Research into robotics is nothing new, but have we hit a point in robotics development at which we can teach robots instead of merely create them? Pieter Abbeel of Stanford University discusses apprenticeship learning techniques that have opened a door of possibilities for robotics, enabling a quadruped robot to traverse challenging terrain and a helicopter to perform difficult aerobatics. (Series: CSE Colloquia - 2008)
Dr. Jennifer Rexford, computer science professor at Princeton University, shares fresh ideas on how to better manage Internet traffic. Recent innovations in optimization theory now make it possible...
Access control is central to security in computer systems. Over the years, there have been many efforts to explain and to improve access control, sometimes with logical ideas and tools. Martin...
The intensity of today’s computer security resembles an arms race: the bad guys constantly find new ways to break in and being safe requires ceaseless efforts to stay one step ahead to cut off...
Universal Benefit from Information Technology is a University of Washington program researching innovative approaches to provide access to, and use of, information technology. The research is...
Joe Hellerstein summarizes his experience over the last 5 years with applying control theory to resource management solutions in computing systems. His experience at IBM and Microsoft has been that...
See the diverse pathways students pursue after receiving Bachelors degrees in computer science or computer engineering. Computer scientists work in a broad range of interesting fields, and an...
University of Washington President Mark Emmert and the department of Computer Science and Engineering host Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for the final stop of his six-university tour, as Gates...
Interactive visualizations leverage human visual processing and cognition to increase the scale of information with which we can effectively work. However, most visualization research to date...
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