August 8, 2017
Alum Vamsi Talla receives the ACM SIGCOMM dissertation award
Vamsi Talla (Ph.D. ’16) was awarded the ACM SIGCOMM 2016 Doctoral Dissertation Award for his Ph.D. thesis in Computer Networking and Data Communication. His thesis, entitled “Power, Communication and Sensing Solutions for Energy Constrained Platforms,” introduces new techniques to build low-power sensors and devices that consume no energy beyond what is already in the air. In the…
July 24, 2017
Researchers construct computational circuit boards with DNA
Spatial organization as a tool for the spread of materials and information is a well-practiced concept. In Mesopotamia, it was used to coax water through a matrix of small channels to water crops. More recently, it has been used to operate semiconductor circuitry. In nature, spatial organization is used by living cells to control the…
July 21, 2017
Professor Kannan receives NSF grant to improve groundbreaking nanopore sequencing of DNA
UW electrical engineering Assistant Professor Sreeram Kannan leads a $1.2 million collaborative National Science Foundation (NSF) Communications and Information Foundations (CIF) Grant. The research aims to design new algorithms for sequencing DNA using nanopore readers. Fast and inexpensive DNA sequencing technology is beginning to impact society through applications ranging from personalized medicine to the understanding…
July 19, 2017
8 faculty named 2017 Amazon Catalyst Fellows
UW EE Professors Les Atlas, Karl Böhringer, Howard Chizeck, Blake Hannaford, Eric Klavins, Arka Majumdar, Shwetak Patel and Joshua Smith were awarded the 2017 Amazon Catalyst Fellowship. In a partnership with the University of Washington, Amazon Catalyst supports bold solutions to world problems. The program provides funding, mentorship and community to the innovative projects. Congratulations to…
July 14, 2017
UW EE leads NIST PSCR grant for next-generation broadband
The University of Washington (UW) is one of 19 universities awarded the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) grant to develop performance analysis tools for the proposed next-generation broadband LTE based FirstNet (for emergency/first responders). The grant is part of the First Responders Network Authority (FirstNet) appropriations. Congress has allocated FirstNet…
July 13, 2017
Alum Tong Zhang awarded the 2017 Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Award in Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering
Tong Zhang (Ph.D. ’17) received the highly competitive University of Washington (UW) 2017 Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Award in Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering for his UW electrical engineering doctoral thesis. The thesis, entitled “Integrated Wideband Self-interference Cancellation Techniques for FDD and Full-duplex Wireless Communication,” was the top dissertation in the Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering…
July 7, 2017
UW team achieves a factor of 10 performance improvement for BCI Recording Systems
Brain computer interfaces (BCIs) offer a direct communication pathway between the brain and external technologies. BCIs are of significant research interest for their potential role in repairing human cognitive or sensory-motor functions for conditions like stroke and paralysis. Although BCIs present great opportunities for brain to device connectivity, there are several challenges in application: next-generation…
July 6, 2017
Professor Bruce Darling receives COE Faculty Award in Teaching
UW electrical engineering (UW EE) professor Bruce Darling was awarded the College of Engineering Faculty Award in Teaching for his outstanding contributions to engineering education. The annual award recognizes a faculty member who fosters innovative and lasting contributions to engineering education and displays high-level commitment to students both in and outside of the classroom. Professor Darling has…
July 5, 2017
UW researchers develop world’s first battery-free phone
June 30, 2017
Graduate student Nick Bolten receives Husky Seed Fund
Ph.D. student Nick Bolten received the 2017 Husky Seed Fund for his project UW OpenSidewalks. The fund supports students’ innovative ideas that are inclusive, impactful, and inventive to the UW. Bolten’s project will gather rich data on paths throughout the UW’s Seattle campus to add to the open, mapping database OpenStreetMap. This will help fulfill the…
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