GeekWire reports on the UW CSE Affiliates meeting:
“Maybe this is a commentary on my own bad habits, but WalkType was one my personal favorites among some 70 projects on display last night during an open house and poster session at the department’s annual Industrial Affiliates meeting. The annual Madrona Prize, handed out by Madrona Venture Group, went to UW student Gabe Cohn and the “Humantenna” project, which uses a receiver on the human body to determine a person’s… Read more →
UW CSE Affiliates Meeting and Alumni Open House
UW CSE annually hosts a day of research presentations for members of our Affiliates program, capped by an evening of posters and demos to which we also invite regional alumni and friends. More than 100 Affiliates spent the day with us today, and more than 100 alumni and friends joined them this evening. Many Bruce Hemingway photos here and here.… Read more →
The Economist features UW CSE’s Shwetak Patel
We hear you – you’re thinking “Geez, haven’t we read enough about Shwetak this week/month/year?”
But how can you possibly resist an article that refers to Shwetak as “The 29-year-old boffin” and “A relative stripling”???
Gotta love those Brits! Read it here.… Read more →
Melissa Westbrook, CSE once-removed, is one of Seattle Magazine’s 2011 “Most Influential”
Shame on us. On first reading, we only noticed Shwetak Patel as a CSE family member recognized by Seattle Magazine in its annual “Most Influential” feature. But Seattle Schools activist Melissa Westbrook, wife of long-time CSE faculty member Gaetano Borriello, is there too!
“Tenacious, persistent and prescient: The bloggers behind one of Seattle’s feistiest public-interest websites (saveseattleschools.blogspot.com) have been called that, and more… ‘What I see as our biggest success is that we have become a source used by parents,… Read more →
CSE’s Shwetak Patel one of Seattle Magazine’s 2011 “Most Influential”
Every year, Seattle Magazine recognizes a handful of individuals in its “Most Influential” feature. This year, UW CSE’s Shwetak Patel is among those recognized:
“Imagine if the amount of energy used by your home was broadcast to you like a traffic sign flashing a car’s speed to a rushed driver. Thanks to a soon-to-be-released technology using sensors developed by Zensi, an energy-monitoring startup founded by University of Washington assistant professor and 2011 MacArthur Fellow Shwetak Patel, consumers will soon be… Read more →
CSE’s Hank Levy inducted to National Academy of Engineering
On Sunday, the National Academy of Engineering inducted UW CSE’s Hank Levy as one of 68 Members of the Class of 2011. Hank was recognized “For contributions to the design, implementation, and evaluation of operating systems, distributed systems, and processor architectures.”
Other newly-inducted Members of NAE Section 5 (Computer Science & Engineering) are Susan Dumais (Microsoft Research), Daphne Koller (Stanford), Jitendra Malik (UC Berkeley), Nick McKeown (Stanford), Don Norman (Northwestern), Ari Requischa (USC), Fred Schneider (Cornell), and Mihalis Yannakakis (Columbia).… Read more →
CSE’s Stuart Reges honored at UW-Colorado football game
The big news from Husky Stadium on Saturday was not the Washington Huskies’ 52-24 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes. (Three cheers for league expansion!) Nope – it was the on-the-field and on-the-scoreboard recognition of UW CSE’s Stuart Reges for his receipt of the 2011 University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award.
Congratulations Stuart!… Read more →
National Science Foundation on UW CSE’s Shwetak Patel
“Most Americans don’t have a clue how much electricity or water each of their household appliances or fixtures uses on any given day. If they did, they might be surprised. Moreover, they also might change their habits.”
Read the full post here.… Read more →
CSE and the UW Honors Program
Faculty members Stuart Reges and Hélène Martin and students Chris Dentel, Maia Szafer, and Melissa Winstanley are featured in this months UW University Honors Program Departmental Honors Spotlight.
Stuart: “Students are pleasantly surprised to find that computer science thinking can provide deep insights into mathematics, philosophy, language, culture, literature, and understanding the human condition.”
Hélène: “We’ve put a lot of work into making our introductory courses both intellectually satisfying and approachable to students of all kinds of different backgrounds.… Read more →
BusinessWeek: “Making Cars More Hacker-Proof”
BusinessWeek reports on how research by a team led by UW Computer Science & Engineering professor Yoshi Kohno and UC San Diego professor (and UW CSE alum) Stefan Savage has led engineers at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to launch a project to harden automotive command and control systems. The research has shown that it’s possible to compromise critical automotive systems such as braking and engine functions without physical access to the vehicle.
Two paths towards such control are… Read more →
