University of Washington

Research Colloquium Lecture Series

Please join the UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering for the 2022-2023 Research Colloquium Series on Tuesday mornings, featuring experts discussing exciting current issues in the electrical and computer engineering field!

Lectures will be held in person during the autumn quarter at the scheduled days and times (all times are Pacific Time). Talks are free and open to the UW community. See below for individual speakers’ bios and lecture information (autumn quarter 2022 pending).

Contact events@ece.uw.edu to receive Zoom links and passwords for individual lectures, or subscribe to our ECE talk announcement mailing list (ECE-talk_announce@uw.edu).

To watch previous Research Colloquium Series videos, select an academic year on the sidebar to the right, or visit our YouTube page to view lectures and other UW ECE content available to the general public.

EE 491a / EE 500c students

EE 491a / EE 500c students: please see the course Canvas page for credit requirements.

Colloquia

Spring

NEO-PGA: Nonvolatile Electro-Optically Programmable Gate Array

Arka Majumdar, University of Washington, Seattle
2023-03-28 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Haixun Wang (cancelled)

Haixun Wang, Instacart
2023-04-04 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract

Systems research for user-facing problems

Aruna Balasubramanian, Stony Brook University
2023-04-11 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Accelerating energy access and our low-carbon future

Nathan Johnson, Arizona State University
2023-04-18 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Diamond Quantum Sensors: Sensitivity Frontier

Victor Acosta, University of New Mexico
2023-04-25 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Engineering Brain Circuits to Treat Psychiatric Disorders

Alik Widge, University of Minnesota
2023-05-02 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Neuroprosthetics for Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury and Studies in Motor Control

Ismael Seáñez, Washington University (St. Louis)
2023-05-09 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Control and distribution of entanglement in quantum networks

Sophia Economou, Virginia Tech
2023-05-16 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Inside Out or Outside In: How to electrify a country in the 21st Century

Nathan Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology
2023-05-23 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

The theory of quantum circuits with symmetry-respecting gates

Iman Marvian, Duke University
2023-05-30 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract

Winter

Engineering (Useful) Quantum Systems

Sara Mouradian, UW ECE
2023-01-10 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Scientific foundations for next-generation brain-machine interfaces

Paul Nuyujukian, Stanford University
2023-01-17 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract

Quantum Sensor Networks

Alexey Gorshkov, University of Maryland
2023-01-24 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

MRI-based methods for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease

Hesam Jahanian, UW Radiology
2023-01-31 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Anatomics: Co-engineering Body and Machine to Improve Bionic Performance

Tyler Clites, UCLA Mechanical Engineering
2023-02-07 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract

New platforms for quantum sensing and quantum computing

Nathalie de Leon, Princeton University
2023-02-14 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

High performance power electronics with applications in electric aircraft, space exploration and renewable energy

Samantha Coday, University of California, Berkeley
2023-02-21 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Toward Wireless Future, Next-generation High-frequency Power Electronics for Emerging Applications

Jungwon Choi, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
2023-02-28 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Agile & Generalizable Specialization via Reconfigurable Computing

Ang Li, Princeton University
2023-03-02 10:30:00
ECE 403
Abstract

Electronics Meets Optics: Practical Terahertz Systems

Hossein Naghavi, University of Michigan
2023-03-07 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Lowering Costs & Barriers to Chip Design

Mehdi Saligane, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2023-03-14 10:30:00
ECE 403
Abstract | Video

Autumn

From nanotech to living sensors: unraveling the spin physics of biosensing at the nanoscale

Clarice Aiello, UCLA
2022-10-04 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Decoding Hidden Worlds: Wireless & Sensor Technologies for Oceans, Health, and Robotics

Fadel Adib, MIT
2022-10-11 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Future Quantum Hardware

Kenneth Brown , Duke University
2022-10-18 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Neural electrode design is not dead: Opportunities in the future of electrode array design

John Seymour, Rice University / UT Health
2022-10-25 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Wireless sensing and robotics meet each other

Dinesh Bharadia, UC San Diego
2022-11-01 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Dynamical Quantum Codes

Matthew Hastings, Microsoft Research
2022-11-08 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Anca Dragan (Lytle and Colloquium Lectures)

Anca Dragan, UC Berkeley
2022-11-15 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Agency Bias in Machine Learning

Yang Liu, UC Santa Cruz
2022-11-22 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Rethinking Low-Power Wide-Area Networks on Earth and Space

Akshay Gadre, UW ECE
2022-11-29 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

Codesign to Support Converged Scientific Workloads at PNNL

Kevin Barker, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2022-12-06 10:30:00
ECE 125
Abstract | Video

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Previous Colloquia