CSE Computer Account

You will receive your CSE computer account (@cs.washington.edu, aka "@cs" or "CSE NetID") in May. Your CSE NetID will be the same as your UW NetID.

After your account is set up, you will receive your CSE NetID and initial password to your current/updated mailing address. If you have problems or questions setting up your account, email Support.

Please read the UW/Allen School Lab Policies. This is what you agree to when you accept our offer of admission and receive a CSE computer account.

Your CSE account gives you access to storage for your course and research work. It also gates many of the "internal only" distributions. If you're planning to TA in the fall, the TA scheduling coordinator will ask you to register on the CSE TA webtool. You'll get an email explaining this before TA sign-up starts.

You also have a UW account (@uw.edu, aka "uw" or "NetID"). You'll need this account to:

  1. Access MyUW, to register for classes and access other university tools
  2. Access online resources and software (like your Zoom account)
  3. Receive official emails from the university.
  4. Interacting with the Graduate School
  5. Opening files shared with "any UW student" through Google.

What about computing hardware?

In July, you will receive a an email with a menu of computing hardware and instructions as to how to indicate your selection. You will need your CSE NetID to complete a survey and submit your computing hardware and platform selection. Please keep an eye out for this rather time-critical message. In the meantime, if you have questions about any aspect of computing at the Allen School, you can send mail to: support@cs. (We have a really great crew of people who can help you!)

Mailing Lists

When you arrive in the fall, you will be added to a required mailing list for all active graduate students (cs-grads@cs.washington.edu). You are expected to check it regularly, as it will contain official announcements from the school as well as regular instructions from the grad-advising team. Consider setting up email rules or filters.

You will also be added to researchers@cs, which includes postdocs and faculty and is where talk announcements are shared. misc@cs is an optional mailing list for chatter, social events, etc.