Magda Balazinska and Evan Welbourne are interviewed in this KIRO TV 7 report on RFID and privacy.
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“Academic Cluster Computing Initiative” (YouTube video)
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A terrific Google video describing the Academic Cluster Computing Initiative launched by Google, IBM, and NSF based on work done by Google and UW Computer Science & Engineering. UW CSE alumnus and Google engineer Christophe Bisciglia is featured, along with various UW CSE faculty and students.… Read more →
“‘Dinosaur’ computer stalls Seattle schools’ plans” (Seattle Times)
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“An aging computer – so old that the University of Washington has an early model on display as a museum piece – stands between the Seattle School Board and the changes it wants to make in how the district assigns students to schools …
“The VAX was first sold in 1979, and early models were about as big as two refrigerators. Hank Levy, chairman of the UW’s computer-science and engineering department, was part of the… Read more →
Ten years of CRA “Outstanding Undergraduate” awards
This spreadsheet from the University of Virginia tallies ten years of Computing Research Association “Outstanding Undergraduate” awards. In a nutshell:
Total students recognized: UW #1, tied with CMU
Number of winners: UW #1, tied with CMU, Dartmouth, Cornell, and Princeton
Number of runners up: UW #1, tied with CMU and Harvard
Number of finalists: UW #2, behind CMU and tied with Harvard
Number of honorable mentions: UW #2, behind UVa
Go team!
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“Yoshi Kohno wins Sloan Research Fellowship”
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“Yoshi Kohno, assistant professor of computer science & engineering, has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship, given each year to outstanding young scientists … A total of 118 fellowships were awarded this year in seven fields: chemistry, computational and evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics and neuroscience … Kohno’s research interests are in computer security, electronic privacy and cryptography. Some of his past studies have investigated security concerns related to electronic voting machines and… Read more →
“Seattle has a distinct and remarkable tech ecosystem”
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A short commentary by CSE professor Ed Lazowska. “[Markoff] simply observed that Seattle is exhibiting some of the entrepreneurial success of Silicon Valley; he described ome of the evidence and explored some of the reasons … We have managed to develop a tech ecosystem here – a feat that has eluded many other regions of the nation. It’s distinctly our own, and it’s pretty remarkable.”… Read more →
“Balancing technology with privacy” (KING-5 Television)
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A KING-5 Television feature on the tradeoff between technology and privacy for RFID. Features interviews with UW CSE faculty members Magda Balazinska and Gaetano Borriello, as well as with on-leave faculty member Chris Diorio, who is the founder, Chairman, and CTO of CSE-spinoff RFID technology company Impinj.… Read more →
“Wearable Tracking Tags Test Privacy Boundaries at the U. of Washington” (Chronicle of Higher Education)
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“It’s 2 a.m. Do you know where Evan Welbourne is? …
“While RFID isn’t a household word, the technology behind it has long been a part of the lives of just about every American …
“Now, because the tags can emit individual codes, companies are using them to track specific inventory items, credit cards, and ID badges. Conceivably, sensors could follow people throughout their daily lives.
“But who should track whom? Where, when, and how?… Read more →
“Social Networks Move Into Meatspace with ‘RFID Ecosystem'” (Wired Science)
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“In the past, I’ve written about natural and built environmental sensors, and wondered whether people should be included among the vital signs of an urban ecosystem. But I’ve skirted most of the privacy issues because I don’t have great answers for you, so I’m happy to see that these researchers, led by Magda Balazinska, are trying to come up with good tech or policy solutions, as they put it, ‘before such systems become commonplace.'”… Read more →
“Future of social networking explored in UW’s computer science building” (UW News & Information Services)
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“If you need information, the Internet offers a wealth of resources. But if you’re hunting down a person or a thing, a computer’s not much help. That may soon change. Electronic tags promise to create what some call the ‘Internet of things,’ in which objects and people are connected through a virtual network.
“To see what this future world would be like, a pilot project involving dozens of volunteers in the University of Washington’s computer… Read more →