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Allen School professor Ratul Mahajan named an ACM Fellow for transforming network verification and control systems - Allen School News As a computer systems researcher, Allen School professor and alum Ratul Mahajan (Ph.D., ‘05) has helped develop technologies powering the networks that support multiple aspects of modern society — fro...

#UWAllen @uofwa.uw.edu professor & alum @ratul.bsky.social develops technologies that power the networks supporting many aspects of modern society—from online banking to social media. @acm.org honored him in its 2025 class of #ACMFellows. #ResearchMakesAmerica news.cs.washington.edu/2026/02/27/a...

Four Allen School undergraduates honored by the Computing Research Association for advancing work in AI, robotics, LLMs and more  - Allen School News Last month, the Computing Research Association (CRA) recognized a select group of undergraduate students from across North America who have made notable contributions to the field through research. Th...

Meet the four(!) @uofwa.uw.edu #UWAllen students honored in the @cra-hq.bsky.social Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards: awardee Haoquan Fang, finalist Hao Xu and honorable mention recipients Kaiyuan Liu and Lindsey Wei. #UWdiscovers #AI #LLM #robotics news.cs.washington.edu/2026/02/19/f...

We were honored to host @uofwa.uw.edu President Robert J. Jones and @microsoft.com Vice Chair & President Brad Smith yesterday for this announcement and highlight the kinds of leading-edge research this growing #AI partnership can enable — including some involving #UWAllen students. #UWdiscovers

#UWAllen professor Vikram Iyer is tackling #sustainability in computing, from recyclable electronics, to battery-free #robotics, to #AI for estimating carbon footprints. He's among 5 @uofwa.uw.edu researchers named a 2026 #SloanFellow this week. #UWdiscovers www.washington.edu/news/2026/02...

Exploring challenges in optimization with Thomas Rothvoss Thomas Rothvoss, a University of Washington computer scientist, received the inaugural Trevisan Prize for his significant contributions to approximation algorithms in optimization, particularly for…

For my latest blog, I spoke to Thomas Rothvoss @uwcse.bsky.social, inaugural recipient of the Trevisan Prize about his journey into #computerscience, challenges in #optimization, his latest exciting research projects & open problems in the field - scieye.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/e...

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Data on sidewalks and other pedestrian and transit infrastructure can help stakeholders around Washington to create more accessible, livable communities. @taskarcenter.bsky.social is hosting #OpenThePaths at @uofwa.uw.edu Feb. 26-27 to explore how to turn data into action. #accessibility #VisionZero

REU Program: Quantum@UW REU Program: Quantum@UW The REU Program Quantum@UW is a 10-week NSF-funded research program at the University of Washington in Seattle. It is designed to offer undergraduate students the opportunity t...

Attention aspiring researchers! Apply to the Quantum@UW REU! This 10-week, #NSFfunded summer program supports undergraduates from around the country to conduct research at @uofwa.uw.edu in #quantum information science and engineering. Applications due Feb 28: quantumreu.cs.washington.edu/home #QISE

In a paper published in @nature.com, a team of @uofwa.uw.edu #UWAllen and @ai2.bsky.social researchers unveiled OpenScholar, an #AI system that can cite scientific papers as accurately as human experts and incorporate new research after training. #UWdiscovers
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Allen School professor Thomas Rothvoss earns inaugural Trevisan Prize for advancing the study of optimization problems - Allen School News Allen School professor Thomas Rothvoss has carved a career out of complexity. As a member of the school’s Theory of Computation Group, Rothvoss examines the theoretical limits of computer algorithms t...

Molto bene! @uofwa.uw.edu professor Thomas Rothvoss, a member of the #UWAllen Theory of Computation Group, collected the inaugural Trevisan Prize in the mid-career category for his breakthrough contributions in the study of #optimization problems. #UWdiscovers news.cs.washington.edu/2026/02/09/a...

Allen School professor Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman elevated to IEEE Fellow for breakthroughs in people modelling and virtual try-on technology - Allen School News In the 1995 movie “Clueless,” lead character Cher Horowitz has a digital closet that allows her to virtually try on outfits. Proving some ideas never go out of style, Allen School professor Ira Kemelm...

Picture this! #UWAllen professor Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman was recently named an #IEEEFellow for her pioneering work on face, body and clothing modeling from large image collections — including efforts to bring virtual try-on technology into the mainstream. news.cs.washington.edu/2026/02/03/a...

Allen School researchers earn NeurIPS Best Paper Award Using a benchmark dataset of 26,000 real-world, open-ended queries, the team discovered an “Artificial Hivemind” effect across major LLMs where different models would generate similar outputs.

#UWAllen #AI researchers have found that #LLMs tend to all generate similar outputs to real-world, open-ended queries — as if they are part of an “Artificial Hivemind. Their paper revealing this critical limitation was a @neuripsconf.bsky.social Best Paper. news.cs.washington.edu/2026/01/22/a...

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In 2009, @uofwa.bsky.social #UWAllen researchers examined how people with disabilities adapt and use mobile devices. Their findings helped spur innovations in device #accessibility — and earned a @sigaccess.bsky.social ASSETS Paper Impact Award. #a11y #UWserves news.cs.washington.edu/2026/01/07/u...

Welcome to the Future of Noise Canceling The next generation of noise reduction is currently being developed in R&D labs around the world. Take a look at what's to come.

“Big Tech is throwing huge amounts of data and compute at the problem—we’re taking the opposite approach.” @gshyam.bsky.social spoke to @wired.com about how #UWAllen spinout Hearvana uses #AI to enable people to go beyond noise canceling to customize their soundscape. www.wired.com/story/welcom...

Allen School student Zhihan Zhang earns Google Ph.D. Fellowship for advancing sustainable computing and autonomous AI agents - Allen School News From developing recyclable electronics to leveraging artificial intelligence to estimate carbon footprints and provide personalized health insights, Allen School Ph.D. student Zhihan Zhang is interest...

From recyclable electronics to #AI for estimating carbon footprints (and more), #UWAllen student Zhihan Zhang is using his Google Ph.D. Fellowship to advance sustainable ubiquitous computing for healthy people and a healthy planet. #ThisIsUW #AIforGood news.cs.washington.edu/2025/12/17/a...

“We forget how complicated these physical manipulation tasks are. You have to be simultaneously forceful and delicate.” @uofwa.bsky.social #UWAllen professor Sidd Srinivasa on getting to grips with one of the biggest challenges in #robotics: www.engr.washington.edu/news/article... #ICYMI #ThisIsUW

AI headphones automatically learn who you’re talking to — and let you hear them better Researchers at the UW have developed AI-powered headphones that automatically isolate conversation partners in a noisy soundscape. The system employs AI models that listen for the back-and-forth...

If you’re tired of trying to hear people in a crowd, how does this sound? A team of @uofwa.bsky.social #UWAllen researchers developed #AI headphones that automatically identify and isolate the wearer’s conversation partner in real time. 👂 #ThisIsUW #AIforGood www.washington.edu/news/2025/12...

Three people pose smiling side by side, with the person in the center holding an award plaque depicting Dubs, the University of Washington Husky mascot (who is technically a very floofy Alaskan Malamute)

We’re proud to be named a “Top Dawg in Safety” by @uofwa.bsky.social Environmental Health & Safety for 2025! Thanks to the #UWAllen Facilities team, Robotics Lab, Fabrication Research Lab, MISL and all our research labs for putting safety first for colleagues! www.ehs.washington.edu/about/latest...

Microsoft, Providence and UW create AI that unlocks tumor insights at a scale previously out of reach Tech and cancer researchers are publicly releasing an AI tool that can perform sophisticated tumor analysis in a fraction of the time and cost of existing methods.

What time is it? It’s GigaTIME! @msftresearch.bsky.social, Providence & #UWAllen researchers recently unveiled an #AI tool that generates detailed cancer tumor data at scale from standard pathology slides—at a fraction of the time and cost of prior methods: www.geekwire.com/2025/microso... #ThisIsUW

AI can pick up cultural values by mimicking how kids learn A new University of Washington study suggests that AI could learn cultural values by observing human behavior, similar to how children learn by watching and interacting with adults. Researchers had AI...

Let them cook: To explore if #AI agents can adapt to different cultures, #UWAllen researchers fed them data from a kitchen simulation game and found the AI learned cultural values from observing human behavior—like children do. @plosone.org #HCI #AIforGood www.washington.edu/news/2025/12...

When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a roving tree chased by a robot reindeer…🤖 🎄 Happy howl-idays, Huskies, from Spot & friends in the @uofwa.bsky.social #UWAllen Robotics Lab! Have a roaring good time over break, and see you next year. 🦖 (Watch to the end 🐕!) @burkemuseum.bsky.social

Allen School researchers explore smart technologies for empowering people experiencing homelessness - Allen School News Modern Internet of Things (IoT) technologies such as smart home devices, sensors and security cameras have transformed how we interact with our physical environments. As University of Washington resea...

Can smart technologies help people experiencing homelessness? #UWAllen prof @kurti.sh and postdoc Esther Jang worked with tiny house villages in Seattle to explore their potential for managing infrastructure and other community needs. #ThisIsUW #CSCW #HCI #IoT news.cs.washington.edu/2025/12/04/a...

Portrait of Jason Hoffman alongside quote "Diabetes is a major and growing burden…Preventive care can make a huge difference, especially when risks can be identified early. GlucoScreen isn’t going to solve diabetes, but it could be a very helpful part of the solution." – Jason Hoffman (Ph.D., ‘25)

In 2023, #UWAllen researchers introduced GlucoScreen, a tool for prediabetes screening with a smartphone. Now, postdoc Jason Hoffman is working to put a plug-and-play app into the hands of clinicians and people at risk. #diabetesawarenessmonth💙 #UWinnovates www.engr.washington.edu/news/article...

Five young people smiling in a row, two of whom are giving the thumbs-up sign and one of which is making a V behind a life-sized cut-out of Dubs the UW Huskies mascot

Congratulations to @uofwa.bsky.social #UWAllen programming team Jiakrico on their 1st place finish at the @icpc.bsky.social Pacific Northwest Regional Contest earlier this month! Next up: The North America Championship in March. 🎉🏆 Final standings: pnw.na.icpc.global/scoreboard/2...

CS Education Week Every December, the Allen School celebrates National Computer Science Education Week* - an initiative led by CSEdweek.org.

Visit our website to view the full schedule of #CSEdWeek events and register to participate. And please help spread the word! www.cs.washington.edu/community-en... 3/3

For teachers, we’ll host a virtual session on UW in the High School on Monday, Dec. 1. Find out how you can provide your students with access to #UWAllen courses like Introduction to Computer Programming and help them to build skills that will set them up for success in college and beyond! 2/3

Allen School flyer for Computer Science Education Week 2025 inviting people to virtual and in-person events Dec. 1st - 5th, time varies, with graphic depicting computing themes like robotics, wifi, web search, and a brain with gears to symbolize AI, with a scannable QR code and link to learn more: www.cs.washington.edu/outreach/CSEdWeek

#UWAllen is celebrating #CSEdWeek early! Middle and high school students are invited to join us for virtual and in-person activities Dec. 1-5. Learn about #AI, build your own website, and get information on applying to the @uofwa.bsky.social Allen School! #CSPowersAI #CSforAll #STEMeducation 1/3

Penn State to co-lead national brain health and dementia prevention initiative | Penn State University A new research network co-led by researchers at Penn State seeks to detect the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias years before symptoms emerge so that brain-protecting treatme...

It’s #AlzheimersAwareness Month! #UWAllen prof @katharinareinecke.bsky.social and @labinthewild.bsky.social
are part of the Open Measures Network Initiative for #Alzheimers Disease and Related #Dementia Research and Prevention creating digital tools for early detection: www.psu.edu/news/health-...

A hue band (in Oklch, equal in c) of colors shown divided into colors in English and Korean. Where English has one "green," Korean splits into "연두색" and "초록색." Where English has one "blue," Korean splits into "하늘색" and "파랑색." Where English has one "purple," Korean splits into "보라색" and "연보라색" and "자주색."

Many hue bands (in Oklch, each is equal in c) of colors shown divided into colors in English and Korean. Where English has one "green," Korean splits into "연두색" and "초록색." Where English has one "blue," Korean splits into "하늘색" and "파랑색." Where English has one "purple," Korean splits into "보라색" and "연보라색" and "자주색."

Many rings of color bins (in Oklab, equal in l) shown divided into colors in English and Korean. Where English has one "green," Korean splits into "연두색" and "초록색." Where English has one "blue," Korean splits into "하늘색" and "파랑색." Where English has one "purple," Korean splits into "보라색" and "연보라색" and "자주색."

I'm excited to have updated our color naming in different languages project to use the new Oklab/Oklch color space.

The new views highlight the differences in how English and Korean divide blues, greens and purples.

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@jheer.org @uwcse.bsky.social @ischool.uw.edu

Allen School professor Jeffrey Heer receives InfoVis Test of Time Award for creating Voyager visualization tool for more efficient data exploration - Allen School News To help make datasets easier to understand and examine, in 2015, a team of researchers led by Allen School professor Jeffrey Heer introduced Voyager, a system that automatically generates and recommen...

In 2015, @jheer.org and #UWAllen @idl.uw.edu colleagues unveiled Voyager, a tool that automatically recommends visualizations to aid users exploring datasets. They received the @ieeevis.bsky.social InfoVis 10-Year Test of Time Award for that work. #UWInnovates news.cs.washington.edu/2025/11/19/a...

New UW President Robert Jones aims to dispel ‘job apocalypse’ fears and prep every grad for an AI future UW President Robert Jones wants to expand computer science access for undergraduates and build new public-private partnerships to tackle society's grand challenges.

An #AI job apocalypse on the horizon? @uofwa.bsky.social President Robert Jones doesn’t think so. “AI is just an amazing tool, and we’re doing work here to try to make sure that our students are getting as comprehensive an education as possible.” Via @geekwire.com: www.geekwire.com/2025/new-uw-...