Core Faculty | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering (original) (raw)

The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering has 98 tenure-track, research and teaching faculty members. Our award-winning faculty includes 27 Sloan Research Fellowship recipients, 50 recipients of NSF CAREER or Presidential/NSF Young Investigator Awards, three winners of Presidential Early Career (PECASE) Awards, eight TR35 Award winners, and two recipients of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, also known as the "Genius" Grant. We have 14 Fellows of the ACM, 11 Fellows of the IEEE, and five members of the National Academies. Five of our faculty have received the University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award, and we were the first unit on campus to receive the UW's Brotman Award for Instructional Excellence.

CSE2 313

althoffcs.washington.edu

Data Science, Data Mining, Social Network Analysis, Natural Language Processing

CSE2 344

andersoncs.washington.edu

Computing for the developing world, health information systems, educational technology

CSE 558

reacs.washington.edu

Teaching

Computer science education, educational technology, computing for the developing world

CSE 646

tomcs.washington.edu

Distributed systems, networks, operating systems, security, parallel computing, education

CSE 584

magdacs.washington.edu

Allen School Director, Professor and Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering

Databases, cloud computing, big-data analytics, scientific data management, machine learning and data management, image and video analytics, data management for VR/AR

CSE2 205

leibattcs.washington.edu

Development of interactive data-intensive systems for performing complex data exploration and analysis

CSE 668

beamecs.washington.edu

Allen School Associate Director of Facilities and Professor of Computer Science & Engineering

Computational complexity, proof complexity and satisfiability

gilbocs.washington.edu

Development of domain specific languages and high-performance tools for simulation, optimization, hardware design, and fabrication

CSE2 243

bodikcs.washington.edu

Programming languages, computer architecture

CSE2 210

bbootscs.washington.edu

Fundamental and applied research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics

CSE 552

brickercs.washington.edu

Nathan Brunelle

brunellecs.washington.edu

Teaching

CSE2 236

mcakmakcs.washington.edu

Human-robot interaction, programming by demonstration, robot teleoperation

CSE 576

luiscezecs.washington.edu

Computer architecture, machine learning systems, programming languages, energy-efficient computing, molecular storage and computing.

CSE 578

yejincs.washington.edu

Natural language processing

coladancs.washington.edu

Quantum computation, with a focus on the interplay between quantum information, cryptography, and complexity theory

CSE 664

curlesscs.washington.edu

Computer graphics, computer vision

ssducs.washington.edu

Deep learning, representation learning, reinforcement learning, non-convex optimization

CSE 538

mernstcs.washington.edu

Software engineering, programming languages

CSE2 203

alics.washington.edu

Computer vision, machine learning

CSE 632

jfogartycs.washington.edu

Human computer interaction, ubiquitous computing

CSE2 204

foxcs.washington.edu

Robotics, artificial intelligence, activity recognition

CSE 642

jonfcs.washington.edu

Human-computer interaction, accessibility, ubiquitous computing, sensing

elbacs.washington.edu

CSE 568

gshyamcs.washington.edu

Computational health, AI for sound, networks, bio-robotics, wireless, mobile and ubiquitous computing, sensing, security and privacy

CSE 528

mgolubcs.washington.edu

Machine learning and data science for neuroengineering and basic systems neuroscience; deep learning techniques for understanding neural computations in the brain; brain-computer interfaces

CSE2 309

djgcs.washington.edu

Allen School Vice Director and Professor of Computer Science & Engineering

Programming languages

abhguptacs.washington.edu

Deep reinforcement learning algorithms for robotic systems, with a focus on reward specification, continual real-world data collection and learning, offline reinforcement learning, and multi-task learning and dexterous manipulation

CSE 470

hannanehcs.washington.edu

Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

CSE2 302

jheercs.washington.edu

Data visualization and analysis, human-computer interaction and social computing

CSE2 359

kheimerlcs.washington.edu

Computing for development, networking, crowdsourcing

CSE 544

jhsiacs.washington.edu

Teaching

Computer science education, digital logic, computer systems

vsiyercs.washington.edu

Wireless systems for ultra-low power and battery-free communication and sensing; bio-inspired and bio-integrative systems; insect-scale robotics.

CSE2 340

jamiesoncs.washington.edu

Machine learning, active learning, reinforcement learning

njcs.washington.edu

Social reinforcement learning: developing algorithms that combine insights from social learning, deep learning, and multi-agent training to improve AI agents' learning, generalization, coordination, and human-AI interaction.

CSE2 338

rjustcs.washington.edu

Software testing and program analysis, in particular efficient mutation testing, partial test oracles, and security testing.

CSE 586

karlincs.washington.edu

Allen School Associate Director of Graduate Studies and Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering

Algorithms, algorithmic game theory

bariscs.washington.edu

Techniques for building efficient and trustworthy computing systems, with an emphasis on improving the efficiency of datacenter applications, providing systems support for heterogeneous computing platforms, analyzing and fixing failures, and enhancing the security of modern hardware

CSE2 238

kemelmics.washington.edu

Computer vision, computer graphics, learning, augmented reality, virtual reality

pangweics.washington.edu

Techniques and theory for building reliable and interactive machine learning systems

dkohlbrecs.washington.edu

Software security, systems, and hardware architecture, with special focus on the impact of hardware design on high-level software security

yoshics.washington.edu

Computer security and privacy

ranjaycs.washington.edu

Development of new representations, models, and training paradigms for machine learning and computer vision, drawing on insights from human-computer interaction, social, and behavioral sciences

CSE 592

arvindcs.washington.edu

Distributed systems, networks, systems for machine learning

Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering, Room 244

lazowskacs.washington.edu

Design, implementation, and analysis of high-performance computing and communication systems; data-intensive discovery (eScience); information technology and public policy

CSE 574

jrlcs.washington.edu

Algorithms, complexity theory, probability, discrete analysis

CSE 536

suinleecs.washington.edu

_Computational biology - precision medicine, network biology, genetics of complex traits; Machine learning - interpretability, feature selection, structure learning

CSE 562

yintatcs.washington.edu

Algorithms, convex optimization, convex geometry, spectral graph theory

CSE2 315

jerryzlics.washington.edu

Learning theory, including quantum information theory, the science of large foundation models, and high-dimensional statistics

CSE 652

rachelcs.washington.edu

Cryptography and its interplay with other areas of computer science, including complexity theory, algorithm design, and security.

CSE 560

kevinlcs.uw.edu

Teaching

Designing computing education that empowers students

maascs.washington.edu

Teaching

CSE 658

ratulcs.washington.edu

Systems and networking

CSE2 214

jmankoffcs.washington.edu

Human-computer interaction, accessibility, 3D printing of custom assistive technologies

CSE 628

monescs.washington.edu

Animation

CSE2 316

jamiemmtcs.washington.edu

Social impact of machine learning and how social behavior influences decision-making systems

saramoscs.washington.edu

Development and application of machine learning and statistical methods to study health and disease

mnatscs.washington.edu

Teaching

Computer Science education

nirkhecs.washington.edu

Quantum information and complexity theory

jmdncs.washington.edu

Synthetic biology, molecular information storage and computing, molecular engineering, nanopore sensors, cyber-bio security, automation, machine learning for molecular design

CSE2 207

sewoongcs.washington.edu

Theory and practice of machine learning, including generative adversarial networks, differential privacy, anonymous messaging, crowdsourcing, and ranking

CSE 546

oskincs.washington.edu

Computer architecture

CSE 636

shayancs.washington.edu

Approximation Algorithms, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Spectral Graph Theory, Geometry of Polynomials, High Dimensional Expanders

CSE 650

shwetakcs.washington.edu

Allen School Associate Director of Development & Entrepreneurship and Washington Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Endowed Professor in Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering

Health, ubiquitous computing, sensing, human-computer interaction, embedded systems

CSE 548

perkinscs.washington.edu

Teaching

Systems, compilers, languages, education

simpetercs.washington.edu

Operating systems and networks, with a particular focus on low latency data center networking and storage design

CSE 590

zorancs.washington.edu

Scientific-discovery games, games for learning, computer graphics, animation, optimal control, natural locomotion, optimization

CSE 656

anupraocs.washington.edu

Theoretical computer science

raocs.washington.edu

Computational neuroscience, artificial intelligence, brain-computer interfaces

CSE2 305

regescs.washington.edu

Teaching

CSE 594

reineckecs.washington.edu

Allen School Associate Director of Research & Communication and Paul G. Allen Professor of Computer Science & Engineering

Human-computer interaction, intelligent user interfaces, crowdsourcing, cross-cultural usability of technology, unintended consequences of technology

franzics.washington.edu

Computer security and privacy

CSE 556

rothvossuw.edu

Joint appointment with Department of Mathematics

Theoretical computer science, discrete mathematics

asalguercs.washington.edu

Teaching

CSE 530

hschafercs.washington.edu

Teaching

CSE2 209

adrianacs.washington.edu

CSE2 360

seeligcs.washington.edu

Synthetic biology, biological control circuits

CSE2 342

seitzcs.washington.edu

Computer vision, computer graphics

rbscs.washington.edu

Allen School Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access and Professor of Computer Science & Engineering

Computing education research and learning technologies to help people explore their curiosities and create things to improve the world around themselves

CSE 634

shapirocs.washington.edu

Computer vision, multimedia retrieval, biomedical informatics

Milton and Delia Zeutschel Professor in Entrepreneurial Excellence, Room CSE 582

jrscs.washington.edu

Sensor systems; wireless power; sensing for robotics; ubiquitous computing; personal robotics

nasmithcs.washington.edu

Natural language processing

CSE2 242

siddhcs.washington.edu

Robotic manipulation, motion planning, human-robot interaction, assistive robotics

CSE 662

suciucs.washington.edu

Data management: uncertain and probabilistic databases, data privacy and security, complexity of parallel query evaluation, data pricing.

CSE 638

tanimotocs.washington.edu

Liveness in programming environments, programming for virtual reality, educational technology, collaborative problem-solving environments

CSE2 201

ztatlockcs.washington.edu

Compilers, CAD, Verification, Synthesis

CSE 564

profmbtcs.washington.edu

Computer architecture, hardware design and prototyping, dark silicon, cryptocurrency mining, ASIC Clouds

CSE 644

tessarocs.washington.edu

Cryptography, theoretical computer science, computer security

thachukcs.washington.edu

DNA computing and molecular programming, synthetic biology, theory, and scientific software development

CSE 566

yuliatscs.washington.edu

Natural language processing

tyagics.washington.edu

Development, analysis and implementation of new cryptographic protocols that meet the practical constraints of real-world systems to enhance user privacy while ensuring accountability against bad actors.

mxwcs.washington.edu

Computer science education, programming languages, accessibility, societal impacts of computing

swangcs.washington.edu

Computational biology — learning in the open-world setting, biomedical natural language processing, network biology

smwangcs.washington.edu

Distributed systems, cloud computing, systems for data processing and machine learning

rtweber2cs.washington.edu

jrw12cs.washington.edu

Computer science education, programming languages, formal verification, distributed systems

CSE 542

brettwocs.washington.edu

Teaching

Computer science education; Computer science teacher training and pedagogy

CSE 534

lszcs.washington.edu

axzcs.uw.edu

Design and development of online discussion systems and computational techniques that enable users and communities to customize their online experiences and control the flow of information