University Week reports on the work of UW CSE’s Shwetak Patel.
“Most of the technology that will be installed as part of the UW smart grid demonstration project is commercially available. But UW engineers developing the next generation of smart-grid technologies will use data from the pilot project to advance their research.
“UW CSE’s Shwetak Patel is developing easily installed devices that measure consumption in real time down to the level of a single outlet. The device uses electrical… Read more →
“We’re Number Seven!”
Kiplinger ranks the top values in public education. The University of Washington is #7. Read all about it here.… Read more →
Where the jobs are … Part II
UW CSE’s winter recruiting fair is a madhouse! More photographs here. See previous post here.… Read more →
And the Oscar goes to …
UW CSE Ph.D. alumni Brett Allen and Per Christensen each have been selected to receive Scientific and Technical Academy Awards (“Oscars”) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Brett (Ph.D. 2005, advised by Brian Curless and Zoran Popovic) was part of a four-man team at San Francisco’s Industrial Light & Magic that won for the development of the Imocap, a way for capturing actors’ movements to create realistic computer-animated characters. Imocap uses sensor-studded suits and custom software to… Read more →
CSE’s Mark Bun, William Johnson are UW’s Sophomore, Junior Medalists
Each year the University of Washington recognizes the top student (of roughly 7,000) in the previous year’s Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior classes as class Medalists.
This year, in a double-header, CSE’s Mark Bun has been named the University of Washington Sophomore Medalist, and CSE’s William Johnson has been named the University of Washington Junior Medalist.
In the past decade, 12 CSE students have been recognized as University of Washington Medalists — an extraordinary record.
Read the University Week article here… Read more →
Addressing false stereotypes of computer science
The UW Daily reports on the impact of stereotypes of the field. “Junior Emma Lynch and senior Justine Sherry … feel that people should not be turned away from the major by inaccurate stereotypes.” Read the article here. Read about the true nature of the field here.… Read more →
Computer Engineer Barbie!
Barbie has had over 120 careers! What do you think her next job should be? Vote for your favorite, then check back to find out what Barbie will be next.
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Computer Engineer
Get out the vote! http://www.barbie.com/vote/… Read more →
OneBusAway is WTIA Industry Achievement Award finalist
OneBusAway, designed by UW CSE graduate student Brian Ferris with the goal of making public transit more usable, has been named one of three finalists in the “Government, Non-profit or Educational Sector” category of the 2010 Washington Technology Industry Association Industry Achievement Awards. The winner will be announced at the WTIA IAA awards event on March 4.… Read more →
Etzioni’s mug in CACM!
Unfortunately, his mug is all you can get without a premium subscription. The article is “New Search Challenges and Opportunities.”… Read more →
“Vocal Joystick Software Revolutionizes Vocal Mouse Control”
Using a computer mouse can be extremely challenging if not downright impossible for those with severe mobility impairment. a keyboard’s functionality can easily be augmented or replaced by switch interfaces, speech recognition software, and mouse-driven on-screen keyboards. In contrast, a mouse is difficult to fully and naturally emulate. This can be a killer when it comes to gaming.
Enter the Vocal Joystick: a revolutionary piece of software being developed at the University of Washington, led by UW CSE’s adjunct… Read more →