April 20, 2023
Tech leaders size up what it will take to turn the Pacific Northwest into a ‘Quantum Valley’
April 13, 2023
UW researchers show how to tap into the sensing capabilities of any smartphone to screen for prediabetes
Adapted from an article by Kristin Osborne | Allen School According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, one out of every three adults in the United States have prediabetes, a condition marked by elevated blood sugar levels that could lead to the development of type 2 diabetes. The good news is that, if detected…
April 6, 2023
UW ECE alumnus Frank Liu leads development of device that enables users to experience liquids in virtual reality
Adapted from an article by Shane Davis and Sarah McCarty | ASU News As the possibilities of virtual reality (VR) sensory experiences continue to expand, one area that could use some attention is fluid dynamics. Now, UW ECE alumnus Frank Liu (BSEE ’18), who is currently a doctoral student at Arizona State University, has figured…
March 30, 2023
Listening to the ocean to measure the impact of climate change
By Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News The ocean can be a dark place. This vast body of water covers most of the surface of the earth and, on average, is over two miles deep. Light from above can’t penetrate more than 200 meters below the surface, which means that most of the ocean is…
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…
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