Additional CSE Videos of Interest

Engineering Discovery Days 2013, April 2013 Mp4 Windows Media HTML5

2013 Engineering Discovery Days is a 2-day event that brings elementary, middle and high school students to Computer Science & Engineering to participate and discover engineering innovations.  Hands-on exhibits and attractions lead by UW engineering students and faculty shared their work with students, teachers, families and the community.  The theme of this years Discovery Days was "Engineer your life!"

Refraction - Discovering optimal pathways for learning early mathematics, Spring 2012 Mp4 Windows Media HTML5
Over the shoulder shot of student playing Refraction on computer screen

Refraction focuses on teaching fractions and discovering optimal learning pathways for math education. In an effort to relieve the crisis in STEM education, CSE grad students Erik Andersen and Yun-En Liu and Professor Zoran Popović are leading a team of undergrad students and artists to create video games that can discover optimal pathways for learning. They have focused so far on early math, including topics such as fractions and algebra, which are some of the main bottlenecks preventing students from pursuing a career in science. Refraction, won the Grand Prize in the Disney Learning Challenge at SIGGRAPH 2010.

Foldit - A problem solving scientific discovery game, Spring 2012 Mp4 Windows Media HTML5
Screen shot of Foldit game

Foldit is a revolutionary scientific discovery game that allows players to contribute to biochemistry by folding and designing proteins. The game is designed to tackle the problem of protein folding. Proteins are small “machines” within our bodies that handle practically all functions of living organisms. By knowing more about the 3D structure of proteins (or how they “fold”), we can better understand their function, and we can also get a better idea of how to combat diseases, create vaccines, and even find novel biofuels. UW CSE PhD alums Seth Cooper and Adrien Treuille, together with their advisor Zoran Popović, developed a game that augments the computational search for protein folds with large-scale human spatial reasoning ability. The state-of-the-art biochemistry simulations embedded within the game are created by a team lead by a UW professor David Baker, a world-renown expert in proteomics.

ODK - Making a Difference with Computer Science, Spring 2012 Mp4 Windows Media HTML5
Yaw Anokwa demonstrates ODK clinic

Sometimes something as simple as word processing and organization on a mobile phone can make a world of difference, especially to people suffering on the other side of the world. Take for instance research in computing for development. One project in this area is Open Data Kit (ODK), which is a free and open-source set of tools which help organizations replace paper forms and reports with smart apps on a smartphone or tablet. In this video, Yaw Anokwa, a 2012 UW CSE PhD alum, discusses computer science and ODK Clinic, an ODK app that helps doctors make faster and better decisions about patient care.

Classroom Presenter - Interaction in Distance Learning, Spring 2008 Windows Media YouTube

This is a distance learning course between thress classroom sites: the University of Washington in Seattle, the Microsoft campus in Redmond, and Lahore University of Management Science in Pakistan. Conference XP was used for real-time video conferencing between the sites, and Classroom Presenter was used on tablet PC's and laptops to allow students to contribute their ideas to the classroom discussion.

Classroom Presenter, 2005 Windows Media- High Windows Media- Low

Classroom Presenter provides instructors with increased flexibility in delivering a presentation and facilitates interaction with the students in the classroom. Classroom Presenter has been used in a range of scenarios including distance education and in-class instruction

KOMO 4 News Features CSE Student Projects, 2001 Windows Media- High Windows Media- Low

A compilation of segments from KOMO 4 News featuring CSE student projects in computer animation, digital system design, and mobile robotics.

Build the Future: UW Computer Science & Engineering, 1999 Windows Media

An overview of the UW Department of Computer Science & Engineering, featuring student projects and interviews with regional technology and education leaders. UW CSE is embarking on an ambitious fund-raising effort to construct a new facility, as the University of Washington's top capital priority.

CSE Football Promo, 1998 Windows Media

In a disgustingly brazen piece of self-promotion, we prepared a promo piece to be shown on the new video scoreboard at the University of Washington's Husky Stadium.

Partnership between UW and the Seattle Public Schools, 1997 Windows Media

The Alliance for Education presented the University of Washington with its 1997 "A+ Partnership Award" for Outstanding Contributions to the Seattle Public Schools. Special recognition went to Ed Lazowska of the UW Department of Computer Science & Engineering and Steve Corbato, Scott Mah, and Bill Mar of the UW Office of Computing & Communications, for their work in designing and implementing a metropolitan-area network for the Seattle School District. This video was prepared by KOMO TV and shown at the awards ceremony.