December 3, 2015
Shyam Gollakota Honored with 2015 World Technology Award
EE Adjunct and CSE Professor Shyam Gollakota was honored with the 2015 World Technology Award in Communications Technology. Out of 39 nominees, six of which were finalists, Gollakota received the top honor. Gollakota accepted the award at the culmination of the World Technology Summit & Awards Gala on November 20 in New York City, attended…
December 2, 2015
Four Students Receive IEEE Power & Energy Scholarships
Four UW EE undergraduate students have received IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Scholarships. Congratulations to Jaclyn Wilson, Bryan Bednarski, Joshua Monson and Brandon Thayer! The recipients were selected based on their GPAs, commitment to the power and energy field and extracurricular activities. A $2,000 award helps fund tuition and other school expenses. “I was…
December 1, 2015
Graduate Student Jingda Wu’s Paper Featured in Advanced Optical Materials
EE Ph.D. student Jingda Wu’s paper is featured as the inside front cover image and article in Advanced Optical Materials’ November 2015 edition. In his paper, Wu discusses using naturally grown reed membranes to fabricate Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanocrystal flexible ultraviolet photodetectors. Nonuniform fabrication methods commonly used in flexible devices often result in electrical malfunctions….
November 10, 2015
Li Deng Receives 2015 IEEE SPS Technical Achievement Award
UW Electrical Engineering Affiliate Professor Li Deng has received the 2015 IEEE SPS Technical Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to Deep Learning and to Automatic Speech Recognition. The award honors people who have made significant technical contributions to areas within the IEEE realm, as evidenced by technical achievements with significant impact, patents and publications. Deng, a Partner Research Manager of the Deep Learning…
November 9, 2015
New EE Entrepreneurial Capstone Option Starts Winter Quarter
Building on UW EE’s strengths in system design and entrepreneurship, the department is excited to announce the launch of a new Senior Capstone Design option that will enable students to work in teams on industry sponsored projects during winter and spring quarters 2016. The first entrepreneurial system design courses of its kind in the department,…
November 8, 2015
Professor Scott Hauck is UW EE’s 25th IEEE Fellow
EE Professor Scott Hauck is the 25th UW EE faculty member to be elected an Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow. Hauck is honored for his contributions to Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based systems. FPGAs are chips that can be programmed and reprogrammed to implement complex digital logic. “Scott is a dedicated member of our…
November 7, 2015
DARPA Award Funds Richard Shi’s Work to Develop New Low-Power Sensors
Thanks to a new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) grant, EE Professor Richard Shi will be developing specialized sensors that are able to operate with minimal power and remain dormant until triggered. Developed for the Department of Defense, the new sensors are anticipated to enable monitoring in areas not currently feasible with power-hungry sensors….
November 6, 2015
UW EE Grateful for Martin Afromowitz’s 41 Years of Dedication
The UW EE community celebrated Professor Martin Afromowitz’sretirement after 41 years on November 19, 2015. In honor of his dedication and service, Afromowitz received an award presented by Department Chair Radha Poovendran and College of Engineering Dean Michael Bragg. “When I first came here, there was a sign that said ‘Welcome to UW,’” Martin Afromowitz…
November 5, 2015
New UW EE Professorships Established by Alums Dr. Cherng Jia and Elizabeth Yun Hwang
Multiple new professorships have been established in the area of rehabilitation technologies for spinal cord injury, department chair Radha Poovendran announced on November 19, 2015. The Cherng Jia and Elizabeth Yun Hwang Endowed Professorship was created by gifts from alums Dr. Cherng Jia (CJ) Hwang (EE Ph.D. ’66) and his wife, Elizabeth Yun Hwang (MLIS…
November 4, 2015
Popular Science Names PoWiFi System One of the Most Innovative Technologies
Developed by EE and CSE researchers, the Power Over Wi-Fi (PoWiFi) system has been named one of the most innovative technologies of the year by Popular Science. With thousands of nominations, 100 were selected for inclusion in the magazine’s annual Best of What’s New 2015 awards. Led by EE & CSE Professor Joshua Smith and CSE Professor…
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