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The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering educates tomorrow's innovators while developing solutions to humanity's greatest challenges.
Seattle, Washington, USA
Joined May 2009
When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a roving tree chased by a robot reindeer…🤖 Happy howl-idays, Huskies, from Spot & your friends in the @UW @uwengineering #UWAllen Robotics Lab! Have a roaring good time over break, and see you next year.🦖(Watch to the end🐕!)
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Let them cook: To explore if #AI agents can adapt to different cultures, @UW #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 #HCI #AIforGood
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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...
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Video description (2/2): The journey ends with the robots arriving in a room full of members of the Allen School Robotics Lab, who wish the viewer "Happy Holidays." Bonus footage shows Spot interacting from a distance with a real dog outside.
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Video description (1/2): A @BostonDynamics Spot robot follows a decorated Christmas tree as it wanders various sites on the University of Washington campus, including a visit to the @burkemuseum dinosaur exhibit, to the tune of The Nutcracker's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
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Can smart technologies help people experiencing homelessness? #UWAllen’s @kheimerl and @infrared_ether worked with tiny house villages in Seattle to explore their potential for managing infrastructure and other community needs. #ThisIsUW #CSCW #HCI #IoT
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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...
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@UW @uwengineering @UwRealityLab @Meta Join us in person at 3:30 pm PST in the Amazon Auditorium in the Bill & Melinda Gates Center or watch the live stream on our YouTube channel:
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It’s been 11 years since Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist at Meta Reality Labs Research, gave a talk at @UW on virtual reality’s potential. At today’s #UWAllen Distinguished Lecture, he’ll look back at how #VR has evolved and where the field is headed next. https://t.co/RnN0Fb5COu
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In 2023, @UW researchers introduced GlucoScreen, a tool for prediabetes screening with a smartphone. Now, #UWAllen’s Jason Hoffman is working to put a plug-and-play app into the hands of clinicians and people at risk. #diabetesawarenessmonth💙 #UWinnovates
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Congratulations to @UW #UWAllen programming team Jiakrico on their 1st place finish at the @ICPCNews Pacific Northwest Regional Contest earlier this month! Next up: The North America Championship in March. 🎉 🏆 Final standings: https://t.co/6zUTJqXi8e
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Visit our website to view the full schedule of #CSEdWeek events and register to participate. And please help spread the word! https://t.co/uWoAxXnnsE 3/3
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CS Education Week
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#UWAllen is celebrating #CSEdWeek early! Middle & 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 @UW Allen School! #CSPowersAI #CSforAll #STEMeducation 1/3
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It’s #AlzheimersAwareness Month 🩵! @UW #UWAllen’s @_doctor_kat & @labinthewild are part of the @NIHAging Open Measures Network Initiative for #Alzheimers Disease and Related #Dementia Research and Prevention developing digital tools for early detection.
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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...
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New work from #UWAllen professor @ShyamGollakota's lab and @UW spinout Hearvana #AI: A system that can identify and isolate the wearer's conversational partners in multi-conversation settings. #UWinnovates #AIforGood #EMNLP2025
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In 2015, @UW #UWAllen's @jeffrey_heer and @uwdata colleagues unveiled Voyager, a tool that automatically recommends visualizations to aid users in exploring datasets. They received the @ieeevis InfoVis 10-Year Test of Time Award for that work. #UWInnovates
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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...
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Is there an #AI job apocalypse on the horizon? @UW 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:
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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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#UWAllen prof @nlpnoah will be the new vice provost for artificial intelligence and Charles and Lisa Simonyi Endowed Chair for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies thanks to a $10M gift to support @UW’s global leadership in #AI. #UWinnovates
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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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If you can’t join us on campus at the Bill & Melinda Gates Center, watch the live stream from wherever you are:
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Join us today at 3:30 pm PST at @UW or online for #UWAllen’s first Distinguished Lecture of 2025-26, when we welcome @HoifungPoon of @MSFTResearch on the topic of “Learning the Language of Patients: Multimodal Generative #AI for Precision Health.” https://t.co/teIdAJW3zP
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To mark the National First-Generation College Celebration on Nov. 8, we asked @UW #UWAllen students and faculty to share their experience being first and what advice they have for others still on their #FirstGen journey. #CelebrateFirstGen #UWFirstGen
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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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