“Brian Ma likes going to networking events. But what he doesn’t particularly care for is stepping into the room and not knowing where the interesting people are located.
“‘It’s awkward, inefficient, and completely hit and miss,’ says Ma. That’s why the Decide.com co-founder started Weave, a new mobile app for iOS that allows people to connect with LinkedIn professionals who might be lingering nearby. A user can choose to anonymously say whether they want to meet them or not. If… Read more →
Go Seahawks!
Back by popular demand in the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering: the 2006 Seattle Seahawks playoff banner that Paul was kind enough to provide back then. Go Hawks!… Read more →
Congratulations Crystal and Bruce!
CSE lead undergraduate advisor Crystal Eney married Bruce MacKenzie tonight with much of CSE in attendance (but only Dan Boren in a kilt). Congratulations Crystal and Bruce!… Read more →
Rajesh Rao’s human-to-human brain interface: #13 on Discover Magazine’s “100 Top Stories of 2013”
Rajesh Rao’s research on a human-to-human brain interface is #13 on Discover Magazine‘s “100 Top Stories of 2013.” See the rundown here. Learn more about Raj’s work here.… Read more →
“Recap of 2013: Top 10 most-viewed stories on UW Today”
Three of 2013’s top four “most-viewed” stories on the UW Today news site were CSE stories:
Rajesh Rao’s human-to-human brain interface
Shyam Gollakota and Shwetak Patel’s “WiSee” gesture recognition technology
Shyam Gollakota and Josh Smith’s “ambient backscatter” battery-free wireless technique
The UW Today staff seems to be playing it straight – only one of the top ten stories has “sex” in its title.
Read more here!… Read more →
‘Tis the season …
The Erbeck and Timss kids enjoy the roaring fire at CSE’s 2013 faculty/staff holiday notluck.… Read more →
The CNN 10: Mind control over the Internet
CNN manages to sensationalize the research of UW CSE’s Rajesh Rao:
“The idea of mind control usually invokes scenes from sci-fi or horror movies, such as “Star Trek’s” Vulcan mind-meld, spiritual possession, malevolent hypnosis or malfunctioning implants.
“Well, get ready. Human brain-to-brain interfacing – via the Internet, no less – is becoming part real life. And it’s not the stuff of horror at all.
“In August, a team of researchers at the University of Washington managed to connect their brains… Read more →
Washington: “The Most Innovative State” according to Bloomberg
A new Bloomberg study ranks Washington #1 among the states for innovation.
The study considers six factors: STEM professionals as % of state population; science and tech degree holders as % of population; utility patents granted as % of US total; state government R&D spending as % of US total; gross state product per employed person; three-year change in productivity; and public tech companies as % of all public companies.
Washington is followed (in order) by California, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. … Read more →
UW CSE, PATH share $1M Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Exploration grant
UW CSE and PATH (Seattle’s international non-profit focused on global health) will share a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations initiative to expand access to donated breast milk by simplifying human milk banking. The two-year, follow-on grant recognizes successful projects with additional funding, allowing UW CSE and PATH to build on work already under way.
The award will help UW CSE and PATH scale up a novel milk pasteurization monitor as part of… Read more →
UW CSE’s Richard Ladner profiled in livfun
UW CSE professor Richard Ladner is profiled in livfun, a magazine targeted at seniors:
“He laughed when I asked him about his plans to retire. ‘I have partially retired. I’m no longer teaching. Of course, I’m not paid as much, but I really like working with students on projects. I’m on various boards and doing different things for different organizations.’
“‘Do you want to retire?’ I asked.
“‘Only from things I don’t want to do. It seems like every year… Read more →