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Professor Amy Zhang named Sloan Research Fellow
Professor Amy Zhang named Sloan Research Fellow
Zhang, who leads the Allen School's Social Futures Lab, was recognized by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for advancing social computing platforms that empower people to take control of their online experiences.
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Theory professor Shayan Oveis Gharan earns NAS Michael and Sheila Held Prize
Theory professor Shayan Oveis Gharan earns NAS Michael and Sheila Held Prize
Oveis Gharan, alum Kuikui Liu (Ph.D., â23), and their collaborators were honored by the National Academy of Sciences for advancing our understanding of matroids and the mixing rates of Markov chains.
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Professors Brian Curless and Jeffrey Heer named ACM Fellows
Professors Brian Curless and Jeffrey Heer named ACM Fellows
Curless was recognized for contributions to 3D shape and appearance capture and computational photography, while Heer was honored for advances in data science and visualization and interactive machine learning.
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Professor Hanna Hajishirzi named among GeekWireâs âUncommon Thinkersâ
Professor Hanna Hajishirzi named among GeekWireâs âUncommon Thinkersâ
Hajishirzi, who is also senior director of NLP research at the Allen Institute for AI, was recognized for driving positive change in the world through her work on open-source language models.
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AI headphones create âsound bubblesâ in noisy environments
AI headphones create âsound bubblesâ in noisy environments
Researchers in the Allen Schoolâs Mobile Intelligence Lab have developed a prototype that uses artificial intelligence to selectively amplify and suppress sound beyond conventional noise-canceling capabilities.
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Anandghan Waghmare earns Gaetano Borriello Outstanding Student Award
Anandghan Waghmare earns Gaetano Borriello Outstanding Student Award
Waghmare, a member of the Allen Schoolâs UbiComp Lab, was honored for his work leveraging and extending the sensing capabilities of smart devices for health screening, user interaction and more.
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Allen School and Microsoft introduce âsearch engineâ for medical images
Allen School and Microsoft introduce âsearch engineâ for medical images
In a Q&A with UW News, professor Sheng Wang explained how they used generative AI to create BiomedParse, a tool for analyzing different types of medical imaging to detect systemic diseases.
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Professor Shyam Gollakota receives 2024 InfoSys Prize
Professor Shyam Gollakota receives 2024 InfoSys Prize
Gollakota, head of the Allen School's Mobile Intelligence Lab, was honored for his work on smartphone-based health care tools, battery-free computing, and AI for augmenting human auditory sensing.
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Allen School team enables 3D printing on the go
Allen School team enables 3D printing on the go
Makeability Lab researchers introduced MobiPrint, a robotic 3D printer that maps a room and prints objects on location, on demand â from aesthetic enhancements to accessibility features.
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Alum Nicola Dell (Ph.D., â15) named MacArthur Fellow
Alum Nicola Dell (Ph.D., â15) named MacArthur Fellow
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation honored the Allen School alum with a "genius grant" for her work on technology interventions to address the needs of overlooked populations.
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RESEARCH
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Expanding our impact through research excellence
Our leadership in research extends from the foundations of computing to emerging applications that are shaping the future of not just our field but also our society.
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EDUCATION
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Supporting student success with leading-edge curriculum
Our students develop the knowledge, skills and connections to be the innovators and leaders of tomorrow, guided by faculty who are at the forefront of their field.
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APPLY!
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Apply to the Allen School and get ready to change the world
Whether youâre a high school student looking to launch your academic career or an aspiring researcher ready to pursue an advanced degree, we can guide you toward your goal.
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Discover the Allen School
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> We are entering a new golden age of innovation in computer science, and UW students and faculty will be at its leading edge.
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> Paul G. Allen / Microsoft co-founder & philanthropist
Allen School News & Events
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GeekWire
### [UW class gives students a taste of startup life](https://www.geekwire.com/2025/college-students-get-a-taste-of-startup-life-inside-dynamic-uw-entrepreneurship-class/)
An entrepreneurship class led by Allen School professor Ed Lazowska and Greg Gottesman of Pioneer Square Labs teaches University of Washington students the ins and outs of building a tech company, culminating in the opportunity to pitch their startup ideas to local investors.
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Allen School News
### [Allen School researchers transform illusion knitting using computation](https://news.cs.washington.edu/2025/03/05/designing-hidden-mona-lisas-allen-school-researchers-use-computation-to-weave-new-capabilities-for-illusion-knitting/)
A team of Allen School researchers introduced computational illusion knitting â a design framework that helps automate the process, making illusion knitting more accessible and allowing for more complex and multi-view patterns like hidden Mona Lisas that were previously believed to be impossible.
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Allen School News
### [Shangbin Feng and Rock Yuren Pang earn IBM Ph.D. Fellowships](https://news.cs.washington.edu/2025/02/27/allen-schools-shangbin-feng-and-rock-yuren-pang-earn-ibm-ph-d-fellowships/)
Feng envisions the work of LLMs as a collaborative endeavor, while Pang is interested in advancing the conversation around unintended consequences of these and other emerging technologies. Both were recently honored among the 2024 class of IBM Ph.D. Fellows for their innovative research.
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Allen School By The Numbers
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#1
Requested Major Among
UW Freshman Applicants
2,800
Undergraduate & Graduate
Majors Enrolled
$36M
In Research Grants
& Contracts in FY2023
#1
University for Best Paper Awards in
Computer Science
The Paul G. Allen School educates tomorrowâs innovators, conducts cutting-edge research in core and emerging areas of the field, and leads a variety of multi-disciplinary initiatives that demonstrate the transformative power of computing. Consistently ranked among the top computer science programs in the nation, we are widely recognized for the excellence and impact of our research and teaching across the region and around the globe. As a recognized leader in broadening participation in computing, we cultivate a welcoming community in which individuals with diverse backgrounds, identities and experiences can thrive.
We are located in the spectacular Paul G. Allen Center and Bill & Melinda Gates Center at the heart of the University of Washington campus in Seattle â a center of innovation in software, life sciences, global health, aerospace, and many other fields â where Allen School faculty, students and alumni are making an impact and changing the world.
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