Seattlest pays homage to OneBusAway and its creator, UW CSE Ph.D. student Brian Ferris.
“OneBusAway, the magical app of our bus riding dreams, has done wonders for the Seattle Metro experience. OneBusAway gives reliable, up-to-the-minute information about the buses in Seattle: where they are, where they are going, and how long until they get there. It’s a freaking Godsend, and has saved the butts of every single bus riding person who uses it at least a hundred… Read more →
Spring 2011 “Most Significant Bits”
Welcome to the Spring 2011 edition of Most Significant Bits, the UW Computer Science & Engineering newsletter. It’s available in pdf or html format.… Read more →
Anne Condon, Jeremy Jaech win UW CSE Alumni Achievement Award
Today UW Computer Science & Engineering conferred its Alumni Achievement Award on Anne Condon and Jeremy Jaech.
Anne, a 1987 Ph.D. alumna, will become Head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia on July 1. An expert in theoretical computer science and algorithms for biology, Anne also received the 2010 Computing Research Association A. Nico Habermann Award for her “long-standing and impactful service toward the goal of increasing the participation of women in computer science… Read more →
UW CSE awards 287 degrees
This morning in Meany Hall, UW Computer Science & Engineering recognized 185 Bachelors graduates, 80 Masters graduates, and 22 Ph.D. graduates. Congratulations to our extraordinary students, and to their extraordinary families!
See the program (and list of graduates) here.
Many wonderful Bruce Hemingway photographs:
Graduation preliminaries
Graduation program, including awarding of Bachelors degrees
Masters processional
Ph.D. hooding
Reception in the Paul G. Allen Center… Read more →
“Computer Studies Made Cool, on Film and Now on Campus”
In a front page article, the New York Times reports on booming interest in computer science across the nation.
“The new curriculums emphasize the breadth of careers that use computer science, as diverse as finance and linguistics, and the practical results of engineering, like iPhone apps, Pixar films and robots …
“Still, computer science graduates do not come close to filling the jobs available. Technology is one of the few bright spots in the economy, with jobs growing at double… Read more →
Stuart Reges receives UW Distinguished Teaching Award
Today at the annual University of Washington awards ceremony, Stuart Reges was recognized with the UW Distinguished Teaching Award. And he even wore a tie!
Congratulations, Stuart. And, a million thanks for your extraordinary accomplishments with our introductory sequence.… Read more →
“Stuart Reges: UW Distinguished Teaching Award”
UW Today published a special supplement, highlighting recipients of the 2011 UW Awards of Excellence. As reported earlier, UW CSE’s Stuart Reges has won this year’s University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award, which is given to faculty who show “a mastery of their subject matter, intellectual rigor and a passion for teaching.”
Congratulations again to Stuart!
Full UW Today special award edition here.… Read more →
“Skew in MapReduce” wins Open Cirrus Summit Best Student Paper
“A Study of Skew in MapReduce Applications,” a paper describing the causes and manifestations of skew in MapReduce applications with best practice recommendations to avoid such behavior, has received the “Best Student Paper” award at the Open Cirrus Summit 2011. The paper was authored by UW CSE graduate student YongChul Kwon, UW CSE faculty members Magda Balazinska and Bill Howe, and Jerome Rolia from HP Labs. Open Cirrus is an open cloud-computing research testbed designed to support… Read more →
“9 Companies Hiring Now”
US News, in a May 31 article, identifies 9 major companies who are recruiting like crazy. Many have a big Seattle presence, including:
“1. Boeing. The company … plans to hire a total of 4,000 to 5,000 employees this year … The bulk of those positions are located in the Puget Sound region … Boeing’s looking first and foremost for engineers … ‘We look for individuals who have a passion for technology and innovation’ … The company is also… Read more →
“UW researchers develop trick to help devices use less energy”
A GeekWire post on UW CSE’s EnerJ project, to be presented next week at PLDI:
“University of Washington researchers have come up with a way to reduce energy consumption in computers and mobile devices by 50 percent or more by segmenting software code into areas that require high levels of accuracy — and therefore high levels of energy — and those that don’t.”
Read the GeekWire post here. Read the PLDI paper here. Read a UW press… Read more →