Professor Yin Tat Lee of the Allen School’s Theory of Computation group has been named a 2019 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow. Since 2005, Microsoft has used its Faculty Fellowship program to recognize promising, early-career researchers whose exceptional research talent makes them emerging leaders in their fields. Lee, who joined the University of Washington faculty in 2017, is one of only five recipients selected by Microsoft this year from universities and colleges across North America.
Lee was recognized for his… Read more →
Tribute to CSE leader and professor Hellmut Golde
Husky 100 highlights Allen School students making the most of their time at UW
Four Allen School undergraduates are among the 2019 class of the Husky 100, a program that recognizes students from across the University of Washington’s three campuses who are making the most of their Husky Experience — both inside and outside of the classroom. This year’s honorees from the Allen School exemplify a commitment to academic excellence, campus leadership, and service to the community that are the hallmarks of a Husky 100 student.
Caleb Ellington
Caleb Ellington is originally from… Read more →
Kira Goldner earns National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship
Allen School Ph.D. candidate Kira Goldner has received a Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation to advance her work on algorithmic mechanism design for social good. Goldner, who works with professor Anna Karlin in the Allen School’s Theory of Computation group, will take up a postdoc position hosted by professor Tim Roughgarden at Columbia University following her graduation from the University of Washington this spring.
Throughout her studies, Goldner has often focused on theoretical problems… Read more →
UW and Microsoft researchers demonstrate digital microfluidics automation for scaling DNA data storage
Allen School researchers earn Most Impact Paper Award at IUI 2019 for SUPPLE interface rendering system
Shwetak Patel receives prestigious ACM Prize in Computing for groundbreaking contributions in low-power sensing and mobile health
University of Washington professor Shwetak Patel has been named the recipient of the 2018 ACM Prize in Computing from the Association for Computing Machinery. Patel, who holds a joint appointment in the Paul G. Allen School and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and also leads a team at Google, is being honored by the ACM for “contributions to creative and practical sensing systems for sustainability and health.” The ACM Prize in Computing recognizes early or mid-career computer scientists… Read more →
With AIControl, Allen School researchers replace biological experiments with artificial intelligence to better understand the human genome
The Allen School remembers friend and colleague Vikram Jandhyala
The University of Washington community mourns the loss of our friend and colleague, Vikram Jandhyala, a committed educator, innovator, and entrepreneurial leader who made a lasting impact on our campus culture and the community. In addition to his teaching and research, Jandhyala left his mark through his tireless efforts to mentor faculty and students and help translate research into real-world impact via UW CoMotion. He will also be remembered for his enthusiastic leadership of new and innovative partnerships… Read more →
Allen School’s TVM deep-learning compiler framework transitions to Apache
The team behind the Allen School’s TVM framework, an end-to-end compiler stack which enables the rapid deployment of deep learning on a variety of platforms and devices, is marking a new milestone in the project’s development with its transition to the non-profit Apache Software Foundation.
The Apache open-source developer community focuses on incubating open-source software projects for the public good. By adding TVM to its incubator portfolio, Apache will ensure that the already popular framework will continue… Read more →