December 1, 2015
Graduate Student Jingda Wu’s Paper Featured in Advanced Optical Materials
EE Ph.D. student Jingda Wu’s paper is featured as the inside front cover image and article in Advanced Optical Materials’ November 2015 edition. In his paper, Wu discusses using naturally grown reed membranes to fabricate Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanocrystal flexible ultraviolet photodetectors. Nonuniform fabrication methods commonly used in flexible devices often result in electrical malfunctions….
November 10, 2015
Li Deng Receives 2015 IEEE SPS Technical Achievement Award
UW Electrical Engineering Affiliate Professor Li Deng has received the 2015 IEEE SPS Technical Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to Deep Learning and to Automatic Speech Recognition. The award honors people who have made significant technical contributions to areas within the IEEE realm, as evidenced by technical achievements with significant impact, patents and publications. Deng, a Partner Research Manager of the Deep Learning…
November 9, 2015
New EE Entrepreneurial Capstone Option Starts Winter Quarter
Building on UW EE’s strengths in system design and entrepreneurship, the department is excited to announce the launch of a new Senior Capstone Design option that will enable students to work in teams on industry sponsored projects during winter and spring quarters 2016. The first entrepreneurial system design courses of its kind in the department,…
November 8, 2015
Professor Scott Hauck is UW EE’s 25th IEEE Fellow
EE Professor Scott Hauck is the 25th UW EE faculty member to be elected an Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow. Hauck is honored for his contributions to Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based systems. FPGAs are chips that can be programmed and reprogrammed to implement complex digital logic. “Scott is a dedicated member of our…
November 7, 2015
DARPA Award Funds Richard Shi’s Work to Develop New Low-Power Sensors
Thanks to a new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) grant, EE Professor Richard Shi will be developing specialized sensors that are able to operate with minimal power and remain dormant until triggered. Developed for the Department of Defense, the new sensors are anticipated to enable monitoring in areas not currently feasible with power-hungry sensors….
November 6, 2015
UW EE Grateful for Martin Afromowitz’s 41 Years of Dedication
The UW EE community celebrated Professor Martin Afromowitz’sretirement after 41 years on November 19, 2015. In honor of his dedication and service, Afromowitz received an award presented by Department Chair Radha Poovendran and College of Engineering Dean Michael Bragg. “When I first came here, there was a sign that said ‘Welcome to UW,’” Martin Afromowitz…
November 5, 2015
New UW EE Professorships Established by Alums Dr. Cherng Jia and Elizabeth Yun Hwang
Multiple new professorships have been established in the area of rehabilitation technologies for spinal cord injury, department chair Radha Poovendran announced on November 19, 2015. The Cherng Jia and Elizabeth Yun Hwang Endowed Professorship was created by gifts from alums Dr. Cherng Jia (CJ) Hwang (EE Ph.D. ’66) and his wife, Elizabeth Yun Hwang (MLIS…
November 4, 2015
Popular Science Names PoWiFi System One of the Most Innovative Technologies
Developed by EE and CSE researchers, the Power Over Wi-Fi (PoWiFi) system has been named one of the most innovative technologies of the year by Popular Science. With thousands of nominations, 100 were selected for inclusion in the magazine’s annual Best of What’s New 2015 awards. Led by EE & CSE Professor Joshua Smith and CSE Professor…
November 3, 2015
Cochlear Implant Users Closer to Hearing Music, Thanks to UW EE Technology
In what may be considered a prelude to cochlear implants that can relay the tone and pitch of music, UW EE patented technology has been licensed to medical instrument and pharmaceutical company Lishengte. The research team that developed the new technology is comprised of EE Professor Les Atlas, EE Affiliate Professor Kaibao Nie, EE graduate…
November 2, 2015
Jeff Bilmes’ Master’s Thesis on Music Gains More Attention
The impact of Professor Jeff Bilmes’ master’s thesis on music perception is gaining attention, featured in an Inverse article on November 9, 2015. In 1993, while Bilmes was a student at MIT, he proposed a concept that paved the way for automated music personalization, which is used by companies such as Pandora. Inspired by famous…
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