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…


December 10, 2015

UW EE Casino Night 2016

Hosted by the student-run society HKN/IEEE, Casino Night provides an opportunity for students and industry representatives to network in a casual setting. Industry Registration Please join us for Casino Night 2016, to continue networking with outstanding UW Electrical Engineering students. Register here. Casino Night Thursday, January 21, 2016, 5-8pm, the HUB Lyceum *Student check-in starts…


December 9, 2015

Graduate Student Develops Virtual Reality Finger Tracking Device

The future of virtual reality may be at our fingertips, or EE Ph.D. candidate Keyu Chen’s fingertips, to be exact. Together with Oculus Research, Chen is developing a device that uses electromagnets to track the position of each finger in 3D. Chen began working on the project during an internship with Oculus Research, located in…


December 8, 2015

EE Faculty’s OneRadio Project Supported by Innovation Funding

Affiliate Faculty Member Tony Goodson has received CoMotion Innovation Funding to support his collaborative “OneRadio” project. CoMotion Innovation Funding supports projects that are in the early stages of development and have a strong likelihood of being commercialized. The basic concept behind OneRadio is to create a single radio that is capable of performing multiple functions….



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