Articles about Shwetak Patel

Uncommon Thinkers: UW prof and entrepreneur Shwetak Patel has a rare ‘creative brilliance’

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series profiling “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive change.… Read More

Senosis Health founder Shwetak Patel confirms he’s working on healthcare for Google

It has been nearly two years since Google quietly acquired Senosis Health, a Seattle startup that figured out how to… Read More

Shwetak Patel, UW computer scientist and prolific inventor, wins prestigious ACM Prize at age 37

Shwetak Patel has made a habit of pushing the ordinary stuff around us to do things far beyond the original… Read More

Smart water venture with ties to University of Washington unveils $850 leak detection device

LAS VEGAS — Phyn, a joint venture between Belkin International and plumbing products giant Uponor that grew out of technology… Read More

Geek of the Week: Duke grad Alex Mariakakis finds a home at UW and a vision for continued success

Growing up in Chapel Hill, N.C., Alex Mariakakis got his first taste of research in a region known for its… Read More

UW team creates smartphone selfie system to screen for pancreatic cancer

University of Washington researchers have created a smartphone app that can let users screen themselves for pancreatic cancer and other… Read More

Podcast

The art of ‘naive innovation’: Tips from a tech genius on creative problem-solving

Shwetak Patel is a certified genius. The University of Washington computer science and electrical engineering professor won a 2011 MacArthur… Read More

Podcast

Health Tech Podcast: This innovator is turning smartphones into the ultimate medical device

Computer scientist Shwetak Patel talks a mile a minute. And there’s a reason for that: he’s got a lot on… Read More

UW ‘genius’ Shwetak Patel works on health monitoring apps for Senosis startup

BOSTON – University of Washington computer scientist Shwetak Patel’s work with sensors and smart devices has already spawned a wide range… Read More

Tech Moves: PayScale promotes VPs; ex-Trulia CEO emerges at startup accelerator; and more

PayScale, a fast-growing, Seattle-based company that offers online salary comparison services, announced the promotions of two new vice presidents this… Read More

Home automation technology developer Belkin opens R&D lab in Seattle

Another California tech company is setting up shop in Seattle. This time, Los Angeles-based Belkin announced today that it is opening… Read More

Jeremy Jaech, Shwetak Patel form UW home sensor spin out WatchFrog

Entrepreneur Jeremy Jaech has been at the center of two of Seattle’s biggest technology successes, helping to create Aldus (sold… Read More

Amazon’s Bezos spends hours in computer science labs, checking in on the future

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos spent several hours at the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering department before the holiday… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: UW’s Shwetak Patel, MacArthur Genius

Is there anything Shwetak Patel can’t do with a home electrical system? We’re often left pondering that question after hearing about… Read More

Intel to cook up the ‘smart kitchen’ and other inventions at new UW research center

Dieter Fox, a University of Washington associate professor of computer science and engineering, has been chosen to co-lead the new… Read More