Allen School researchers are at the forefront of exciting developments in AI spanning machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, robotics and more.
We cultivate a deeper understanding of the science and potential impact of rapidly evolving technologies, such as large language models and generative AI, while developing practical tools for their ethical and responsible application in a variety of domains — from biomedical research and disaster response, to autonomous vehicles and urban planning.
Groups & Labs
Robotics and State Estimation Lab
We are interested in the development of computing systems that interact with the physical world in an intelligent way. To investigate such systems, we focus on problems in robotics and activity recognition.
Graphics & Imaging Lab (GRAIL)
The work of the Graphics & Imaging Laboratory spans computer graphics, computer vision, generative AI, computational photography, virtual reality, animation and games.
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Centers & Initiatives
IFDS organizes its research around four core themes: complexity, robustness, closed-loop data science, and ethics and algorithms. By making concerted progress on these fundamental fronts, IFDS aims to lower several of the barriers to better understanding of data science methodology and to its improved effectiveness and wider relevance to application areas.
Society + Technology is a cross-campus, cross-disciplinary initiative and community at the University of Washington that is dedicated to research, teaching and learning focused on the social, societal and justice dimensions of technology.
Highlights
GeekWire
At an event in the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering, UW President Robert J. Jones and Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith announced they are deepening their partnership with a new effort aimed at preparing Washington state residents for an AI-driven economy.
Allen School News
As part of this year’s cohort in the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards, the Computing Research Association (CRA) recognized four Allen School undergraduates — awardee Haoquan Fang, finalist Hao Xu and honorable mention recipients Kaiyuan Liu and Lindsey Wei.
UW News
In a paper published in the journal Nature, a team of Allen School and Ai2 researchers unveiled OpenScholar, a system that can cite scientific papers as accurately as human experts and incorporate new research after it has been trained.