August 4, 2022
Q&A: New children’s book shows how natural world inspired inventor to create medieval robots
Adapted from an article by Misty Shock Rule, UW News Digital technology shapes how many children today interact with the world. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified this wired existence, with everything from school to playdates taking place online. With this in mind, Faisal Hossain, a hydrologist and University of Washington professor of civil and environmental engineering,…
July 28, 2022
Daniel Kirschen named editor in chief of IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation
By Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News UW ECE Professor Daniel Kirschen was recently named editor in chief of IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation. This new publication, launching July 2022, is a peer-reviewed journal containing articles that cover complex topics and issues at the intersection of power systems engineering, energy policy and…
July 25, 2022
Next-generation data centers within reach thanks to new energy-efficient switches
Adapted from an article by Renske Dyedov, UW NanoES Data centers, dedicated spaces for storing, processing and disseminating data, enable everything from cloud computing to video streaming. In the process, they consume a large amount of energy transferring data back and forth inside the center. With demand for data growing exponentially, there is increasing pressure…
July 19, 2022
Professor Denise Wilson’s new book and course on sexual harassment in engineering seek to disrupt culture of silence
By Misty Shock Rule | UW News Denise Wilson, a University of Washington professor of electrical and computer engineering, has experienced sexual harassment and assault in the male-dominated field of engineering. In her early days as an undergraduate, she was expected to meet male students’ sexual needs. In graduate school, she was subjected to sexist…
July 14, 2022
Azadeh Yazdan awarded AHA funding for innovative stroke treatment
Adapted from an article by Lia Unrau, UW Bioengineering With a promising approach to drive brain repair and recovery following a stroke, UW ECE Assistant Professor Azadeh Yazdan has earned the American Heart Association (AHA) Career Development Award. Yazdan’s neural engineering technologies and new brain stimulation-based therapies have the potential to help restore function and movement…
July 11, 2022
Congratulations to all 2022 UW ECE Award recipients!
Article adapted from content provided by May Lim Photos by Ryan Hoover Each year, UW ECE holds an award ceremony to honor students, faculty, and staff for their outstanding contributions to the Department. Award recipients represent exceptional achievements; embody UW ECE core values such as leadership, mentorship, collaboration, and teamwork; and foster greater diversity, equity,…
July 7, 2022
AI for engineering
At the AI Institute in Dynamic Systems, UW ECE and Applied Mathematics Professor Jose Nathan Kutz is part of a multidisciplinary UW research team at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Adapted from article by Chelsea Yates | UW College of Engineering The AI Institute in Dynamic Systems isn’t quite a…
June 30, 2022
Smartphone-based tympanometry system offers a pocket-sized solution for testing middle ear function
UW ECE Adjunct Associate Professor Shyam Gollakota and UW ECE doctoral student Ali Najafi are part of a multidisciplinary UW research team that has developed a system for turning a smartphone into an a device for testing middle ear function. Adapted from an article by Kristin Osborne | UW CSE According to the World Health Organization,…
June 27, 2022
Liban Hussein awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
By Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News First-year doctoral student Liban Hussein, who works in the lab of UW ECE Assistant Professor Sajjad Moazeni, was recently awarded an opportunity to take part in the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported…
June 23, 2022
Sajjad Moazeni receives NSF CAREER award to help make the next generation of AI supercomputers faster, more powerful and energy efficient
By Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News UW ECE Assistant Professor Sajjad Moazeni was recently named recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, one of the most prestigious awards in the nation for early-career faculty. The award will support Moazeni’s work developing ‘smart,’ energy-efficient links between thousands of networked computer processors and memory…
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