February 7, 2015
Aaron Parks Awarded 2015 Google Ph.D. Fellowship
Ph.D. student Aaron Parks has been awarded the 2015 Google Ph.D. Fellowshipin Mobile Networking. The two-year stipend of $34,000, with a possible third year extension, will allow Parks to complete his proposed thesis work on combining multiband RF energy scavenging and ambient backscatter communication. Each year, 15 students in North America are awarded Google Fellowships….
February 6, 2015
Underwater Robots: New Depths of Functionality
A new underwater robot, the Millennium Falcon, is being built by a team of engineers and scientists, including EE Affiliate Assistant Professor Andy Stewart. The Millennium Falcon underwater robot will collect data about how wave and tidal energy equipment in the ocean affects marine life— literally taking robot functionality to new depths. Constructed by students…
February 5, 2015
2015 Jelinek Summer Workshop on Speech and Language Technology
JSALT Main Page > Speech & NLP Summer School | Research Groups Participant Information > Accommodations | Dining & Groceries | Transportation & Tourist Attractions The 20th annual Jelinek Workshop on Speech and Language Technology will be held at the University of Washington Department of Electrical Engineering. A continuation of the Johns Hopkins University CLSP summer…
February 4, 2015
Three EE Faculty Honored with UW Innovation Awards
Of 14 researchers recognized with 2015 UW Innovation Awards, three Electrical Engineering Faculty are honored for their innovative work: Shwetak Patel, Payman Arabshahi and Vikram Jandhyala. The UW Innovation Awards recognize outstanding researchers in engineering, health and social sciences and are divided into two categories: research and education. The researchers will receive funding to pursue…
February 3, 2015
Chris Rudell Honored with NSF CAREER Award
Assistant Professor Chris Rudell has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, a five-year $500,000 grant that promotes the development of faculty research and educational programs. Rudell’s proposed research seeks to explore and develop highly-integrated, ultra-broadband, and low-power transceivers, which achieve both low cost and small form factor by utilizing standard digital CMOS…
February 2, 2015
Radha Poovendran to Chair University of Washington’s EE Department
February 1, 2015
This man is the reason commercialization won’t stop when Michael Young leaves UW
January 12, 2015
Remembering Gaetano Borriello
The Department of Electrical Engineering sadly announces the recent passing of Adjunct Faculty Member Gaetano Borriello on February 1, 2015. The Jerre D. Noe Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, Borriello passed away at his home following a six-year long battle with cancer. Known for his dedication to students, Borriello was devoted to the UW,…
January 11, 2015
With a New Vision, C4C Becomes CoMotion
January 10, 2015
Mohamed El-Sharkawi Receives International Fulbright Fellow Award
Professor Mohamed El-Sharkawi is the recipient of the International Fulbright Fellow Award. The three-year grant allows El-Sharkawi to spend three months each year participating in ambitious renewable energy research in Morocco. By 2020, Morocco plans to produce 40% of its energy from renewable resources. To achieve this, five solar power plants are being built and…
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