Intel has launched the first of a new breed of Intel Science and Technology Centers (ISTCs).
ISTCs are Intel-funded, jointly-led research collaborations between Intel and the U.S. academic community. Each ISTC will be centered at a leading U.S. university and will focus on a specific technology area or discipline, bringing together a community of top researchers from across academia.
The ISTC in Visual Computing is centered at Stanford and brings together thought leaders from Stanford, the University of Washington, UC… Read more →
CSE’s Krysta Yousoufian is UW Junior Medalist
Each year, the University of Washington recognizes a Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Medalist – essentially, the most accomplished student in the previous year’s freshman, sophomore, and junior classes.
This year’s UW Junior Medalist is our very own Krysta Yousoufian.
CSE has a considerable string of UW Medalists, going back more than 20 years. This is testimony to the extraordinary abilities of CSE students. To be in a major this challenging and emerge at the top of the 5000-7000 students… Read more →
Undergraduates’ anthrax-killing protein wins international synthetic biology prize
We missed the news, back in November, that a team of UW undergraduates including CSE student Sean Wu took home the top prize in the Health and Medicine category at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) synthetic biology competition.
The team’s winning creation is a bacterium that has been modified to seek out and destroy anthrax. It is now being tested in Maryland by the U.S. Army’s Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases.
Read about it here. Congratulations to… Read more →
“The Budget Breakdown: Trimming higher ed may erode job opportunities”
The Seattle Times reports on the loss of opportunity represented by University of Washington budget cuts.
“Consider the situation faced by Brian Bershad, a former UW computer science professor who is now the engineering site director for Google Seattle/Kirkland. He’d like to hire more UW computer scientists and computer engineers — a lot more.
“‘If the UW could produce 1,000 amazing engineers every year,’ Bershad said, ‘we’d find a way to hire them.’
“But the university’s computer science program already… Read more →
“Meet the Growbots”
ScienceNews profiles the research of UW CSE professor Raj Rao.
“Boldly going where most computer scientists fear to tread, Rajesh Rao watches intently as 1-year-olds lock eyes with their mothers in a developmental psychology lab at the University of Washington in Seattle. Time after time, tiny upturned heads tilt in whatever direction the caretakers look. Naturally, Rao thinks of robots.”
Read the article here. Learn more about Rao and his research here.… Read more →
Computing Research News discusses PCAST NITRD report
Computing Research News discusses the recent assessment of the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, carried out by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. UW CSE’s Ed Lazowska co-chaired the Working Group that advised PCAST on the report.
“Backed by strong support from the White House, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a biennial report about the status and direction of the nation’s 14-agency, $4.3 billion Networking and Information… Read more →
Corensic in Wall Street Journal
UW CSE startup Corensic – founded by professors Luis Ceze and Mark Oskin – was featured in today’s Wall Street Journal.
“Software built in the era of multi-core processors is getting more difficult to test. For the last five or six years processor companies like Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., running up against the limits on their ability to shrink chip sizes, have been boosting performance by adding multiple processor cores to each chip.
“To get the most… Read more →
Foldit has children!
The New York Times reports on EteRNA, an online game that allows non-biologists to design complex new ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules, as well as to receive quick feedback on the biological function of their designs. EteRNA is in the spirit of Foldit, the widely admired and pioneering protein folding game created by UW researchers.
EteRNA was designed by UW CSE (and Foldit) alum Adrien Treuille, now a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, along with colleagues at… Read more →
UW CSE’s Raj Rao at TED2011
UW CSE’s Raj Rao will speak at TED2011 on Friday March 4. On the other hand, David Brooks is speaking too, showing that the selection criteria are not uniformly excellent. See the program here.… Read more →
OpenDataKit and Living Voters Guide are WTIA Industry Achievement Award Finalists
Two UW CSE research projects – OpenDataKit (ODK) and the Living Voters Guide – are two of three finalists in the “Government, Non-profit or Educational Sector” category of the 2011 Washington Technology Industry Association Industry Achievement Awards. The awards recognize Washington State companies, organizations and individuals who best demonstrate technology and service innovation and excellence.
OpenDataKit (ODK), led by a team of UW CSE researchers that includes Gaetano Borriello, Yaw Anokwa, Waylon Brunette, and Carl Hartung, is… Read more →