March 23, 2023
Professor Georg Seelig recognized as ‘DNA Computer Scientist of the Year’
Adapted from an article by Roger Van Scyoc | Allen School A little more than two decades ago, University of Washington professor Georg Seelig began planting the seeds of a career in theoretical physics, seeking elegant solutions to the mysteries of the natural world. Last month, Seelig, who is a faculty member at UW ECE and…
March 17, 2023
Professors Michael Taylor and Arvind Krishnamurthy will help spur innovation in distributed computing as part of new multi-university research center
Adapted from an article by Roger Van Scyoc | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering Data centers account for about 2% of total electricity use in the U.S., according to the U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, consuming 10 to 50 times the energy per floor space of a typical…
March 6, 2023
Zerina Kapetanovic receives Yang Research Award, other honors, and secures a tenure-track faculty position at Stanford University
Article by Wayne Gillam, photos by Ryan Hoover | UW ECE News Originally published in UW ECE’s 2022 Integrator magazine UW ECE congratulates recent graduate Zerina Kapetanovic (Ph.D. ‘22), who received the 2022 Yang Research Award for her dissertation focused on enabling low-power communication for environmental sensing systems. She developed and applied this research toward…
February 27, 2023
An IV fluid monitor that could help save the lives of newborns worldwide
By Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News According to the World Health Organization, the first month of life is the most vulnerable time for a child’s survival. Globally, almost half of all deaths under the age of five occur within the first four weeks, a span of time known as the newborn, or neonatal, period….
February 23, 2023
UW ECE graduate students receive Cadence Diversity in Technology Scholarship
Cadence, a world leader in electronic systems design, recently announced that two UW ECE doctoral students are among 38 recipients of the company’s 2022 Diversity in Technology Scholarship. This annual award recognizes underrepresented university students in technical fields who demonstrate outstanding leadership skills, academic achievement and drive to shape the world of technology. Alana Dee…
February 21, 2023
Q&A: UW ECE Professor Kai-Mei Fu discusses future of quantum research
Adapted from an article by Sarah McQuate and James Urton | UW News In a world abuzz with smartphones, tablets, 5G and Siri, there are whispers of something new over the horizon — and it isn’t artificial intelligence! A growing field of research seeks to develop technologies built directly on the seemingly strange and contradictory…
February 16, 2023
UW ECE calls for proposals that improve diversity, equity and inclusion
By Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News Over the last couple of years, UW ECE has launched several successful initiatives that foster greater diversity, equity and inclusion within the Department. This work has been implemented with academic rigor and in partnership with the UW College of Engineering’s Office for Inclusive Excellence and the University’s Office…
February 10, 2023
Are quantum computers for real? So far, the uncertainty principle rules the day
Adapted from an article by Alan Boyle | GeekWire Do full-fledged quantum computers already exist, or will it be a decade before they come into being? Will they have to be the size of a football field? A data center cabinet? A microwave oven? It seems as if the more you talk to computer scientists…
January 30, 2023
UW ECE-led research teams receive CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund awards
Two UW ECE-led research teams have been named CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund Award recipients for fall quarter 2022. Each team received $50K in support funding (the maximum possible award), alongside six other research teams from across the University. The award announcement was posted on the CoMotion website in early January. CoMotion handles technology transfer at…
January 25, 2023
UW research team invents a new form of wireless communication
by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News Most types of wireless communication — such as what is found in your phone, garage door opener and keyboard mouse — transmit information back and forth by way of radio waves. Conventional radios generate clean signals that can send large amounts of data over long distances. However, it…
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