Allen School News

“Accessibility is our responsibility”: Students expand their knowledge of best practices and technologies as part of Study Away Silicon Valley

The following post was authored by Richard E. Ladner, Professor Emeritus at the Allen School and Principal Investigator of AccessComputing

The Allen School’s 2019 SASV delegation, left to right: Venkatesh Potluri, Nicole Riley, Ather Sharif, Lucy Jiang, Bryan Lim, and Richard Ladner.

Five students from the Allen School joined a group of 25 students from seven different universities who traveled to Silicon Valley last month to participate in the Teach Access program Study Away Silicon Valley (SASV). I led… Read more →

June 4, 2019

Undergraduate Asila Maksumova earns Allen AI Outstanding Engineer Scholarship

Allen School undergraduate Asila Maksumova has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Allen AI Outstanding Engineer Scholarship for Women and Underrepresented Minorities sponsored by the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2). Maksumova, who is majoring in Computer Science, is the second Allen School student to receive the scholarship, which was created by AI2 in 2018 to encourage and support students from underrepresented groups pursuing AI education and careers. Maksumova is an experienced programmer with a keen interest in… Read more →

May 31, 2019

CSE2 Move Team recognized with College of Engineering Team Award

Members of the CSE2 Move Team, front row, left to right: Adrian Dela Cruz, Tracy Erbeck, Fred Videon, Sophie Ostlund, Emma Gebben, Voradesh Yenbut. Back row, left to right: Aaron Timss, Rod Prieto, Kris Venden, Stephen Spencer, Dan Boren, Alex Lefort, Jason Howe, Della Welch.Not pictured: Tony Anderson, Nancy Burr, Joel Cohn, Alex Eckerman, Rebekah Hansen, Mark Murray, John Petersen, Jan Sanislo.

On February 28th, friends and supporters of the Allen School gathered to celebrate the dedication of the new… Read more →

May 28, 2019

Groundbreaking study that served as the foundation for securing implantable medical devices earns IEEE Test of Time Award

Members of the team that examined the privacy and security risks of implantable medical devices in 2008. UW News Office

In March 2008, Allen School researchers and their collaborators at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Harvard Medical School revealed the results of a study examining the privacy and security risks of a new generation of implantable medical devices. Equipped with embedded computers and wireless technology, new models of implantable cardiac defibrillators, pacemakers, and other devices were designed to make… Read more →

May 23, 2019

Have you heard? UW researchers developed a new smartphone app that screens for ear infections in children

Dr. Randall Bly checks his daughter’s ear for fluid using a new smartphone app and paper funnel. Dennis Wise/University of Washington

Researchers in the Allen School and UW Medicine have come up with a novel way to determine whether children may be suffering from an ear infection with the help of a smartphone and a piece of paper. In a paper published last week in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the team presents a new app that can detect… Read more →

May 21, 2019

Allen School’s Richard Ladner honored with 2019 Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award

Ladner (center) with late friend and colleague David Notkin’s daughter, Emma (left), and widow Cathy Tuttle (not pictured: son Akiva).

Richard Ladner, professor emeritus of the Allen School and a recognized leader in accessible technology research and advocacy, accepted the Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award this week from the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). The award, which recognizes faculty who combine outstanding research contributions with excellence in mentoring the next generation of… Read more →

May 17, 2019

Allen School students recognized for excellence in computing research by the National Science Foundation

Nine Allen School students were recently honored for excellence in computing-related research by the National Science Foundation as part of the agency’s 2019 Graduate Research Fellowship competition. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program — the oldest fellowship program of its kind — recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students pursuing research in designated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. The goal of the GRFP is to assist recipients in becoming lifelong leaders who will contribute to science and engineering education… Read more →

May 16, 2019

Allen School student and “Geek of the Week” Mitali Palekar aims high while elevating the voices of others

When Computer Science major Mitali Palekar graduates next month, she can start a new chapter as a software engineer at LinkedIn knowing that she has made a difference in the community she has called home for the past four years. An accomplished student researcher, mentor and campus leader, Palekar has combined her love of programming and a passion for diversity to elevate the voices of students around her and help build a more welcoming and inclusive community within the field… Read more →

May 7, 2019

Yin Tat Lee receives Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship

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 →

April 30, 2019

Tribute to CSE leader and professor Hellmut Golde

Professor emeritus Hellmut Golde in Sylvan Grove in 2003

The Allen School family is mourning the loss of our friend and colleague Hellmut Golde, who passed away earlier this month after a brave battle against cancer. As one of the founding members of the Computer Science Group at the University of Washington and leader of the team that developed the wildly successful VAX Pascal compiler, Golde’s legacy includes the emergence of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science &… Read more →

April 23, 2019