Silicon Valley Has Stopped Talking Politics—Except for This Google Executive AI pioneer Jeff Dean is a rare tech leader who has been publicly criticizing actions by the Trump administration.

Jeff came to #UWAllen with this moral compass, but at least we can take credit for not having beaten it out of him. Keep making us proud, Jeff!

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Allen School Ph.D. student Er-Cheng Tang earns Machtey Award for Best Student Paper at FOCS 2025 for obfuscating quantum programs - Allen School News Program obfuscation, which aims to obscure the inner workings of a computer program while maintaining its functionality, is a central goal in cryptography and software protection. Allen School Ph.D. s...

In an award-winning #FOCS paper, @uofwa.uw.edu #UWAllen Ph.D. student Er-Cheng Tang and co-author Miryam Huang offer the first #quantum state obfuscation scheme for unitary quantum programs in the classical oracle model. The result is significant: news.cs.washington.edu/2026/03/12/a... #cryptography

AI is changing the style and substance of human writing, study finds Teams from Google and leading universities found that large-language models change the voice, tone and intended meaning of human authors.

“Humans care about clarity, relevance, and impact, while #AI cares about scalability and reproducibility." @uofwa.uw.edu #UWAllen professor @natashajaques.bsky.social investigates how #LLMs contribute to the “blandification” of human expression. #ICLR2026 www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

This City Was Just Named the Most Livable in the U.S.—With Clean Air, Easy Outdoor Access, and Job Stability A global study named Seattle the best place to live in the U.S. and the eighth best in the world. See the full ranking here.

Welcome to @uofwa.uw.edu, prospective #UWAllen Ph.D. students! We look forward to getting to know you and sharing why UW is a great place to launch your research career—in the city ranked best place to live in the U.S.! #PhDLife #GraduateSchool #ThisIsUW www.travelandleisure.com/seattle-name...

Portrait of Priyadarshini Rajmohan, certificate student, with quote: "One of the biggest strengths of the Modern AI Methods program is how well it’s designed for working professionals. The instructors are genuinely invested in improving the student experience, and the assignments are thoughtfully designed to let us experiment with each model and method — helping us truly understand how they work in practice."

Seattle tech professionals: Looking to earn a master's, do a practice-based certificate, or just take a class? @uofwa.uw.edu #UWAllen #ProfessionalEducation has you covered! Modernize your toolkit, pick up new skills in #AI and more—without pausing your career! www.cs.washington.edu/academics/gr...

Allen School professor Ratul Mahajan named an ACM Fellow for transforming network verification and control systems - Allen School News As a computer systems researcher, Allen School professor and alum Ratul Mahajan (Ph.D., ‘05) has helped develop technologies powering the networks that support multiple aspects of modern society — fro...

#UWAllen @uofwa.uw.edu professor & alum @ratul.bsky.social develops technologies that power the networks supporting many aspects of modern society—from online banking to social media. @acm.org honored him in its 2025 class of #ACMFellows. #ResearchMakesAmerica news.cs.washington.edu/2026/02/27/a...

2026 ACM SIGCHI Awards and Special Recognitions We are excited to announce this year’s ACM SIGCHI awardees, Academy inductees, and Special Recognition recipients!

2026 ACM SIGCHI Awards:

CHI Academy: #UWAllen Ph.D. alum Jeff Bigham

CHI Societal Impact Award: #UWAllen professor Jon Froehlich

CHI Special Recognition: AVELA, co-founded by #UWAllen Ph.D. students Kyle Johnson and Vicente Arroyos

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Four Allen School undergraduates honored by the Computing Research Association for advancing work in AI, robotics, LLMs and more  - Allen School News Last month, the Computing Research Association (CRA) recognized a select group of undergraduate students from across North America who have made notable contributions to the field through research. Th...

Meet the four(!) @uofwa.uw.edu #UWAllen students honored in the @cra-hq.bsky.social Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards: awardee Haoquan Fang, finalist Hao Xu and honorable mention recipients Kaiyuan Liu and Lindsey Wei. #UWdiscovers #AI #LLM #robotics news.cs.washington.edu/2026/02/19/f...

We were honored to host @uofwa.uw.edu President Robert J. Jones and @microsoft.com Vice Chair & President Brad Smith yesterday for this announcement and highlight the kinds of leading-edge research this growing #AI partnership can enable — including some involving #UWAllen students. #UWdiscovers

Five UW scientists named Sloan Fellows Five University of Washington faculty members have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

#UWAllen professor Vikram Iyer is tackling #sustainability in computing, from recyclable electronics, to battery-free #robotics, to #AI for estimating carbon footprints. He's among 5 @uofwa.uw.edu researchers named a 2026 #SloanFellow this week. #UWdiscovers www.washington.edu/news/2026/02...

In a study, AI model OpenScholar synthesizes scientific research and cites sources as accurately as human experts A UW and Ai2 research team built OpenScholar, an open-source AI model designed specifically to synthesize current scientific research. In tests, OpenScholar cited sources as accurately as human...

In a paper published in @nature.com, a team of @uofwa.uw.edu #UWAllen and @ai2.bsky.social researchers unveiled OpenScholar, an #AI system that can cite scientific papers as accurately as human experts and incorporate new research after training. #UWdiscovers
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Allen School professor Thomas Rothvoss earns inaugural Trevisan Prize for advancing the study of optimization problems - Allen School News Allen School professor Thomas Rothvoss has carved a career out of complexity. As a member of the school’s Theory of Computation Group, Rothvoss examines the theoretical limits of computer algorithms t...

Molto bene! @uofwa.uw.edu professor Thomas Rothvoss, a member of the #UWAllen Theory of Computation Group, collected the inaugural Trevisan Prize in the mid-career category for his breakthrough contributions in the study of #optimization problems. #UWdiscovers news.cs.washington.edu/2026/02/09/a...

Allen School professor Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman elevated to IEEE Fellow for breakthroughs in people modelling and virtual try-on technology - Allen School News In the 1995 movie “Clueless,” lead character Cher Horowitz has a digital closet that allows her to virtually try on outfits. Proving some ideas never go out of style, Allen School professor Ira Kemelm...

Picture this! #UWAllen professor Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman was recently named an #IEEEFellow for her pioneering work on face, body and clothing modeling from large image collections — including efforts to bring virtual try-on technology into the mainstream. news.cs.washington.edu/2026/02/03/a...

In a study, AI model OpenScholar synthesizes scientific research and cites sources as accurately as human experts A UW and Ai2 research team built OpenScholar, an open-source AI model designed specifically to synthesize current scientific research. In tests, OpenScholar cited sources as accurately as human...

#UWAllen #Allen_AI - In a study, AI model OpenScholar synthesizes scientific research and cites sources as accurately as human experts www.washington.edu/news/2026/02...

Allen School researchers earn NeurIPS Best Paper Award Using a benchmark dataset of 26,000 real-world, open-ended queries, the team discovered an “Artificial Hivemind” effect across major LLMs where different models would generate similar outputs.

#UWAllen #AI researchers have found that #LLMs tend to all generate similar outputs to real-world, open-ended queries — as if they are part of an “Artificial Hivemind. Their paper revealing this critical limitation was a @neuripsconf.bsky.social Best Paper. news.cs.washington.edu/2026/01/22/a...

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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...

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.

“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...

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...

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...

Good grips UW researchers are taking on one of the greatest challenges in robotics: the ability to grasp and manipulate objects with superhuman dexterity.

“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

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...

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...

Three people pose smiling side by side, with the person in the center holding an award plaque depicting Dubs, the University of Washington Husky mascot (who is technically a very floofy Alaskan Malamute)

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...

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.

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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)

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...

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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...

For teachers, we’ll host a virtual session on UW in the High School on Monday, Dec. 1. Find out how you can provide your students with access to #UWAllen courses like Introduction to Computer Programming and help them to build skills that will set them up for success in college and beyond! 2/3

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

#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

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...

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-...