February 10, 2021
Looking ahead to give back
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News As a young child, Booga Gilbertson appeared to have a firm sense of who she was and what she wanted out of life, right from the start. Perhaps this sense of clarity and purpose that others saw in her began with her name, “Booga,” a family name that reflects…
February 1, 2021
Pioneering Safety: UW ECE alum Chung-Kwang “C-K.” Chou receives IEEE Standards Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Story by Ryan Hoover | UW ECE News For those of us who have ever watched TV, talked on a cellphone, enjoyed listening to AM/FM radio broadcasts or received an MRI scan, we can confidently do so with the understanding that these entirely commonplace and daily sorts of activities are safe for our bodies. For…
January 25, 2021
A new kind of lens for tiny cameras
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News Most of us use the cameras in our cellphones and laptop computers every day. However, many people don’t realize that miniature lenses are crucial for these devices to operate. As the size of digital electronics and other technologies continues to shrink, the demand for smaller, more efficient…
January 21, 2021
Professor Denise Wilson receives IEEE Region 6 Outstanding Engineering Educator award
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is one of the largest and most respected professional associations for electrical and electronic engineering in the world, with more than 423,000 members in over 160 countries. Recently, IEEE Region 6, which represents the western half of the United States,…
January 14, 2021
Using smartphone technology to build an inclusive and more equitable society in Myanmar
Story by Wayne Gillam, UW ECE News | Photos and captions by Paula Bock, Mobilizing Myanmar Update: This story was first published online in early January 2021, a few weeks prior to the military coup that took place in Myanmar. Pwint Htun (BSEE ’97) has spent several years leveraging digital technology and using problem-solving skills she gained…
January 12, 2021
New treatment allows some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand and arm function
Story by Sarah McQuate | UW News Almost 18,000 Americans experience traumatic spinal cord injuries every year. Many of these people are unable to use their hands and arms and can’t do everyday tasks such as eating, grooming or drinking water without help. Using physical therapy combined with a noninvasive method of stimulating nerve cells in…
January 6, 2021
Accelerating AI computing to the speed of light
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are already an integral part of our everyday lives online, although many people may not yet realize that fact. For example, search engines such as Google are facilitated by intelligent ranking algorithms, video streaming services such as Netflix use machine learning…
December 30, 2020
A Distributed Remote FPGA lab at UW ECE
UW ECE assistant teaching professor Rania Hussein collaborated with educators at four universities — the University of Michigan, Monash University in Malaysia, The Public University of Navarre UPNA in Spain and the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil — to create a distributed remote FPGA lab. Students can remotely access real hardware located at…
December 28, 2020
UW ECE and Allen School students create virtual summer coding program for kids
Last spring, Newport High School student Sophia Lin of Bellevue, Washington, was eager to start coding. Having applied to several summer coding programs, she was ready to learn. Unfortunately, as the pandemic spread, they were all canceled. Seeing her younger sister’s disappointment, UW Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering (UW CSE) senior Elizabeth Lin…
December 22, 2020
Professor Lillian Ratliff receives Dhanani Endowed Faculty Fellowship
Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News Lillian Ratliff, an assistant professor in Data Science and Robotics and Controls at the UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE), is a prolific researcher who is considered to be a rising star. She is well known for her work in machine learning, mathematical optimization…
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