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Virtual Town Hall

Stay tuned for more information on our upcoming Fall 2022 Virtual Town Hall!

Previous Virtual Town Halls

Fall 2021 - Closing the Loop: UW ECE at the Forefront of Foundational Change in Data Science

Closing the Loop: UW ECE at the Forefront of Foundational Change in Data Science

Thursday, September 30, 2021    |   4 – 5 p.m. PDT via Zoom

Continuing upon the tradition of connecting alums, industry partners and friends from around the world to stay informed with UW ECE’s cutting-edge research, Department Chair Eric Klavins invites you to the first town hall of the academic year. The event features faculty and students who are at the forefront of the data revolution, machine learning and artificial intelligence through the Institute for Foundations of Data Science(IFDS).

Learn how UW ECE interdisciplinary research is advancing the theoretical foundations of data science, aiming to make machine learning processes more robust and fair in dynamic and complex environments. Join us for an exclusive conversation with IFDS Director and Moorthy Family Inspiration Career Development Professor Maryam Fazel, IFDS faculty collaborator and holder of the Dhanani Endowed Faculty Fellowship, Lillian Ratliff, and UW ECE graduate students Omid Sadeghi-Meibodi and Tanner Fiez.

Missed the live event?  Watch the video here!

Meet Our Panelists!

Maryam Fazel

IFDS Director and Moorthy Family Inspiration Career Development Professor

Overview of IFDS and Data Science Fundamentals

Lillian Ratliff

IFDS faculty collaborator and holder of the Dhanani Endowed Faculty Fellowship

Overview of IFDS and Data Science Fundamentals

Tanner Fiez

UW ECE graduate student

Applications of game theory and data science

Omid Sadeghi-Meibodi

UW ECE graduate student

Algorithms for sequential decision-making with constraints

Moderator

Eric Klavins

UW ECE Professor and Chair

Spring 2021 - Startup Spotlight

Startup Spotlight

Tuesday, May 18, 2021   |   4:30–5:30 p.m. PDT via Zoom

The UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE) is pleased to invite you for an in-depth look at successful, faculty-led startup companies generated from UW ECE at our Virtual Town Hall Startup Spotlight event!

UW ECE is the #1 startup generator at the UW. Join fellow alums, industry partners and friends from around the world to hear from a panel of our faculty, postdocs and CoMotion partners about commercialized cutting-edge technologies emerging from UW ECE labs.

Our panel includes Claire Watts of ThruWave, Inc., Laura Dorsey of CoMotion, and UW ECE Professors Arka Majumdar (Tunoptix) and Josh Smith (Wibotic / Jeeva Wireless / Proprio). WiBotic and Jeeva Wireless, both companies that trace their roots to research activity at UW and which have contributed $30.9 million to U.S. GDP and 28 jobs, were recently featured in a report on the University’s strong economic impact.

UW ECE Professor and Chair Eric Klavins (A-Alpha Bio) will introduce each panelist and moderate a Q&A on how startups get going at UW ECE, how the UW supports these efforts and how industry partners or alumni like yourselves can get involved.

Missed the live event? Watch the video here!

Fall 2020 - Next Generation of Innovators

Next Generation of Innovators

Thursday, September 17, 2020 via Zoom

The UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE) provided our alumni with a glimpse into the future of technology with an exclusive invitation to a Virtual Town Hall event! UW ECE alums from around the world joined via Zoom to hear from the “Next Generation of Innovators”, a panel of our top faculty. Professors Kai-Mei Fu, Amy Orsborn and Baosen Zhang shared how UW ECE is leading in the fields of Quantum Computing, Neuroengineering and Sustainable Energy Systems. New UW ECE Chair Eric Klavins moderated the Q&A session.

Missed the live event? Watch the video here!

 

 

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