“The Internet contains vast amounts of information, much of it unorganized. But what you see online at any given moment is just a snapshot of the Web as a whole — many pages change rapidly or disappear completely, and the old data gets lost forever.”
” ‘Your browser is really just a window into the Web as it exists today,’ said Eytan Adar, University of Washington computer science and engineering doctoral student. ‘When you search for something online, you’re only… Read more →
Yoky Matsuoka featured in Project Lead The Way “2008 Model Schools Yearbook”
Project Lead The Way is offered in nearly 3,000 schools in fifty states and the District of Columbia. The 2008 Model Schools Yearbook highlights the programs in fourteen schools, including Seattle’s Roosevelt High School, where PLTW students paid a visit to UW CSE professor Yoky Matsuoka’s Neurobotics Laboratory.
Read the (PDF) excerpt here and the (PDF) full Model Schools Yearbook here.… Read more →
“Using Robots to Help Humans” (KUOW)
“The human hand is capable of more delicate movement than comparable organs of any other animal. It can wield a tool or weapon as easily as it can make a subtle gesture. So when a human loses her hand, she’s lost a remarkable implement. Yoky Matsuoka wants to ensure a loss like that isn’t permanent. She runs the Neurobotics Lab at the University of Washington. That’s where she and her staff build robots that function like hands and other human… Read more →
Job prospect report (The Daily)
“‘The overall picture for computer science is that both nationally and within the state of Washington, it’s projected as the fastest growing professional occupation between now and 2016,’ wrote Ed Lazowska, the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at UW. ‘With that said, employment is always cyclic …
“‘Major in something you love, and take it seriously,’ Lazowska said. ‘Ten or 15 years down the road, your success will be due to things that the philosophy… Read more →
“Inflexible security? Lighten up!” (Seattle Times)
“As more of our casual lives are spent online, we need to find a middle ground on security and privacy. Not every transaction and gateway needs the digital equivalent of a scowling paramilitary guard demanding to see our papers. Yet most of us aren’t comfortable letting it all hang out online.
“That’s why I’m intrigued by an easy-access control system called Friendbo, which is being developed by a group of students and professors at the University of Washington.
“It… Read more →
“Research Stars Light the Path”
“The call came out of the blue to Yoky Matsuoka, associate professor of Computer science & Engineering. An official from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation instructed Matsuoka to sit down and put down her week-old baby. Then he revealed she had won a 2007 MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called “genius award” with a $500,000 no-strings-attached prize …”
Read the (PDF) article in Trend in Engineering.… Read more →
“Pastry-Powered T(o)uring Machines Endowed Fellowship in Computer Science & Engineering”
“What’s not to like about young alumni who work hard, pedal hard, and can point you to the best bakeries in the region? And, they contributed to the Campaign UW pie by establishing a fellowship to support “a starving grad student” through surely the most creatively named endowment in UW history. Meet CSE alumni Lauren Bricker (M.S. 1993, Ph.D. 1998), Ruben Ortega (M.S. 1994), and Paul Franklin (M.S. 1993, Ph.D. 1998).”
Read the (PDF) article in Trend in Engineering.… Read more →
“Researchers find problems with RFID passport cards” (New York Times, others)
“RFID tags used in two new types of border-crossing documents in the U.S. are vulnerable to snooping and copying … United States Passport Cards issued by the U.S. Department of State and EDLs (enhanced driver’s licenses) from the state of Washington contain RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags that can be scanned at border crossings …”
Extensive media coverage of research by CSE professor Yoshi Kohno and his students includes:
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
KOMO TV
KING TV
Slashdot
RSA … Read more →
CSE’s Classroom Presenter wins 2008 Engineering Pathway Premier Award for Courseware
“Engineering Pathway is proud to announce that Classroom Presenter has been named the Premier Courseware of 2008! Classroom Presenter, by Richard Anderson, Ruth Anderson, Natalie Linnell, Craig Prince and other members of the development team from the University of Washington, is a Tablet PC-based interaction system that supports the sharing of digital ink on slides between instructors and students.”
Read the article here.… Read more →
Schwetak Patel’s research on NPR
An NPR report on research by CSE’s Schwetak Patel on intelligent air conditioning systems that save power.
Schwetak Patel on intelligent air conditioning systems (MP3 audio file).… Read more →