Articles about Computer Science – Page 2 of 5

Help wanted: U.S. government is seeking advice from quantum computing experts

The U.S. Department of Energy is looking for experts to guide the White House and federal agencies through the weird… Read More

A study about studies suggests men will still prevail in computer science in 2100

Today it’s mostly a man’s world in computer science — and a tally of the authors behind nearly 3 million… Read More

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University of Washington computer science leader Hank Levy reflects on 13 years of massive change

The past decade has been a period of incredible growth for the technology industry in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.… Read More

Geek of the Week: ‘Secret superpower’ helps guide Hannah Werbel’s success at the Univ. of Washington

Hannah Werbel’s impact at the University of Washington was recognized early at the school when she was awarded the President’s… Read More

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Harvey Mudd President Maria Klawe has a message for computer science grads — and the tech industry

In the 13 years since Maria Klawe took over as president of Harvey Mudd College, she has surprised skeptics and… Read More

Seattle U breaking ground on ‘new heart’ of campus with $100M Center for Science & Innovation

Seattle University prepared to break ground Thursday on what it is calling the “new heart” of its Capitol Hill campus,… Read More

Geek of the Week: Mitali Palekar’s exceptional Univ. of Washington experience will inform tech career

In pursuit of a degree in computer science with interdisciplinary honors at the University of Washington, Mitali Palekar is a… Read More

Inspired by student’s use of Code.org in poor town in Kentucky, CEO Hadi Partovi reaches out with gift

In a Twitter thread on Tuesday, Hadi Partovi, the longtime Seattle entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Code.org, provided some… Read More

Three Washington girls among 100 winners of first ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ $40,000 scholarships

Amazon revealed 100 lucky winners who will receive the first “Amazon Future Engineer” scholarships as part of the tech giant’s… Read More

Quantum computing is coming: Here’s why Seattle needs to get our computer science workforce ready

Editor’s note: Tom Alberg is a co-founder and managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group. He is… Read More

Code.org’s Hadi Partovi and Microsoft’s Bonnie Ross put focus on tech’s gender gap on 60 Minutes

The push to get more girls and women interested in computer science has been the talk of tech for years.… Read More

Univ. of Washington opens new computer science building, doubling capacity to train future tech workers

When Ed Lazowska arrived at the University of Washington four decades ago, there were just 12 computer science faculty members.… Read More

Amazon to fund computer science classes at 1,000 U.S. high schools through Future Engineer program

Amazon said its Future Engineer program will fund computer science classes at more than 1,000 high schools in all 50… Read More

Here’s what’s cooking inside Nvidia’s new AI robotics research lab in Seattle

When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang interacted with a sensitive robotic hand at today’s open house for his company’s robotics research lab… Read More

Trump signs legislation to boost quantum computing research with $1.2 billion

President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation ramping up quantum computing research and development. The National Quantum Initiative Act (H.R.… Read More

How a ‘driveway moment’ with Microsoft’s Brad Smith led to the creation of nonprofit Code.org

As 2018’s Computer Science Education Week comes to a close, a key detail has been revealed about the origins of… Read More

Microsoft commits $10M to Code.org as survey finds obstacles to teaching computer science

Underqualified. Overwhelmed. Underfunded. Those are among the reasons teachers give, in a new survey, as to why they or other… Read More

Amazon launches ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ program to support computer science education

Amazon is officially launching a new program it calls “Amazon Future Engineer,” a broad, community-based push into schools and education… Read More

Why Microsoft, IBM, Google and Boeing are taking a giant leap into quantum computing

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The small world of quantum physics is a big deal on the frontier of computer science. Microsoft CEO… Read More

Boeing steps up its focus on ‘Disruptive Computing and Networks’ for aerospace

Boeing is raising its profile on computational frontiers ranging from artificial intelligence to quantum communications by setting up a new… Read More

Photos: Inside look at the University of Washington’s new computer science building

More than 20 months after construction commenced, the University of Washington’s new computer science building is nearing completion. GeekWire took… Read More

White House issues quantum computing strategy and hosts public-private summit

Federal officials and industry leaders — including representatives from Microsoft and Google — met today at a White House summit to… Read More

Women and minorities make one more giant leap for AP computer science testing

A year ago, the College Board saw the numbers of female students and underrepresented minority students taking the Advanced Placement… Read More

Author of ‘Why Women Don’t Code’ defends essay as colleagues, diversity experts challenge claims

Why don’t more women code? Stuart Reges believes he has an answer to that difficult question, one that the tech… Read More

TLDR: UW lecturer on ‘Why Women Don’t Code,’ Airbnb in Seattle, thousands line up for Shake Shack

Today’s featured stories University of Washington lecturer’s essay on ‘Why Women Don’t Code’ stirs controversy Airbnb opens big new Seattle… Read More

University of Washington lecturer’s essay on ‘Why Women Don’t Code’ stirs controversy

A University of Washington lecturer is sparking new debate with an essay claiming that the technology industry is about as… Read More

University of Washington computer science school lands $3 million in state funding to double program

There are tens of thousands of open technology jobs in Washington state because there aren’t enough candidates trained in the… Read More

Top schools for AI: New study ranks the leading U.S. artificial intelligence grad programs

Artificial intelligence is poised to become one of the most disruptive technologies of the century. A new study of the… Read More

Fewer international grad students are seeking computer science degrees in the U.S. for the first time in years

The number of international students enrolling in American universities is declining for the first time in years, amid volatile shifts… Read More

Charging your smartphone with lasers? Engineers say it’s not as scary as it sounds

Engineers at the University of Washington have demonstrated that it’s possible to charge up your smartphone using laser beams. Perhaps… Read More