For the first time since its inception in 1996, the UW CSE Professional Master’s Program (PMP) is expanding: from 130 students to 160, and from three offered courses each quarter to four. The PMP – a part-time evening program targeted towards talented software industry professionals with strong undergraduate preparation in computer science or computer engineering and three or more years of professional experience – has awarded nearly 500 degrees since its inception.
Longtime PMP Advisor Dave Rispoli is excited about… Read more →
“Hands on: UW students get Kindles for pilot project”
TechFlash interviews UW CSE students participating in the Kindle DX academic pilot project.
“At the University of Washington, more than 30 computer science graduate students are taking part in the pilot, and are just receiving their devices. We sat in on a Kindle DX orientation on the UW campus this morning, and talked to a couple students about their expectations for the reader, which they’ll be using in various courses.”
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UW CSE Kindle DX pilot project on KOMO TV
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.'”
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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 →