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Allen School Alumni

We are proud of our alumni, who are using their Allen School educations to advance our field and solve real-world problems — here in our region and throughout the world. 

When our graduates switch their tassels to the other side, that doesn’t mark an ending but a beginning: The beginning of a new journey, one in which they will remain part of our extended Allen School community.

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Stay connected with your Allen School community! Help us keep your information up to date so you don't miss out on alumni events and other opportunities to engage.


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Impact Awards

The Allen School Alumni Impact Awards emphasize to each new generation of graduates that they are joining a community of alumni whose impact reaches far and wide.


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UW Recognition

A succession of our alumni have earned university and college-level accolades for exceptional contributions through their leadership, scholarship and service.


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Alumni News

Whether they head off to academia, industry, the non-profit sector or government, our alumni do great things with their Allen School educations.


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Alumni Events

From community-wide events to exclusive alumni meetups — and more — there are many ways for alumni to engage with our faculty, current students and peers.


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Get Involved!

In addition to events, the Allen School offers multiple opportunities for our alumni to give back and inspire and support the students who would follow in their footsteps.


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Alumni Highlights

Allen School News

FlashInfer earns Best Paper Award for speeding up LLM performance


The FlashInfer team receives Best Paper

A team of University of Washington and NVIDIA researchers developed FlashInfer, a versatile inference kernel library that can help make large language models faster and more adaptable, and received a Best Paper Award at MLSys 2025 for their work.



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Allen School News

Celebrating the Allen School's Class of 2025


A college basketball arena decorated for graduation, with people wearing graduation regalia seated in rows of chairs on the carpeted floor, and people filling the stands to cheer them on. The jumbotron above the floor displays the message Congratulations, Graduates

On Friday, June 13, an estimated 5,000 friends, family, faculty and staff packed the UW’s Alaska Airlines Arena, where roughly 800 graduates collected their commemorative diplomas, flipped their tassels and made the transition from Allen School students to Allen School alumni.



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Allen School News

Nicki Dell receives 2025 Alumni Impact Award


Headshot of Nicki Dell

Dell (Ph.D., ’15) combines the fields of human-computer interaction and computer security and privacy to improve the lives of overlooked communities. The Allen School recognized her with the 2025 Alumni Impact Award, honoring former students with exceptional records of achievement.



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