April 19, 2021
The impact of neurotechnology
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News At the age of 27, Jessie Owen was in a devastating car accident that left her with a severe spinal cord injury. She lost much of the function in her hands, arms and legs, and she was diagnosed with central spinal cord syndrome. Her brain’s ability to…
April 14, 2021
UW ECE spinout WiBotic wins European seals of approval for its wireless robot charging systems
Two of the wireless charging systems made by UW ECE spinout WiBotic have won safety approvals in Europe, marking what the startup’s CEO calls a major milestone. The chargers and transmitters now have CE Mark approval, which means they meet the safety, health and environmental protection requirements for the European Economic Area. What’s more, the systems have…
April 7, 2021
Quantum Leap – in quantum computing, UW scientists see the building blocks of the next technological revolution
Article by Andrew Engleson | UW Magazine Quantum physics is weird. Many an undergrad has been baffled by Schrödinger’s cat in a box which could be both dead and alive until the box is opened. Some of us ponder how light exists as both a wave and particle. And our pandemic quarantine might give us…
April 6, 2021
New system that uses smartphone or computer cameras to measure pulse, respiration rate could help future personalized telehealth appointments
Story by Sarah McQuate | UW News Telehealth has become a critical way for doctors to still provide health care while minimizing in-person contact during COVID-19. But with phone or Zoom appointments, it’s harder for doctors to get important vital signs from a patient, such as their pulse or respiration rate, in real time. A…
March 31, 2021
Determination and hard work drive a non-traditional student toward success
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News What would it be like to start college in your 30s? According to Cody Brereton, a 35 year-old undergraduate student in his senior year at UW ECE, returning to school later in life is not easy, but it is definitely rewarding and worthwhile. And like many non-traditional…
March 19, 2021
UW startup Sensol Systems is redefining the crosswalk industry
On a rainy, foggy night in Seattle, an incident in a crosswalk changed the path that UW alum Janie Bube was on. Bube was walking near the Burke-Gilman Trail when she was hit by a bicyclist in December 2018. Nobody was hurt, but Bube was rattled enough to immediately begin considering why she wasn’t visible, how…
March 12, 2021
A larger, clearer window into the brain
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News According to the World Health Organization, almost a billion people around the world are affected by neurological disorders such as stroke, epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. That’s nearly one in six of us. For most of human history, many of these conditions have been virtually untreatable, and even…
March 1, 2021
Professor Visvesh Sathe receives Intel Outstanding Researcher Award
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News Visvesh Sathe, an associate professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Washington, conducts research in a variety of areas applicable to circuits and architectures for low-power computing and biomedical systems. His work is always on the cutting edge of technology development and often holds…
February 18, 2021
Professor Mari Ostendorf elected to National Academy of Engineering
Mari Ostendorf, the Endowed Professor of System Design Methodologies in the University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Recognized as one of the highest professional distinctions in engineering, Ostendorf is among 106 members and 23 international members newly elected to the…
February 16, 2021
‘Audeo’ teaches artificial intelligence to play the piano
Adapted from story by Sarah McQuate | UW News Anyone who’s been to a concert knows that something magical happens between the performers and their instruments. It transforms music from being just “notes on a page” to a satisfying experience. A team at the University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE)…
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