UW CSE Ph.D. student Annie Ross earned second place in the graduate student category of the ACM Student Research Competition at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing last week. In her poster titled “Enhancing the Accessibility of Mobile Apps,” Ross presented research aimed at enabling third parties to repair and enhance accessibility of mobile applications.
While Ross’ work focuses primarily on mobile apps for people who are blind or low-vision, it involves techniques that can be applied more… Read more →
Engineers want to turn your living room into a wireless charging station
A team of engineers from the UW, Duke University, and Intellectual Ventures’ Invention Science Fund has moved a step closer to liberating us from those pesky power cords and bulky battery chargers. In a paper posted on arXiv, the researchers explain how flat-screen technology could be used to build a wireless power transfer system right into a wall or ceiling that is capable of efficiently charging a variety of devices in a room.
According to UW CSE and Electrical… Read more →
UW CSE’s Thomas Rothvoss profiled in UW Today
UW Today has published a great article on newly-minted Packard Fellow Thomas Rothvoss, a professor in UW CSE’s Theory group and the UW Department of Mathematics. In it, Rothvoss explains how his research at the intersection of computer science and mathematics aids in the design of more efficient algorithms for analyzing complex datasets — and how the fellowship will aid him in advancing this research working alongside his students.
From the article:
“‘This is really a problem of optimization,’… Read more →
Seattle Times: Job recruiters work to woo UW computer science students
“Daphna Khen happily described her normal workday to a prospective Zillow job candidate Thursday at the University of Washington …
“Yes, there are many opportunities to learn different skills. Senior engineers offer ‘office hours,’ and everyone Khen asks is happy to help out troubleshooting any issue.
“Job seekers at the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) recruiting fair generally don’t ask Khen about salary or vacation days or health benefits. They’re more interested in how she likes her job and the… Read more →
It’s UW CSE’s autumn recruiting day for established companies!
Thank goodness the fire marshal is otherwise occupied!
Many thanks to the companies recruiting today, and on Tuesday. And thanks to our Industry Affiliates and local alums for the great turnout at our Open House on Wednesday evening. (See our previous post about the Madrona Prize and People’s Choice Award.)… Read more →
Madrona and UW CSE recognize student innovation
Each year as part of our Industry Affiliates meeting, UW CSE welcomes alumni and friends to a celebration of student research and its potential for impact. Our annual open house, which was held last night, features good food, great company, and terrific posters and demos that showcase an impressive variety of projects from the CSE labs.
The event also features the Madrona Prize, an award from our friends at Madrona Venture Group that recognizes student research with commercialization potential,… Read more →
Popular Science selects DNA data storage as “Best of What’s New” in 2016
Researchers in the Molecular Information Systems Lab, a partnership between the UW and Microsoft Research, have been recognized for their efforts to develop a DNA-based data storage system with a “Best of What’s New” Award from Popular Science. The annual awards highlight the game-changing technologies that will shape the future. The MISL team — led by UW CSE professor Luis Ceze, CSE and EE professor Georg Seelig, and Microsoft researchers Karin Strauss and Doug Carmean — won… Read more →
Great evening turnout for Sift Science’s Jason Tan
2006 UW CSE alum Jason Tan, co-founder and CEO of Sift Science, packed the house on Tuesday at 7 p.m. for a great discussion with students about career paths. (Was it Jason, or was it the Dick’s burgers? Probably both …) UW CSE Industry Affiliates continues today …… Read more →
It’s startup recruiting day for UW CSE Industry Affiliates
And it’s crazy!… Read more →
Introducing the K-12 Computer Science Framework
UW CSE enthusiastically joins in supporting the K-12 Computer Science Framework, announced on October 17.
The Association for Computing Machinery, Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, the Cyber Innovation Center, and the National Math and Science Initiative partnered with states, school districts, and the computer science education community in creating the Framework, which promotes a vision in which all students critically engage in computer science issues, approach problems in innovative ways, and create computational artifacts with a personal, practical,… Read more →