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 →
Sujal Patel Hearts UW CSE
Listen to Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel’s remarks at WTIA’s TechNW event today. A wonderful three-minute vision of our region’s tech future, including a (much appreciated!) shout-out to UW CSE. GeekWire post and video here.
(Isilon will dedicate a dramatically expanded new facility in Pioneer Square on October 19. )… Read more →
OneBusAway has a friend in Zurich
Bus riders in the greater Seattle area rely on OneBusAway, using it more than 50,000 times a week. OneBusAway was created by UW CSE Ph.D. student Brian Ferris, who graduated this past summer and now works for Google in Zurich. Ferris built and ran One Bus Away, a collection of phone apps that inform riders when buses are expected to arrive at their stop, using data shared by transit agencies.
UW CSE has continued to run the system… Read more →
Joe Tucci at UW CSE, October 19
Joe Tucci, Chairman and CEO of EMC, will deliver the keynote address at the UW CSE Industrial Affiliates Meeting, at 2:45 p.m. on October 19 in the Microsoft Atrium of the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering. The talk, part of the UW CSE Distinguished Lecturer Series, is open to the public.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Tucci will dedicate a new Pioneer Square facility for Isilon, a Seattle company co-founded by Sujal Patel and UW CSE… Read more →
Bill Gates III at UW CSE, October 27
Bill Gates III will deliver the UW Computer Science & Engineering Distinguished Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on October 27 in the Microsoft Atrium of the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering:
The Opportunity Ahead: A Conversation with Bill Gates
Thursday, October 27, 2011
3:30pm, Microsoft Atrium, Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering
Reception to follow
Although space is limited, the event will be webcast live, and web archived. Additional information here.
Abstract
Advances… Read more →
The University of Washington’s 150th Anniversary
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the University of Washington, established as the Territorial University of Washington in 1861, only 10 years after Seattle was settled and 18 years before Washington became a state.
UW’s founder and first president, Asa Shinn Mercer, blazed the trail for a proud record of UW entrepreneurship and public service (not to mention hair style): he left his post after only two years, heading east to Massachusetts in 1863 and again in… Read more →
The Living Voters Guide: A citizen-generated guide to the Washington State 2011 election
A team of researchers from UW CSE, the UW Center for Communication & Civic Engagement, and Seattle CityClub has launched an improved and expanded version of the Living Voters Guide for the November 2011 election in Washington State. Its purpose is to bring together Washington voters to discuss and explore their positions on both statewide and local ballot measures for 2011. Unlike traditional voters’ guides issued by governments, advocacy groups, and other organizations, it is co-created solely by its… Read more →