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When imagining the future of technology, sometimes all we need to do is look out the window — or into a microscope.

Our researchers take inspiration from nature to redefine what a computer can be, from data storage using synthetic DNA, to sensors modeled on insects and leaves. We also advance technologies to help solve biology’s biggest mysteries, such as computational approaches for understanding the mechanisms of disease and brain-computer interfaces that can restore or augment physical function and mobility.

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David Baker

Adjunct Faculty


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David Beck

Adjunct Faculty


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Karl Böhringer

Adjunct Faculty


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Bingni Brunton

Adjunct Faculty


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Luis Ceze

Faculty


Portrait of James Fogarty

James Fogarty

Faculty


Portrait of Sawyer Fuller

Sawyer Fuller

Adjunct Faculty


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Shyam Gollakota

Faculty


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Matthew Golub

Faculty


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Philip Green

Adjunct Faculty


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Jeffrey Herron

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Vikram Iyer

Vikram Iyer

Faculty


Portrait of Eric Klavins

Eric Klavins

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Max Kleiman-Weiner

Max Kleiman-Weiner

Adjunct Faculty


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Su-In Lee

Faculty


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Sara Mostafavi

Faculty


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Jeff Nivala

Faculty


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William Noble

Adjunct Faculty


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Armita Nourmohammad

Adjunct Faculty


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Shwetak Patel

Faculty


Portrait of Zoran Popović

Zoran Popović

Faculty


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Rajesh P.N. Rao

Faculty


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Ariel Rokem

Adjunct Faculty


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Walter L. (Larry) Ruzzo

Emeritus Faculty


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Georg Seelig

Faculty


Portrait of Linda Shapiro

Linda Shapiro

Faculty


Portrait of Frederick Shic

Frederick Shic

Adjunct Faculty


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Joshua Smith

Faculty


Portrait of Michael Stiber

Michael Stiber

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Andrea Stocco

Andrea Stocco

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Jacob Sunshine

Jacob Sunshine, M.D.

Adjunct Faculty


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Peter Tarczy-Hornoch

Adjunct Faculty


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Chris Thachuk

Faculty


Portrait of Martin Tompa

Martin Tompa

Emeritus Faculty


Portrait of Cole Trapnell

Cole Trapnell

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Sheng Wang

Sheng Wang

Faculty

Highlights

Allen School News

Professor James Fogarty inducted into ACM SIGCHI Academy


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The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction recognized Fogarty’s leadership and contributions to human-computer interaction research including ubiquitous computing, interactive machine learning, accessibility and personal health informatics.



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Allen School News

Professor Su-In Lee honored as ISCB Fellow


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For her groundbreaking research on explainable AI for biology and medicine, Lee, who directs the UW’s AI for bioMedical Sciences Lab, was named a Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB).



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Agents of Tech

Professor Jeff Nivala on the Agents of Tech podcast


Portrait of Jeff Nivala seated outdoors among leafy trees

Nivala, co-director of the Molecular Information Systems Lab (MISL), discusses the groundbreaking potential of DNA-based data storage and its role in the future of AI.



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