Community Engagement
Industry Affiliates
The Allen School’s Industry Affiliates program offers a variety of opportunities for industry to connect with our faculty and students and engage with leading-edge computing research.
From viewing the latest demos in our research labs, to assisting aspiring software engineers to hone their pitch to potential employers, to hiring some of that world-class talent directly, there are multiple, mutually beneficial ways that companies can engage with the Allen School community as part of our Industry Affiliates program. We have a proud tradition of building long-standing partnerships in technology and technology-adjacent industries, from global companies that are household names to small Seattle startups — and everything in between. In addition to our regular programming, we can tailor benefits to suit individual members’ needs, whether that’s boosting your brand visibility among our students or collaborating with our world-class faculty on research that will shape the future of our field.
Whatever your goals, we are excited to partner with you!
Explore Our Industry Affiliates
Member Benefits
As an Affiliate member, companies enjoy the opportunity to interact with our researchers and students through events, recruiting activities and more.
Current Members
Allen School Industry Affiliates run the gamut from local startups to industry-leading companies with a global reach — and everything in between.
Recruiting Resources
Industry Affiliates enjoy a variety of opportunities to engage with future graduates of the Allen School, from our student resume bank to annual recruiting fairs.
Research Showcase
Our annual Research Showcase features technical talks by faculty and students and culminates in an open house featuring a reception with posters and demos.
Get involved
Mock interviews, employer panels, technical talks and more — there are a variety of ways for Industry Affiliate members to engage with us throughout the year.
Join the program
Industry Affiliate tiers are based on company size. Join our community of researchers driving the future of innovation, and begin enjoying the many benefits of membership!
One medical model to rule them all
In his keynote presentation at the Allen School’s 2024 Research Showcase, professor Sheng Wang shared his work with Microsoft and Providence on multimodal generative AI for medical image analysis to improve disease diagnosis and treatment.
Highlights
GeekWire
Allen School alum Kiana Ehsani (Ph.D., ‘21) co-founded Vercept to advance AI for automating repetitive computer tasks. The company spun out of the Ai2 Incubator and raised $50 million in seed funding before its acquisition by Anthropic, developer of the Claude AI assistant.
GeekWire
At an event in the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering, UW President Robert J. Jones and Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith announced they are deepening their partnership with a new effort aimed at preparing Washington state residents for an AI-driven economy.
KUOW Booming
On an episode of KUOW’s “Booming” podcast, Grossman explained how the industry has repeatedly been transformed by the emergence of new tools — and how the Allen School is preparing students for the latest transformation alongside the rise of artificial intelligence.