February 15, 2016
Professor, Vice Provost for Innovation Discusses Amazon Catalyst
February 10, 2016
Remembering Alum and Supporter Mike Elke
The Department of Electrical Engineering sadly announces the recent passing of devoted alum Mike Elke (BSEE ’65), who supported students through the establishment of an endowed scholarship. Elke passed away during a fire at his home in Everett, the same house where he grew up. Elke, 76, established the Michael E. Elke Endowed Scholarship in…
February 5, 2016
Alum Louis Scharf Honored with Diamond Award
The takeoff of Sputnik in 1957, fittingly enough, also launched Louis Scharf’s 46-year career in engineering. A teenager at the time of the Soviet Union’s satellite launch, Scharf witnessed the start of the space age and was enthusiastic about pursuing a career in engineering. “I was caught up in the generation of young people following the…
January 30, 2016
Alum Eric Sortomme Patents System For Optimal Electric Vehicle Charging
UW EE alum Eric Sortomme (Ph.D. ’11) has patented a new system he designed to provide a framework for the optimal charging of electric vehicles. The system may pave the way for a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) system that is capable of charging electric vehicles in the Seattle area, as well as returning extra energy to the grid….
January 25, 2016
Master’s Student Kelly Kozdras Featured in Wogrammer
EE master’s student Kelly Kozdras was featured in a recent wogrammer article, which breaks down stereotypes about engineers. Kozdras got her start in engineering after doing well in math and science while growing up and learning that engineering was a good background for entering various fields. Prior to pursuing graduate studies at UW EE, Kozdras…
January 20, 2016
Leaders Gather at UW to Define Vision for Smart Communities
Smart city leaders from around the world are gathering at UW’s Seattle campus for a two-day workshop called the “NSF Visioning Workshop on Smart and Connected Communities Research and Education” to discuss the future of smart and connected communities on January 13-14, 2016. The UW Department of Electrical Engineering is organizing and hosting the workshop,…
January 15, 2016
Three EE Faculty Elected IEEE Seattle Chapter Officers
Out of eight newly elected 2016 IEEE Seattle Section Officers, three are UW EE faculty members. Congratulations to Professors M.P. Anantram, Chris Rudell and Affiliate Faculty Member Xiaodong He. The new officers were sworn in on January 12, 2016. More details about each faculty member and their IEEE position are provided below: Professor M.P….
January 10, 2016
Howard Chizeck’s Haptic Password Project Supported by Innovation Funding
Professor Howard Chizeck has received CoMotion Innovation Funding to support development of a new method for authenticating online transactions. The Haptic Passwords project aims to stop transaction fraud with forgery-proof, secure signature-based authentication. With the new method, authentication is based on how the signature is made, as well as how it looks as you interact with the device (phone,…
January 5, 2016
New Book on Performance, Control and Security of Networked Systems Authored by Faculty and Alums
A new book coming out in January 2016, titled “Submodularity in Dynamics and Control of Networked Systems,” was authored by two UW EE faculty members and two alums. ProfessorLinda Bushnell, alums Andrew Clark (Ph.D. ‘14) and Basel Alomair (Ph.D. ‘11), and Department Chair Radha Poovendran worked collaboratively on the new publication. The book presents a…
December 11, 2015
CSNE Receives $16 Million to Continue Developing Implantable Devices to Treat Paralysis
Rajesh Rao Chet Moritz Howard Chizeck Matt Reynolds Joshua Smith Blake Hannaford Chris Rudell Visvesh Sathe To support the development of implantable devices that can restore movement, and improve the overall quality of life, for people with spinal cord injury or stroke, UW’s Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE) has received $16 million in funding…
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