UW CSE professor Dan Grossman discusses the UW CSE Kindle DX pilot project with KOMO-4 TV news. Watch the video here. Learn more about the UW CSE Kindle DX pilot project here.… Read more →
Dan Halperin, Kathleen Tuite Awarded Intel Fellowships
UW CSE graduate students Dan Halperin and Kathleen Tuite are among 26 exemplary Ph.D. students from across the nation who have been named recipients of Intel Ph.D. Fellowships. The Intel Ph.D. Fellowship program focuses on research in Intel’s principal technical areas: Hardware Systems Technology and Design, Software Technology and Design, and Semiconductor Technology and Manufacturing.
Dan, who is advised by Tom Anderson and David Wetherall, was awarded his fellowship for research “enabling the realistic design of next generation wireless systems.”… Read more →
“The Internet is proof that the government doesn’t bungle everything”
The LA Times discusses the Internet and the government’s role in basic research.
“Since it’s so fashionable these days to question whether government can do anything right … it’s worth noting that we’re about to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the most important federal initiatives of our time … the Internet.
“[Bob] Taylor tried to interest private industry in his project, but the companies he approached dismissed the idea. IBM told him its computers already talked to one… Read more →
“Caught in the college arms race, students and parents pay more and more”
The Seattle Times discusses college costs. “Still, undergraduate tuition and fees at the UW — $7,700 this year — remain a bargain when compared to what people pay at private colleges, says UW computer-science professor Ed Lazowska: ‘Why is a parent willing to pay $35,000 for an education that’s not any better? I don’t understand the psychology of it.'”
Read the article here.… Read more →
CSE’s Noah Snavely wins UW Graduate School “6th Chapter” Dissertation Award
2008 UW CSE Ph.D. alumnus Noah Snavely, now on the computer science faculty at Cornell University, has received the University of Washington Graduate School “6th Chapter” Dissertation Award.
Named by former Dean of the Graduate School Suzanne Ortega, the 6th Chapter Award refers to the five-chapter length of most dissertations. In a hypothetical sixth chapter, Ortega reasoned, candidates would propose practical applications resulting from their research, translating their insights into real-world policies or programs.
Noah’s Ph.D. work, co-supervised by… Read more →
CSE’s Marty Stepp is the Seattle PI’s “Geek of the Week”
“Geekiest title you’ve ever had: I dabble in rapping in some of my lectures under the name of Vicious D Marty Slick …
“Geekiest thing you’ve ever done: I won a Nintendo competition in Phoenix when I was young. The games were Super Mario Bros., Rad Racer, and Tetris …
“Mac or PC? I wanted to get a Mac, but I’m saving for a new kidney …”
There’s more! Read it here! And don’t miss Monica Guzman’s blog, which… Read more →
“Rome Was Built in a Day”
UW CSE’s computer graphics team— including professor Steve Seitz, graduate student Ian Simon, graduate alumnus Noah Snavely, affiliate professor Rick Szeliski, and acting professor Sameer Agarwal— has developed a new computer algorithm that automatically reconstructs an entire city from hundreds of thousands of tourist photos in about a day (of computing). The tool is the most recent in a series developed at UW CSE to harness the increasingly large digital photo collections available on photo-sharing… Read more →
“Test run: Kindle enters UW classrooms”
KOMO news reports on the UW CSE Kindle DX pilot project.
“‘Our students are going to have these devices. They are going to use them. They are going to share with us their experiences. I can assure you they will give us an honest appraisal,’ said Grossman.
“Lazowska says whether its an Amazon device, an Apple device or another company’s technology, he believes the textbook is heading the way of the blackboard.
“There may be no more pencils and no… Read more →
CSE’s Yoshi Kohno featured in Xcomony
UW CSE’s Yoshi Kohno talks to Xconomy reporter Rachel Tompa about computer security and privacy.
“‘We’re seeing computers in all aspects of our lives, in medical devices, exercise equipment, cars, airplanes, utility systems, power lines, everywhere,’ Kohno said. ‘One of my main concerns is that while we’ve thought a lot about security for our desktop computers, computing is much broader than that, and we need to address security for all of it.'”
Kohno, who is kicking off the Technology’s Alliance’s… Read more →
Yoky Matsuoka Featured in Engineering: Go for It
UW CSE’s Yoky Matsuoka is featured in the “Fresh Faces” section of Engineering: Go for It, a publication that opens up the world of engineering for students, their parents, teachers, and counselors. eGFI is published twice a year by the American Society for Engineering Education.
View the eGFI magazine here.
Interactive eGFI 1-12 site here.… Read more →
