Articles about Shyam Gollakota

Forget smart glasses: UW researchers put tiny cameras into earbuds for hands-free AI

VueBuds, a prototype developed by University of Washington researchers, have embedded a rice-grain-sized camera into each earbud of a standard pair of Sony wireless earbuds. Read More

Seattle startup Hearvana raises $6M for AI-powered sound enhancement

The company was launched by University of Washington computer science researchers, including co-founder Shyam Gollakota, a renowned tech inventor and researcher. Read More

AI startup led by UW computer science whiz enables ‘superhuman hearing capabilities’

A new stealthy Seattle startup is taking sound technology to a whole new dimension. Hearvana was just founded by University… Read More

Digital health leaders share predictions on what to expect in 2023

Funding for digital health startups and initiatives soared during the pandemic as entrepreneurs and consumers increasingly embraced telehealth, remote monitoring,… Read More

Exclusive: Google quietly acquired a Seattle digital health startup that built an app to monitor breathing

Google’s got a thing for Seattle health tech startups. The tech giant acquired Sound Life Sciences, a small University of… Read More

Life sciences news: Seattle researchers make Time list; ‘blowing apart’ academic promotion; and more

It was a week of accolades, partnerships and new programs in the Pacific Northwest life sciences scene. University of Washington… Read More

Smartphone system developed by Univ. of Washington researchers detects blood clotting

A cell phone attached to a tiny plastic cup can detect how fast blood clots and has the potential to… Read More

This Seattle startup just raised $2.2M for an app that detects ear infections

The news: Wavely Diagnostics, a Seattle-based startup developing a smartphone app to detect ear infections, has raised $2.2 million to… Read More

Podcast

Meet the hacker professor who’s saving lives with smart devices and sonar

Shyam Gollakota has come a long way since his first day as a university undergraduate. “I didn’t know how to… Read More

Can Alexa help detect a heart attack? Researchers explore life-saving potential of smart speakers

At the onset of a heart attack, people often have a few telltale symptoms: pain in the chest or arm,… Read More

Say what? University of Washington researchers create smartphone app to detect ear infections

Like dirty diapers and sleepless nights, ear infections are just one of those things that come with having a young… Read More

‘Batman’ tech: UW spins out new startup that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses

An app that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses is making the leap from research to startup mode with the… Read More

Bees with backpacks? Gnat-sized systems turn swarms of bugs into sensor networks

Bees with tiny electronic devices on their backs could sound like a researcher’s dream come true, or like a science-fiction… Read More

UW scientists can weave digital passwords and IDs into the threads of your clothing

Want to wear your password on your sleeve? Computer scientists from the University of Washington can make it so. A… Read More

Geek of the Week: Shyam Gollakota of Jeeva Wireless and UW is a pioneer in preserving power

Shyam Gollakota envisions a future in which his research and technological breakthroughs will transform computing as we know it. It’s… Read More