Each year at UW CSE’s Industrial Affiliates Meeting, our friends at Madrona Venture Group recognize the most “entrepreneurially interesting” graduate student research presentations.
This year, a truly interdisciplinary team of students won the Madrona Prize. CSE Ph.D. students Jon Froehlich and Sidhant Gupta, EE Ph.D. students Eric Larson and Gabe Cohn, and MechE undergraduate Tim Campbell were honored on their work on sustainability sensing. Professors Shwetak Patel, James Landay, and James Fogarty have been closely collaborating on this effort.
Three… Read more →
Pinpoint Utility Meter Featured on NAE broadcast and podcast
UW CSE’s Shwetak Patel‘s “pinpoint utility meter” is featured on the National Academy of Engineering’s weekly radio broadcast and podcast.
“Ever wonder why you can get itemized bills for credit cards and telephone calls but not electricity and water? A new technology promises that possibility.
“The engineering breakthrough would allow just one easy-to-install sensor per utility. Simply plug into an outlet to monitor your house’s entire electric system. The inventor, Shwetak Patel of the University of Washington, says everything… Read more →
UW CSE friends and family again score big in Technology Review TR35!
Since 1999, the editors of Technology Review have honored the young innovators whose inventions and research they find most exciting; today that collection is the TR35, a list of technologists and scientists, all under the age of 35. Selected from more than 300 nominees by a panel of expert judges and the editorial staff of Technology Review, the TR35 is an elite group of accomplished young innovators who exemplify the spirit of innovation. Their work – spanning medicine, computing, communications,… Read more →
Hydrosense on NPR
NPR’s “Living on Earth” features UW CSE’s Hydrosense technology:
“In the heat of summer, droughts bring water rationing and limits on outdoor use. A new household sensor could soon detect every drip coming out of your pipes, making it easier to conserve water.
“Professor Shwetak Patel from the University of Washington has invented a gadget that he calls Hydrosense … A single Hydrosense device can detect water use from anywhere in the house.”
Listen to the story here.… Read more →
UW CSE’s Hydrosense in Technology Review
“When a cell phone or credit-card bill arrives, each call or purchase is itemized, making it possible to track trends in calling or spending, which is especially helpful if you use a phone plan with limited minutes or are trying to stick to a budget. Within the next few years, household utilities could be itemized as well, allowing residents to track their usage and see which devices utilize the most electricity, water, or gas. New sensor technology that consists of… Read more →
HydroSense is 3rd of 90 in UW Business Plan Competition
HydroSense — a team led by UW CSE graduate student Jon Froehlich and advised by UW CSE faculty members Shwetak Patel, James Fogarty, and James Landay — finished 3rd out of 90 entrants in the 2009 University of Washington Business Plan Competition. HydroSense received the $5,000 WRF Capital Finalist Prize, and was named the “Best Clean-Tech Idea.”
Hopes were high as HydroSense won the $10,000 UW Environmental Innovation Challenge in early April, then made it to the Round of… Read more →
HydroSense wins UW Environmental Innovation Challenge
HydroSense — a team led by UW CSE graduate student Jon Froehlich and advised by UW CSE faculty members Shwetak Patel, James Fogarty, and James Landay, won the $10,000 grand prize in UW’s Environmental Innovation Challenge. Other members of the Hydrosense team included CSE graduate student Kate Everitt, MechE junior Tim Campbell, EE senior Alex Horton, EE graduate student Jianlei Shi, BioE graduate student Rahber Thariani, and Community, Environment and Planning senior Conor Haggerty.
HydroSense focused on the problem… Read more →
Recent Additions to CSE Faculty
UW CSE welcomes new faculty members Luis Ceze, Michael Ernst, Mausam, Shwetak Patel, Georg Seeling, and Emo Todorov.
See brochure here.… Read more →
“Welcoming a New Class of Innovators”
“This year UW Engineering has attracted thirteen outstanding new faculty members to our departments. We are excited to have these distinguished professors join our community of innovators.”
Amongst the thirteen: new CSE faculty members Michael Ernst, Shwetak Patel (joint with EE), George Seelig (joint with EE), and Emanuel “Emo” Todorov.
Read more at the College of Engineering site here.… Read more →