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Tue, 04/23/2024
Improving fairness in personalized AI models
New "fair collaborative learning" framework aims to improve both personalization and fairness in AI models simultaneously.
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Fri, 04/19/2024
“Be Boundless:” Key advice from Wyze Labs co-founder Yun Zhang (ISE ‘06)
A journey from ISE to co-founding Wyze Labs with a game-changing $20 camera and his insights on the future.
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Fri, 03/29/2024
Revolutionizing energy infrastructure control: ISE associate professor Chaoyue Zhao receives NSF CAREER Award
ISE's Professor Zhao's award-winning work integrates RL, optimization, and expert feedback for resilient energy systems.
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Fri, 03/29/2024
Interview with recent ISE graduate Vicky Tseng (‘20)
Vicky Tseng explains how her ISE education prepared her for Apple and gives some advice to students.
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Tue, 01/16/2024
Building community resilience: A $2 million NSF grant will transform disaster response
With an NSF grant, Professor Cynthia Chen leads an interdisciplinary effort to transform responses to disaster.
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Thu, 12/14/2023 | UW News
Seattle metro residents near Amazon delivery stations face more pollution but order fewer packages
Seattle metro residents near Amazon delivery stations face more pollution but order fewer packages.
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Tue, 12/05/2023
Introducing three new lecturers to the ISE department
ISE welcomes three new lecturers with extensive industry expertise to enhance student learning.
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Mon, 11/20/2023
ISE welcomes Chiwoo Park
ISE welcomes FAMU-FSU engineering professor Chiwoo Park to its faculty.
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Mon, 07/31/2023
Prof. Ji-Eun Kim Wins NSF CAREER Award for Research in Vigilance
This recognition comes as a testament to her innovative research on vigilance decrement in clinical environments, a critical issue with far-reaching implications for healthcare quality and patient safety.
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Mon, 07/17/2023 | University of Washington College of Engineering
Women Engineers Rise
Women Engineers Rise (WE Rise) is dedicated to centering the experiences of women and nonbinary students in the UW College of Engineering.
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Fri, 07/14/2023
Prof. Prashanth Rajivan Honored with Junior Faculty Award
The University of Washington's College of Engineering recognized Assistant Professor Prashanth Rajivan with the esteemed Junior Faculty Award at this year's Ceremony.
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Thu, 07/06/2023 | The Seattle Times
Seattle Times: UW Study shows Seattle's historically redlined communities have worse air quality
ISE Grad Kaya Bramble leads research exposing racism's enduring impact on Seattle's air quality and public health.
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Wed, 06/28/2023 | amazon.science
Amazon and University of Washington announce new Science Hub fellows and research awards
the UW Advisory Group and Amazon have awarded research funding to Associate Professor Ashis Banerjee in the field of robotics and AI innovation.
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Wed, 05/31/2023
ISE, ME students use Capstone to design failure-prevention system for Seagen
In 2018, an unexpected equipment failure risked ruining $1.2 million in cancer treatments. Now, a team of UW students are working with Seagen to ensure that won't happen again.
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Wed, 05/24/2023 | ISE Website
ISE Faculty Shuai Huang honored with two DAIS Awards for advancing healthcare data analytics and educational excellence
Huang will be honored with both the 2023 Teaching Award and the Professional Achievement Award.
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Tue, 04/18/2023
Inaugural ISE Distinguished Industry Lecture: Timothy Jacobs, Director of Research Science for Amazon
Join us for an insightful lecture featuring Tim Jacobs, Ph.D., P.E., a renowned expert in logistics and transportation, and Director of Research Science and Middle Mile Planning Research and Optimization Science for Amazon.
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Mon, 04/17/2023
ISE Ph.D. student secures prestigious NSF fellowship to address student privacy violations
The grant will allow Monika Blue Kwapisz to investigate student privacy violations in learning management systems.
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Tue, 04/11/2023
ISE Spring Lab Tour Series
Undergrads can see our labs in action, Thursdays in April & May, 4-5pm.
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Fri, 04/07/2023 | UW Engineering
Capstone collaborations
Learn how ISE students are collaborating with All Wheels Up to improve the flying experience for everyone.
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Thu, 12/08/2022
Ashis Banerjee on AI & automation - Faculty Spotlight
Our very own Dr. Ashis Banerjee, Associate Professor at UW ISE, was featured in an article from The National Digest, written by Contributing Reporter Moumita Basuroychowdhury, on November 22. Ashis was interviewed on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the wide-ranging significance that resulting predictive models and automation can bring across many applications - from supply chain systems to manufacturing, and all the way to self-driving cars. Read more to learn about his research and the influence of ISE!
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Thu, 09/15/2022
UW ISE celebrates retirement and contributions of two exceptional faculty members
ISE faculty Tom Furness and Zelda Zabinsky retire to pursue what's next.
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Wed, 08/31/2022
Graduate student spotlight: Christopher Salazar
Graduate student, Christopher Salazar, works toward a PhD in ISE to give himself limitless opportunities.