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The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington educates tomorrow's innovators while developing solutions to humanity's greatest challenges.
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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...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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“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...
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.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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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...
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...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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“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
Good grips
UW researchers are taking on one of the greatest challenges in robotics: the ability to grasp and manipulate objects with superhuman dexterity.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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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...
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...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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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...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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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
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.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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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...
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...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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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
December 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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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...
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...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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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...
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)
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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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...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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#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
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
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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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-...
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...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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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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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."
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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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...
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...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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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-...
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.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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#UWAllen prof @nlpnoah.bsky.social will be the new vice provost for artificial intelligence and Charles & Lisa Simonyi Endowed Chair for Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies thanks to a $10M gift supporting @uofwa.bsky.social's global leadership in #AI. www.washington.edu/news/2025/11...
$10M gift from Charles and Lisa Simonyi establishes AI@UW to advance artificial intelligence and emerging technologies
The University of Washington today announced a foundational $10 million gift from philanthropists Charles and Lisa Simonyi to support groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence and emerging...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Join us today at 3:30 pm PST at @uofwa.bsky.social or online for our first Distinguished Lecture of 2025-26, featuring @hoifungpoon.bsky.social of @msftresearch.bsky.social on “Learning the Language of Patients: Multimodal Generative #AI for Precision Health." www.cs.washington.edu/news-events/...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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To mark the National First-Generation College Celebration on Nov. 8, we asked @uofwa.bsky.social #UWAllen students and faculty to share their experience being first and what advice they have for others on their #FirstGen journey. #CelebrateFirstGen #UWFirstGen news.cs.washington.edu/2025/11/10/f...
First-gen Allen School students and faculty reflect on finding their footing and what it means to be first - Allen School News
At the Allen School, 22% of Fall 2025 undergraduate students are first generation, or one of the first in their family to pursue a bachelor’s degree. For first-gen students, navigating the twists and ...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Attendees at #UWAllen's Research Showcase this week got a peek at exciting projects our researchers are working on in #AI, #HCI, #robotics and more — and a new initiative tackling a set of grand challenges where we are uniquely positioned to lead. Via @geekwire.com: www.geekwire.com/2025/inside-...
Inside the UW Allen School: Six ‘grand challenges’ shaping the future of computer science
The University of Washington’s Allen School is tackling six “grand challenges” in computer science — from AI and education to health and sustainability. At its annual research showcase, students and f...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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This year’s @technologyreview.com #TR35 Asia Pacific features a trio of #UWAllen researchers: Professors Simon Shaolei Du & @ranjaykrishna.bsky.social and Ph.D. alum @sewonm.bsky.social! Read about their contributions to #AI, #LLMs, computer vision and more: news.cs.washington.edu/2025/10/29/a...
Allen School News » Allen School faculty and alum recognized in MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific
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October 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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From air travel to social media, network outages can be chaotic and costly. #UWAllen's @ratul.bsky.social received the 2025 #SIGCOMM #Networking Systems Award for his work on Batfish, a network configuration analysis tool to prevent disruptions. #FacultyFriday news.cs.washington.edu/2025/10/08/a...
Allen School professor Ratul Mahajan receives SIGCOMM Network Systems Award for making networks more secure and reliable with Batfish - Allen School News
To help network engineers and operators ensure that their networks operate exactly as they intend, Allen School professor and alum Ratul Mahajan (Ph.D., ‘05) and his collaborators introduced Batfish, ...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Congratulations to @uofwa.bsky.social #UWAllen’s Zhihan Zhang on earning a Google PhD Fellowship for his work on #AI agents that turn sensor data into actionable insights for improving health and well-being, with a focus on #sustainability. #HuskyExperience #HCI #PhDlife blog.google/outreach-ini...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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We're proud to have 7 #UWAllen Ph.D. students named among the inaugural cohort of #AmazonAIFellowship recipients at @uofwa.bsky.social! Their research will drive the future of #AI innovation to solve real-world problems: www.amazon.science/news/amazon-... #HuskyExperience #AIforGood 1/2
Amazon launches $68 million AI PhD Fellowship program
Initiative will fund over 100 doctoral students researching machine learning, computer vision, and natural-language processing at nine universities.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM