Ed Lazowska
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Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Seattle WA
Joined May 2009
First-gen Allen School students and faculty reflect on finding their footing and what it means to be first
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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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Allen School’s 2025 Research Showcase highlights faculty and student innovation across AI, robotics, neuroscience and more
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From a robotic arm that learns how to pick up new objects in real time, to a model that converts 2D videos into 3D virtual reality, to a curious chatbot that adapts to its users, to machine learning...
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Important comment on Amazon layoffs by Andy Jassy. - ‘It’s culture’: Amazon CEO says massive corporate layoffs were about agility — not AI or cost-cutting https://t.co/R02dAObtU0 via @GeekWire
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s latest big round of layoffs — about 14,000 corporate jobs — wasn’t triggered by financial strain or artificial intelligence replacing workers, but rather a...
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#UWAllen - Inside the UW Allen School: Six ‘grand challenges’ shaping the future of computer science https://t.co/O9WNBOldzV via @GeekWire
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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...
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#UWAllen - Allen School faculty and alum recognized in MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific
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Each year, the MIT Technology Review recognizes science and technology trailblazers whose work is helping solve global problems. Three members of the Allen School community were named part of this...
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We're proud to have 7 #UWAllen Ph.D. students named among the inaugural cohort of #AmazonAIFellowship recipients at @UW! Their research will drive the future of #AI innovation to solve real-world problems. #HuskyExperience #AIforGood 1/2
🎓 Amazon launches AI PhD Fellowship program, providing $68 million over two years to fund PhD students at 9 universities pursuing research in machine learning, computer vision, and natural-language processing. #AmazonAIFellowship
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Allen School professor Baris Kasikci earns Rising Star in Dependability Award for keeping software reliable and secure
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In his research, Allen School professor Baris Kasikci focuses on developing techniques for building systems that are both efficient and have a strong foundation of dependability, with an emphasis on...
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Thousands in just our little neighborhood of Seattle (obeying traffic laws as usual)! “No faux-king way!”
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Spectacular (but long) conversation between Jon Stewart and Geoff Hinton. https://t.co/tXCPcjaMx4 (h/t Andy Gordon)
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MIT's response to the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." Perfect! https://t.co/fAp7gTLSU2
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#UWAllen - From quantum fields to city streets: 20-year-old UW prodigy brings tech chops to the campaign trail https://t.co/XSL6G3X0NO via @GeekWire
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Vivek Prakriya is blazing a unique path through college, tech jobs and now politics as he seeks a government seat in the city where his Microsoft parents raised him.
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A conversation between Trevor Noah and Hadi Partovi at Microsoft's "Elevate | Washington" event. (I have never before seen Hadi be star-struck!)
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Allen School professor Ratul Mahajan receives SIGCOMM Network Systems Award for making networks more secure and reliable with Batfish
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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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AI2 Incubator launches $80M fund as it doubles down on real-world AI applications in Seattle and beyond https://t.co/GdDFxwKJdI via @GeekWire
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The Seattle-based startup organization — known for spinning out companies at the intersection of AI and real-world applications — has closed an $80 million third fund to support about 70 new tech...
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Ph.D. alum Akari Asai recognized as one of MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 for reducing LLM hallucinations
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Despite their increasing potential and popularity, LLMs can often get facts wrong or even combine tidbits of information into a nonsensical response, also known as hallucinations. For Akari Asai...
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