Columns, the University of Washington alumni magazine, reports on research by UW CSE+EE professors Shwetak Patel and Matt Reynolds:
“Mobile phones have become second-nature for most people. What’s coming next, say UW researchers, is the ability to interact with our devices not just with touchscreens, but through gestures in the space around the phone … The technology – developed in the labs of Matt Reynolds and Shwetak Patel, UW associate professors of electrical engineering and of computer science and engineering… Read more →
UW Columns: “A Tech Pioneer Gets His Due”
Columns, the University of Washington alumni magazine, writes:
“On a leafy street corner in Pacific Grove, Calif., an old Victorian house – formerly the headquarters of Digital Research Inc., the company started by Gary Kildall, ’67, ’68, ’72 – is now adorned with a plaque from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to mark a Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing.
“The IEEE designation is a big deal; a quick scan of some of the prior milestones reveal… Read more →
Thank you, G-Give ’14 and UW CSE friends and alums at Google!
G-Give is a phenomenal program originally conceived and implemented by UW CSE alums Krista Davis and Jessan Hutchison-Quillian at Google’s Seattle engineering office. Each year during the first week of December, gifts by Googler’s to select non-profits are matched twice – once by Google itself, and once by Googlers who sponsor the specific non-profit.
2014 is the fourth year of G-Give, and the fourth year that UW CSE’s Google Endowed Scholarship has been included. Our Google Endowed Scholarship makes it… Read more →
UW Computing Open House
On Saturday December 6, more than 450 middle school and high school students and their families visited UW CSE for the annual UW Computing Open House, kicking off Computer Science Education Week.
Check out the demos and activities here. Photos here.… Read more →
New York Times: “How Technology Could Help Fight Income Inequality”
An interesting Upshot piece in Sunday’s New York Times:
“Technology has contributed to the rise in inequality, but there are also some significant ways in which technology could reduce it …
“The history of technology suggests that new opportunities for better living and higher wages are being created, just not as quickly as we might like.”
Read the article here.… Read more →
CSE Holiday Party 2014
Participants in the faculty skit have learned: when the script is iffy (which is pretty much a given), the sight gags had better be good! And breathing a little helium before speaking your lines helps too.
Happy holidays!… Read more →
Middle schoolers, high schoolers, and families: Attend UW’s Computing Open House Saturday 12/6!
It’s too early to do holiday shopping or trim the tree. Spend Saturday afternoon at UW Computer Science & Engineering instead!
WHAT: Participate in hands-on activities and visit research labs to find out what computing is all about! Students and faculty from UW’s computing majors will introduce you to the broad range of problems computing can address. Representatives from local technology companies will show cool demos and tell you why they love their jobs.
WHO: Middle and high school students… Read more →
UW CSE’s Nanocrafter wins at Serious Games Showcase and Challenge
Congratulations to the Nanocrafter team at UW CSE’s Center for Game Science, who picked up the award for “Best Serious Game, Special Emphasis Category, Use of Social Media” at the Serious Games Showcase and Challenge. The event, taking place today in Orlando, Florida, celebrates excellence in the field of serious games development.
Players of Nanocrafter build nanoscale devices using pieces of DNA. The game, in addition to being fun and educational, is helping to advance scientific discovery in… Read more →
UW CSE dominates Allen Distinguished Investigator Awards in AI
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation’s Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) program seeks to fund a select group of investigators to pursue new, pioneering research in academic settings that collectively move the needle towards answering broad scientific questions. ADIs approach their research in novel, creative and ambitious ways to shed light on the curious, the unconventional and the unexpected.
Today the first cohort of Allen Distinguished Investigators in Artificial Intelligence were announced. The focus is on three fundamental artificial intelligence… Read more →
Gov. Inslee proclaims Dec. 8-14 “Computer Science Education Week” in Washington
Middle and high school students and families: Don’t miss UW’s Computing Open House, 1-5 p.m. on Saturday December 6 – a great way to launch the week!
And don’t forget to do The Hour of Code – it’s easy and fun!… Read more →