Past Research Showcases
Explore the rich history of student and faculty research at the Paul G. Allen School.
Highlights from past Research Showcases, the Allen School’s premier in-person event, are available here.
Showcase Highlights
2024
Keynote Talk
Generative AI for Multimodal Biomedicine, Sheng Wang, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Session I Topics
- Edge and Mobile AI
- Data Management
- Fundamental AI
Session II Topics
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Social reinforcement learning to align and cooperate with humans
- AI in the Physical World: Robotics
Session III Topics
- Health & Biology
- HCI and AI in Health and Accessibility
- Computing for Health
Session IV Topics
- AI Systems & Infrastructure
- Graphics & Vision
- AI in the Physical World: Sustainability in the environment
2023
Keynote Talk
Open Language Model (OLMo): The science of language models and language models for science,
Hanna Hajishirzi, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Session I Topics
- ABET Feedback Session
- Edge & Mobile Intelligence
Session II Topics
- CS Ethics
- Accessibility
- Robotics
Session III Topics
- Natural Language Processing
- Tools for Intelligent Transportation
- Computing for Health
Session IV Topics
- Systems & Networking
- Graphics & Audio
- Computing for Sustainability
2022
Keynote Talk
David vs. Goliath: the Art of Leaderboarding in the Era of Extreme-Scale Neural Models, Yejin Choi, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Session I Topics
- Networking & Systems
- UW CREATE
- Data Science
Session II Topics
- AI4Health
- Computing for the Environment
- Security & Privacy
Session III Topics
- Computational Health
- Robotics
- Computing for Society
Session IV Topics
- Computational Biology
- Novel Input & Interaction
- Computational Fabrication
2018
Keynote Talk
Computer Security and Privacy for Existing and Emerging Technologies, Franziska Roesner, Co-director, Security and Privacy Research Lab, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Session I Topics
- Computational Biology
- Systems, Architectures and Programming for Machine Learning
- Security
Session II Topics
- Computational Fabrication
- CS meets Biotech
- UW Reality Lab
Session III Topics
- Programming Languages and Software Engineering
- Systems
- Machine Learning
Session IV Topics
- Robotics
- Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing
- Ubicomp
2017
Keynote Talk
Physics-based Manipulation With and Around People, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Session I Topics
- Robotics
- Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing
- Security I
Session II Topics
- Computational Fabrication
- Cross Cutting Systems Research
- Security II
Session III Topics
- ML + Data Science
- HCI: Fabrication
- Ubicomp I
Session IV Topics
- Systems
- Computational Biology
- Ubicomp II
2016
Keynote Talk
The Future of Software, Ras Bodik, Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Session I Topics
- Accessibility
- Computing for Development
- Totally Cool Research in Vision and Graphics
Session II Topics
- Systems, Architecture, and Networking (SANE) 1
- Programming Languages (PLSE) 1
- Innovations in Mobile Systems
Session III Topics
- Deep Learning in NLP, Vision and Robotics 1
- PLSE 2
- Human Computer Interaction and Self-Tracking
Session IV Topics
- Deep Learning in NLP, Vision and Robotics 2
- SANE 2
- Physiological Sensing for Health and Input
2015
Keynote Talk
Discovering the Social World using Text, Noah Smith, Associate Professor UW Computer Science & Engineering
Session I Topics
- Data Science at UW
- SANE 1
- Natural Language Processing
Session II Topics
- Big Data Management and Analytics
- SANE 2
- Innovations in Mobile Systems
Session III Topics
- Human Computer Interaction and Self-Tracking
- Next Generation Programming Tools: Performance
- New Sensing and Interaction Technologies
Session IV Topics
- Computer Graphics and Vision at UW
- Next Generation Programming Tools: Correctness
- Health Sensing
2014
Keynote Talk
RF-Powered Sensing, Computing and Communication, Joshua R. Smith, Associate Professor
UW Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering
Session I Topics
- Systems, Architecture, and Networking (SANE) 1
- Big Data Management
- Graphics/Vision
Session II Topics
- Sensing in Health
- Systems, Architecture, and Networking (SANE) 2
- Robotics Session 1
Session III Topics
- Human Computer Interaction
- Mobile Sensing and Interaction
- Robotics Session 2
Session IV Topics
- Feedback Session
- Molecular Programming and Synthetic Biology
- Wireless and Sensing Innovations
Note: The Research Showcase was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions.