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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · 14d

Three(!!!) @uofwa.bsky.social #UWAllen students were among the recipients of 2025 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships this summer. The winning teams are advancing user-scheduled programming languages and multi-modal #AI agents, respectively. #ResearchMakesAmerica
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Two Allen School teams receive Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships to advance research in programming languages and AI - Allen School News

Each year, Qualcomm recognizes exceptional Ph.D. students with the Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship. Two of this year’s winning teams from North America featured Allen School Ph.D. students. Andrew Alex...

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · 15d

If you’re interested in hearing more on this topic, @katharinareinecke.bsky.social will be at Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe in Seattle TONIGHT (Tuesday, September 23), 6-7:30 pm: adasbooks.com/event/2025-0... #AI #HCI #BookSky #BookTour #BookRecommendations #EngineeringResearchMatters 2/2

AUTHOR TALK: Digital Culture Shock with Katharina Reinecke

Ada's Technical Books & Cafe is Seattle's technical bookstore. We build community through science minded literature, a vegetarian cafe, specialty coffee, coworking, and an intimate event venue. Our co...

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · 15d

“Technology is never culturally neutral.” #UWAllen professor @katharinareinecke.bsky.social had her own experience of “digital culture shock” early in her career, which inspired her future research direction and her new book from @princetonupress.bsky.social: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09... 1/2

Q&A: UW professor’s book explores how ‘technology is never culturally neutral’

In her new book, Katharina Reinecke explores how

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · 27d

If you’re fascinated by the intersection of technology & culture, #UWAllen professor @katharinareinecke.bsky.social will talk about her new book, “Digital Culture Shock,” at Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe in Seattle on Tue., Sept. 23: adasbooks.com/event/2025-0... #AI #HCI @princetonupress.bsky.social

AUTHOR TALK: Digital Culture Shock with Katharina Reinecke

Ada's Technical Books & Cafe is Seattle's technical bookstore. We build community through science minded literature, a vegetarian cafe, specialty coffee, coworking, and an intimate event venue. Our co...

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · 27d

Medical #AI errors “can directly impact people’s health and even determine life-altering outcomes.” In @natrevbioeng.nature.com, @chanwoo-kim.bsky.social @sohamgadgil.bsky.social & @suinlee.bsky.social discuss the importance of transparency in medical models. www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

Q&A: Transparency in medical AI systems is vital, UW researchers say

In a recent paper, University of Washington researchers argue that a key standard for deploying medical AI is transparency — that is, using various methods to clarify how a medical AI system arrives.....

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · 28d

To help moderators make data-driven decisions on what rules are best for their online communities, #UWAllen researchers conducted the largest-to-date analysis of 67,000+ Reddit rules—and earned the @icwsm.bsky.social Best Paper Award. #ResearchMakesAmerica #HCI news.cs.washington.edu/2025/09/10/a...

Allen School researchers receive ICWSM Best Paper Award for analyzing how Reddit rules influence online community outcomes - Allen School News

Rules are vital for building a safe and healthy functioning online community, and Reddit is no exception. For community moderators, however, it can be difficult to make data-driven decisions on what r...

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geekwire.com @geekwire.com · 28d

UW computer science leaders push back on AI job fears: ‘The sky is not falling’ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/uw-computer-science-leaders-push-back-on-ai-job-fears-the-sky-is-not-falling/

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Su-In Lee @suinlee.bsky.social · 28d

Nothing more fun than working with brilliant students, @uwcse.bsky.social @chanwoo-kim.bsky.social & @sohamgadgil.bsky.social, on our Nature Reviews bioeng. paper!🎉We review challenges & opportunities for making medical AI trustworthy through transparency in data, models & deployment.
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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · 29d

"The sky is not falling": With all the chatter about computer science graduates and employment in the #AI era, professors Magda Balazinska and @dangrossmanseattle.bsky.social examine the myths and realities surrounding AI and the prospects for #UWAllen majors. news.cs.washington.edu/2025/09/09/m...

MythBusters, computer science edition

There has been a lot of chatter about new computer science graduates and employment in the AI era. Professors Magdalena Balazinska and Dan Grossman examine the myths and realities surrounding AI and t...

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Sep 8

When it comes to #AI, “much of this technology is not yet ready for primetime,” @uofwa.bsky.social #UWAllen’s @edlazowska.bsky.social said. But as a self-professed optimist, he believes we can—and should—maximize its positive uses and help all students to become fluent in it. tvw.org/video/inside...

Inside Olympia - TVW

On the season premiere of Inside Olympia, Austin Jenkins interviews Ed Lazowska, the Bill and Melinda Gates Chair Emeritus in Computer Science and

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Sep 4

Companies are pouring billions into humanoid #robotics. In a new @spectrum.ieee.org ‬ op-ed, #UWAllen professor @mayacakmak.bsky.social wonders whether people would really welcome such robots into their homes — and looks forward to taking one for a spin for science. spectrum.ieee.org/home-humanoi...

Do People Really Want Humanoid Robots in Their Homes?

Investors are pouring billions into humanoid robots, but do people actually want them in their homes?

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 26

In 2011, a team of #UWAllen and @ucsandiego.bsky.social researchers showed how they could remotely hack into a car. Their work inspired new motor vehicle security standards to put the brakes on cyberattacks—and earned a #USENIX2025 Test of Time Award. #UWserves news.cs.washington.edu/2025/08/26/a...

Allen School and UCSD teams earn Test of Time award for making automobiles safer from cyberattacks - Allen School News

Back in 2011, a team of University of Washington and University of California San Diego researchers published a paper detailing how they could remotely hack into and take control of a pair of 2009 Che...

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UW News @uwnews.uw.edu · Aug 25

Do walkable cities prompt people to take more steps, or do people who want to walk tend to live in more pedestrian-friendly cities?

New research from @uwcse.bsky.social found that highly walkable areas lead to significantly more walking.

More: bit.ly/4lNxFKh

Pedestrians walk along Seattle's waterfront

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 25

#UWAllen @uofwa.bsky.social alum Aatish Parson has hit a few bumps in the road since graduation—all the better for building his #AI driven app, CivicScan, that detects potholes and other issues to smooth the way for improved road maintenance. Via @geekwire.com: www.geekwire.com/2025/eyes-an...

Eyes, and AI, on the road: UW grad’s platform scans for pavement defects to speed repair, lower costs

Aatish Parson of Redmond, Wash., with the car he uses to drive around and scan roads for cracks and potholes with an AI-powered platform he built called

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 22

“Advances in #AI are going to impact employment in many sectors, and everybody needs to be aware.” #UWAllen’s @edlazowska.bsky.social spoke to @kuow.org about how the “alarmist gloom and doom” around tech employment and the prospects for #CS majors is misplaced: www.kuow.org/stories/does...

Does your computer science degree still guarantee you a high-paying job?

For college students, saying you majored in computer science used to be code for a six-figure salary and job stability. Now some fear those days are behind us.

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 15

Anytime during the festival, stop by @taskarcenter.bsky.social's Pedestrian Access Studio, where urban design, mobility data and storytelling come together! Learn how #AI, shared data standards and community reporting can improve mobility for all: seattledesidev.wpengine.com/events/2025/... 2/2

Graphic of two individuals, one standing and one in a wheelchair, viewing an outdoor pop-up installation with narratives, data, photos and maps related to pedestrian accessibility

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 15

Heading to the Seattle Design Festival this weekend? Sat., Aug. 16, pop by @taskarcenter.bsky.social's pop-up experience, Mapping Belonging, to explore the future of mobility with sidewalk-themed games, live mapping tools and more! seattledesidev.wpengine.com/events/2025/... #accessibility #a11y 1/2

Photo of two people walking together, one of whom is using a mobility device for people who are blind, accompanied by an image of a digital display showing multi-colored street routes with the heading "Walk with us!"

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 15

“Noise cancellation is a blunt tool, because either you shut everything off, or you let everything in,” #UWAllen professor @gshyam.bsky.social told @slate.com. If you'd like to set your soundscape with precision, an #AI enabled sound bubble might be music to your ears: slate.com/technology/2...

I Started Carrying Something Small Around Every Day. It’s Changed Everything.

From concerts to cafés, people are blocking out harmful noise—and protecting more than just their ears.

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Project Sidewalk @projectsidewalk.bsky.social · Aug 15

We're launching RampNet, an open-source AI that helps detect curb ramps with near-human accuracy.

The most amazing part? The entire project was conceived of and led by high school student John O'Meara.

🧵 A thread on what we built and why it matters.

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 15

We're thrilled to be working with colleagues at project lead @ai2.bsky.social and academic partners @unm.edu, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, and University of New Hampshire on this exciting #NSFfunded project that will create open #AI tools to support scientists and their groundbreaking work. 👇

Ai2 @ai2.bsky.social · Aug 14

With fresh support of $75M from NSF and $77M from NVIDIA, we’re set to scale our open model ecosystem, bolster the infrastructure behind it, and fast‑track reproducible AI research to unlock the next wave of scientific discovery. 💡

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 14

#UWAllen @uofwa.bsky.social professors @nlpnoah.bsky.social, Ai2 senior director of #NLP research, and @hanna-nlp.bsky.social, Ai2 senior director of #AI, are co-leading the Open Multimodal AI Infrastructure to Accelerate Science (OMAI) project, which will also advance the science of AI itself. 2/2

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 14

#UWAllen teamed up with @ai2.bsky.social and other academic partners on a new project aimed at developing the first fully open set of #AI tools to accelerate scientific discovery, with $152M in combined support from NSF & NVIDIA. #NSFfunded #UWserves news.cs.washington.edu/2025/08/14/a... 1/2

Allen School partners with Ai2 to advance open AI for science

The Allen School has teamed up with Ai2 on a project to develop the first fully open set of artificial intelligence tools to accelerate scientific discovery

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 13

More walking can be a path to better health. A countrywide study by @uofwa.bsky.social #UWAllen professor Tim Althoff in @nature.com found the strongest evidence to date that daily step count is influenced by the built environment. #DataScience #PopulationHealth www.washington.edu/news/2025/08...

People who move to more walkable cities do, in fact, walk significantly more

New research led by the University of Washington provides clear evidence that highly walkable areas lead to significantly more walking. Authors compared the steps per day of 5,424 people who moved one...

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 13

Understanding how regions of the brain communicate is like trying to follow conversations at a crowded party. A team led by #UW #UWAllen prof @mattgolub.bsky.social recently made headway with a new machine learning method that cuts through the noise. #ICML2025 news.cs.washington.edu/2025/08/12/a...

Allen School researchers develop machine learning technique to capture the chatter between brain regions - Allen School News

Understanding how different parts of the brain communicate is like trying to follow conversations at a crowded party. Neuroscientists face a similar challenge: even when they can record signals from m...

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Allen School @uwcse.bsky.social · Aug 11

#UWAllen’s @edlazowska.bsky.social ‬has been a fixture on the WA innovation scene longer than Microsoft. After nearly half a century as UW educator, researcher & local tech champion, he’s logging off from official duties—but not shutting it down just yet. #UWserves www.geekwire.com/2025/after-4...

After 48 years at UW, Ed Lazowska reflects on computer science, education, AI, and what’s next

After nearly a half-century at the University of Washington, Ed Lazowska reflects on his career, the future of AI and computer science education, and his plans beyond retirement.

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