March 19, 2021
UW startup Sensol Systems is redefining the crosswalk industry
On a rainy, foggy night in Seattle, an incident in a crosswalk changed the path that UW alum Janie Bube was on. Bube was walking near the Burke-Gilman Trail when she was hit by a bicyclist in December 2018. Nobody was hurt, but Bube was rattled enough to immediately begin considering why she wasn’t visible, how…
March 12, 2021
A larger, clearer window into the brain
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News According to the World Health Organization, almost a billion people around the world are affected by neurological disorders such as stroke, epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. That’s nearly one in six of us. For most of human history, many of these conditions have been virtually untreatable, and even…
March 1, 2021
Professor Visvesh Sathe receives Intel Outstanding Researcher Award
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News Visvesh Sathe, an associate professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Washington, conducts research in a variety of areas applicable to circuits and architectures for low-power computing and biomedical systems. His work is always on the cutting edge of technology development and often holds…
February 18, 2021
Professor Mari Ostendorf elected to National Academy of Engineering
Mari Ostendorf, the Endowed Professor of System Design Methodologies in the University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Recognized as one of the highest professional distinctions in engineering, Ostendorf is among 106 members and 23 international members newly elected to the…
February 16, 2021
‘Audeo’ teaches artificial intelligence to play the piano
Adapted from story by Sarah McQuate | UW News Anyone who’s been to a concert knows that something magical happens between the performers and their instruments. It transforms music from being just “notes on a page” to a satisfying experience. A team at the University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE)…
February 10, 2021
Looking ahead to give back
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News As a young child, Booga Gilbertson appeared to have a firm sense of who she was and what she wanted out of life, right from the start. Perhaps this sense of clarity and purpose that others saw in her began with her name, “Booga,” a family name that reflects…
February 1, 2021
Pioneering Safety: UW ECE alum Chung-Kwang “C-K.” Chou receives IEEE Standards Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Story by Ryan Hoover | UW ECE News For those of us who have ever watched TV, talked on a cellphone, enjoyed listening to AM/FM radio broadcasts or received an MRI scan, we can confidently do so with the understanding that these entirely commonplace and daily sorts of activities are safe for our bodies. For…
January 25, 2021
A new kind of lens for tiny cameras
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News Most of us use the cameras in our cellphones and laptop computers every day. However, many people don’t realize that miniature lenses are crucial for these devices to operate. As the size of digital electronics and other technologies continues to shrink, the demand for smaller, more efficient…
January 21, 2021
Professor Denise Wilson receives IEEE Region 6 Outstanding Engineering Educator award
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is one of the largest and most respected professional associations for electrical and electronic engineering in the world, with more than 423,000 members in over 160 countries. Recently, IEEE Region 6, which represents the western half of the United States,…
January 14, 2021
Using smartphone technology to build an inclusive and more equitable society in Myanmar
Story by Wayne Gillam, UW ECE News | Photos and captions by Paula Bock, Mobilizing Myanmar Update: This story was first published online in early January 2021, a few weeks prior to the military coup that took place in Myanmar. Pwint Htun (BSEE ’97) has spent several years leveraging digital technology and using problem-solving skills she gained…
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