Congratulations to2000 UW CSE bachelors alumna Emma Brunskill, announced today as the recipient of a 2012 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship.
Each year, Microsoft Research selects a handful of the most promising young computer science faculty members from around the world for recognition and support through this program.
After graduating from UW CSE, Emma won a Rhodes Scholarship, received a computer science Ph.D. from MIT, did a postdoc at Berkeley, and is now a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon… Read more →
Higher Education highlighted at Technology Alliance “State of Technology” luncheon
Higher Education was a recurring theme today at the annual Technology Alliance “State of Technology” luncheon in downtown Seattle.
Technology Alliance chair (and UW CSE alum) Jeremy Jaech presented the results of the most recent Technology Alliance economic impact study. According to GeekWire:
“Jaech also sounded the alarm about education funding, thanking the governor and state legislature for stemming the tide of cuts, but saying that more needs to be done to expand the pool of homegrown engineering talent. ‘I… Read more →
Janet Ash, “nerd magnet”
Janet Ash, an engineering instructor at Green River Community College, has been honored multiple times by UW CSE as an “inspirational teacher” – nominated by her former students who are now UW CSE majors.
“As a kid, Janet Ash listened to Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, played Chopin nocturnes on the piano, read anything she could get her hands on.
“The very crucible into which nerds are poured, you say? Yep. And Ash is proud of her lineage. Nerds, she insists,… Read more →
Melissa Winstanley in CSE 451 (Introduction to Operating Systems) …
Only slightly embarrassed at receiving the CSE version of the UW President’s Medal.
Congratulations!… Read more →
Jeff Heer and Daniela Rosner join the University of Washington
Jeff Heer, currently a computer science faculty member at Stanford University, will be joining UW CSE. Jeff is a superb researcher in the design of interactive, visual data-analysis tools, as well as tools for data cleaning and transformation. A UC Berkeley Ph.D. alum, Jeff is the recipient of a Sloan ResearchFellowship and a Technology Review TR35 Award.
In addition, Daniela Rosner, who combines backgrounds in both graphic design and computer science, will be joining the UW Department of… Read more →
CSE’s Melissa Winstanley wins 2012 University of Washington President’s Medal
The University of Washington President’s Medal is awarded annually to the most accomplished student in UW’s 7500-member senior class.
Congratulations to CSE’s Melissa Winstanley, the 2012 University of Washington President’s Medalist!
Melissa – a graduate of Bellevue High School – is a dual major in Computer Science and Music. She began her CSE career as the top student (out of 475) in CSE 142 and the top student (out of 297) in CSE 143. She has managed to continue this… Read more →
UW College of Engineering Diamond Awards Celebration
This evening, the University of Washington College of Engineering honored five extraordinary alums with 2012 Diamond Awards. Among the honorees were two UW CSE Ph.D. alums: Greg Badros and Anne Condon.
Read about the accomplishments of Greg and Anne – and the other Diamond Award recipients – here.
Watch a tribute video to Greg here.
Watch a tribute video to Anne here.… Read more →
UW CSE Spring BBQ
A good time was had by all!
Especially by Luis Ceze, Ed Lazowska and Mark Oskin who – discouraged by the undergraduates’ ineptitude at tossing creme pies at them, took the law into their own hands.
More Bruce Hemingway photographs here.… Read more →
UW CSE Yahoo! Hack-U contest, Spring 2012
Last weekend, Marty Stepp and the student ACM officers hosted our annual Hack-U competition, sponsored by Yahoo! The contest gives undergraduate groups of 3-4 up to 24 hours to come up with interesting web applications. We had a total of 88 students compete on 28 teams, with many of the students pulling an all-nighter in the Gates Commons to finish their work.
There were lots of fun entries this year, such as: A role-playing game called DevKnull that runs in… Read more →
Kim Polese, Thursday at 3:30 in EEB 105
Kim Polese is a leading Silicon Valley entrepreneur and innovator. She will speak on Thursday at 3:30 in EEB 105 on “The Journey of the Entrepreneur.” She will discuss her experiences from 25 years in Silicon Valley founding and leading groundbreaking technology projects and software companies, sharing stories from the trenches, lessons learned, and insights about what it takes for a promising technology to become an innovation that changes the world.
Ms. Polese earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biophysics from… Read more →