Zensi, an energy monitoring company based on technology developed by UW CSE professor Shwetak Patel and collaborators, has been purchased by Belkin.
Zensi’s technology was licensed from the University of Washington and from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Patel’s Ph.D. institution. The technology includes single-point-of-attachment sensors for electrical power, water, and natural gas — a single sensor in a home or business uses signal processing and machine learning to identify sources and rates of consumption. This dramatically reduces the cost… Read more →
CSE Ph.D. alum Zack Ives wins University of Pennsylvania Lindback Award for teaching
UW CSE Ph.D. alumnus Zack Ives, a professor in Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania, has been honored with the 2010 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, Penn’s highest teaching honor.
Ives “has since been a leader in curricular innovations, developing courses on Internet and database systems in which students build their own search engines or database-powered websites. ‘I never imagined an individual student could achieve so much,’ said one student. A recent… Read more →
“Personalizing Public Health”
UW CSE’s Gaetano Borriello spoke at the TEDx Seattle conference on Friday April 16.
“Gaetano’s team is working on turning the mobile phone into a medical device in its own right … The camera can turn into a scope, taking pictures of the inside of ears to detect infection. It becomes an entire doctor’s bag … The idea is to magnify human resources through the introduction of technology …”
Read the post here. Learn about Open Data Kit here… Read more →
Network World discusses cheating in introductory Computer Science courses
Network World reports on incidents of academic dishonesty in introductory Computer Science courses, with a lot more perspective than other recent articles on the subject.
“‘The truth is that on every campus, a large proportion of the reported cases of academic dishonesty come from introductory computer science courses, and the reason is totally obvious: we use automated tools to detect plagiarism,’ explains Ed Lazowska, professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington. ‘We compare against other student… Read more →
“Scientists work to keep hackers out of implanted medical devices”
CNN reports on a research presentation by UW CSE Ph.D. student Tamara Denning.
“Nathanael Paul likes the convenience of the insulin pump that regulates his diabetes. It communicates with other gadgets wirelessly and adjusts his blood sugar levels automatically. But, a few years ago, the computer scientist started to worry about the security of this setup. What if someone hacked into that system and sent his blood sugar levels plummeting? skyrocketing? Those scenarios could be fatal. ‘If your computer… Read more →
“Probabilistic Analysis of an Ancient Undeciphered Script”
UW CSE’s Raj Rao, whose research focus is computational neuroscience, undertook a “labor of love” project to decipher ancient Indus script. A recent article in IEEE Computer presents a nice overview of this incredibly interesting project.… Read more →
“I Can Be”
UW CSE’s Yoky Matsuoka was selected as one of “10 Women to Watch in 2010” by Mattel, in connection with a Barbie promotion. (You’ll recall that Mattel is rolling out “Computer Engineer Barbie” later this year.) The 10 are an amazing group — check it out here.
In connection with this, and in support of “Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work® Day,” Yoky mentored Illinois high school student Ciara Proctor on April 14. Representatives… Read more →
CSE’s Ed Lazowska wins ACM Distinguished Service Award
UW CSE’s Ed Lazowska has received the 2009 ACM Distinguished Service Award “for his wide-ranging service to the computing community and his long-standing advocacy for this community at the national level.”
ACM’s press release goes on to note: “Lazowska served as co-chair of the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) from 2003-05, where he championed the importance of computing in achieving federal priorities. He served for six years on the National Research Council’s Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) and… Read more →
Yaw Anokwa, Yingyi Bu score in Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program
UW CSE Ph.D. students Yaw Anokwa and Yingyi Bu are among twenty-two exceptional Ph.D. students from across the nation selected to be part of Yahoo!’s 2010 Key Scientific Challenges (KSC) Program.
Congratulations to Yaw and Yingyi!
Addendum: It has been observed that Yahoo! appears to favor students whose names begin with Y. In future years we will adjust our nomination process accordingly.… Read more →
Yoky and Barbie
UW CSE’s Yoky Matsuoka has been highlighted as one of “The Barbie® ’10 Women to Watch in 2010.'” In connection with this, Yoky will mentor high school student Ciara Proctor in support of “Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work® Day” on April 14.… Read more →