Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
June 4, 2013
Wi-Fi signals enable gesture recognition throughout entire home
![A hand gesture changes the TV channel.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/06/04194814/wifi-tile-150x150.jpg)
University of Washington researchers have shown it’s possible to leverage Wi-Fi signals around us to detect specific movements without needing sensors on the human body or cameras.
April 22, 2013
Professor of computer science and engineering remembered through UW scholarship fund
![David Notkin, professor of computer science and engineering at UW.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/04/04195807/david_notkin220-150x150.jpg)
David Notkin, University of Washington professor of computer science and engineering, died April 22. He was 58.
January 9, 2013
UW, Pacific NW National Lab join forces on computing research
![Hyak supercomputer at UW.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/01/04202459/hyaksupercomputer-tile-150x150.jpg)
The University of Washington and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have formed the Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing, a joint institute based at the UW that will foster collaborative computing research.
August 19, 2010
Deaf, hard-of-hearing students do first test of sign language by cell phone
![Person signing at smartphone](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2010/08/04203108/mobileasl2-150x150.jpg)
Editor’s note: Each year the summer academy hosts a premier of the students’ animated short films.
August 21, 2008
‘Can you see me now?’ Sign language over cell phones comes to United States
![Anna Cavender signing](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2008/08/04203102/mobileASL-150x150.jpg)
A group at the University of Washington has developed software that for the first time enables deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans to use sign language over a mobile phone.
May 20, 2004
Sign of caring: Ladner learns parents’ language, contributes to their community
![Richard Ladner](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2004/05/04203105/RichardLadner-150x150.jpg)
In a way, Richard Ladner inherited his volunteer interests.
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