May 16, 2017
Energizing EcoCAR
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May 12, 2017
Dr. Babak Parviz receives U-M Bicentennial Alumni Award
Affiliate Professor Babak Parviz received the prestigious Bicentennial Alumni Award from his alma mater The University of Michigan (U-M) for his “pioneering technological innovations that augment human potential and improve peoples’ lives.” To date, Parviz is one of 20 alumni to earn this exclusive award. Parviz has revolutionized communication technology through advances in optics, self-assembly and miniaturized…
May 10, 2017
Researchers deliver the future in optical display through freeform optics
A near-eye display is a device that brings a visual display as close to you as headphones bring sound. A well-known recent example is Google’s smart glasses, Google Glass. A small, lightweight near-eye display would be of great use for these mobile devices or in industries such as medicine and aerospace, where there exist stringent…
May 9, 2017
Researcher Claire Watts Receives JCATI Best Poster Award
By: Tommy Merth Postdoctoral researcher Claire Watts has earned the 2017 JCATI Best Poster Award. The Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation (JCATI) grants this award annually to cutting-edge aerospace research efforts around Washington State. Watts is a postdoc in UW EE and Paul Allen School Associate Professor Matt Reynold’s lab. Her work, titled “Reconfigurable airborne radar imaging…
May 8, 2017
Stephanie Swanson named ‘Adviser of the Year’
UW Department of Electrical Engineering undergraduate advisor Stephanie Swanson received the Adviser of the Year award by the Association of Professional Advisers and Counselors (APAC). The award honors the top campus adviser for the entire academic year. For Swanson, who has been an academic counselor at the UW for more than five years, advising students is something…
May 4, 2017
Startup BluHaptics Receives NASA Funding to Venture into Space Robotics
BluHaptics, the software company pioneering new solutions for telerobotics, has secured new funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to apply its software to remote robotic operations in space. The funding was a part of NASA’s $49.9 million investment in the latest round of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants and Small Business…
May 2, 2017
Graduate Student Nam Song Receives Competitive HRF Fellowship
By: Tommy Merth Master’s student Nam Song has been selected to receive a fellowship from the Hydro Research Foundation (HRF). The Research Awards Program is an annual award given to the nation’s most outstanding students researching hydropower technology. Through this award, Song will have his research funded through HRF and have the opportunity to complete an…
April 27, 2017
Alum George Huang to be UW EE’s 2017 Graduation Speaker
Dr. George Huang (Ph.D. ’73), CEO and Chairman of FutureDial, will be the University of Washington Department of Electrical Engineering’s (UW EE) 2017 graduation speaker at the June 7th ceremony. For Dr. Huang, being a top industry leader involves demonstrating significant societal impact. Over the years, he witnessed numerous successful business accomplishments. Particularly, his impact…
April 26, 2017
Startup WiBotic Raises $2.5M to Charge Drones and Robots Wirelessly
WiBotic, the technology company developing wirelessly-powered drones and robotic devices, has secured $2.5 million. This new funding round will bring the company to a total of $3.25 million in funding. This support will enhance product development and boost sales and marketing. The company was founded by WiBotic CEO and UW Department of Electrical Engineering (UW EE) alum…
April 25, 2017
UW Security Researchers Show that Google’s AI Tool for Image Analysis Cannot Cope with Noise
University of Washington researchers have shown that Google’s new tool that uses machine learning to automatically analyze images can be defeated by adding noise. Google recently released its Cloud Vision API to help developers to build applications that can quickly recognize objects, detect faces and identify and read texts contained within images. For any input…
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