zillow and UW CSE – with participation from Socrata, the White House, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – present Hack Housing, a weekend hackathon to develop products and create solutions to aid home buyers and renters with particular needs.
Deep housing data is more accessible than ever thanks to companies like Zillow and federal open data efforts. But this wealth of information remains fragmented across a number of dense… Read more →
Catch 60 Minutes this Sunday to see UW CSE cybersecurity research in action!
Get a sneak peek at this Sunday’s 60 Minutes episode in which UW CSE researchers hack into a car driven by Leslie Stahl, part of a segment examining cybersecurity threats and the Internet of Things. (See photos of the set-up taken by UW CSE’s Yoshi Kohno at right.)
During the segment featured in the CBS preview, the head of DARPA’s Information Innovation Office, Dan Kaufman, DARPA Program Manager Kathleen Fisher, and UW Ph.D. alum Karl Koscher demonstrate how hackers can… Read more →
Code.org supports HB 1813, “Expanding Computer Science Education”
We would never dream of taking a political position on these pages. We can point you, though, to a terrific GeekWire post in which Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi states his reasons for supporting HB 1813, “Expanding Computer Science Education,” a bipartisan measure introduced by State Reps. Drew Hansen, Chad Magendanz, and others.
“The bill … provides a comprehensive package to help schools add computer science to the curriculum,” Partovi says.
Read more here.… Read more →
Rick Szeliski elected to National Academy of Engineering
Congratulations to UW CSE affiliate professor Rick Szeliski, Distinguished Scientist at Microsoft, on his election to the National Academy of Engineering.
Rick was one of six new members of NAE Section 5 (Computer Science & Engineering). The NAE “Class of 2015” was announced today.
Rick has had extensive engagement with UW CSE faculty and students over the years; as one example, along with CSE professor Steve Seitz and CSE Ph.D. student Noah Snavely (now a professor at Cornell)… Read more →
The International Red Cross on Gaetano Borriello
Today we received another remarkable testimonial to Gaetano Borriello’s impact, this one from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, headquartered in Panama:
“We have received with great sadness the news of the unexpected passing away of Professor Gaetano Borriello …
“Since the Haiti Earthquake in 2010, the International Federation of the Red Cross has exponentially used ODK for our relief and recovery programmes, changing the way we work in support of communities affected by disasters around… Read more →
Join UW CSE’s Center for Game Science at Meet an Engineer Night
Aaron Bauer, a PhD student at UW CSE’s Center for Game Science, will participate in Meet an Engineer Night on February 26th. The event is part of a month-long program of activities organized by the Seattle Public Library and Pacific Science Center as an extended celebration of National Engineers Week.
Meet an Engineer Night aims to introduce teens to engineering as a career. While the target audience is age 12 and above, everyone is welcome to attend and… Read more →
Jane Goodall on Gaetano Borriello
Today we received a remarkable testimonial to Gaetano Borriello’s impact from Jane Goodall:
“It was with great sadness that we learned of Professor Borriello’s passing. Please accept our deepest condolences for your loss.
“The Institute was first introduced to Prof. Borriello and his students in 2009. Since then, the use of Open Data Kit (ODK) has transformed our approach to conservation in Africa and enabled us to greatly advance our mission of creating a world where people, animals and the… Read more →
GeekWire: Startup leaders say President Young’s departure won’t slow UW entrepreneurial momentum
GeekWire interviews Matt McIlwain (Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group), Chris DeVore (Managing Director of Techstars Seattle, operating inside UW’s Startup Hall), Connie Bourassa-Shaw (director of UW’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship), and Ed Lazowska (UW CSE) regarding the departure of UW President Michael Young, who has been a champion for innovation and entrepreneurship.
McIlwain: “My hope is that the Regents continue to emphasize the importance of how the UW intersects with the commercial and non-profit world in their selection of… Read more →