Instruction Ends - Spring 2026
Dates of Instruction
Instruction ends.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, June 5, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Final Examinations - Spring 2026
Dates of Instruction
Week of final examinations for spring quarter.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, June 6, 2026 – Friday, June 12, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Information session: Professional Master's in Computer Science
Click here to register for an upcoming session!
The Allen School’s Professional Master’s Program (PMP) is a part-time program designed for software professionals in the Puget Sound region interested in acquiring critical skills to move into positions and projects of greater responsibility and impact. Courses meet one weekday evening per week and are taught in-person on the UW Seattle campus.
Online information sessions are a low-barrier opportunity for prospective students to learn more about the PMP and ask questions directly to program staff. We will share information about PMP courses and learning outcomes and an overview of the application process, including tips for preparing your materials. We hope you will join us!
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/s-JzzqWOTAyCx4f1Huaepg. Accessibility Contact: masters@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions.
Monday, June 8, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit www.cs.washington.edu. Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Application Defined Networks
Speaker: Xiangfeng Zhu, Advisors: Arvind Krishnamurthy, Ratul Mahajan, Supervisory Committee: Arvind Krishnamurthy (Chair), Ratul Mahajan (Chair), Akshay Gadre (GSR, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Stephanie Wang, Danyang Zhuo (Duke), Abstract: Modern microservice applications turn in-process calls into RPCs that traverse complex stacks for delivery, security, routing, and observability. Today’s stacks rely on general-purpose protocols and out-of-process proxies, which repeatedly parse, buffer, and reconstruct messages at each hop. This “RPC tax” can more than double latency and CPU consumption.
This talk presents Application Defined Networks, a compiler-driven approach that specifies application networks declaratively and synthesizes optimized, application-specific communication stacks. I will discuss MeshInsight for explaining service mesh overhead, AppNet for compiling network functions into optimized deployments, and FlatRPC, which co-designs message layout, delivery semantics, and in-network…
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Beyond Shape: Construction-Aware Languages for Design-for-Fabrication
Speaker: Amy Zhu, Advisors: Adriana Schulz, Zachary Tatlock, Supervisory Committee: Adriana Schulz (Chair), Zachary Tatlock (Chair), Afroditi Psarra (GSR, Digital Arts and Experimental Media), GILBERT L BERNSTEIN, Abstract TBA.
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Quarter Break - Summer 2026
Dates of Instruction
Break between spring and summer quarters.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, June 13, 2026 – Sunday, June 21, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Information Session: Graduate Certificate in Modern AI Methods
The graduate certificate in Modern Artificial Methods is a new program offered by the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. The work-compatible, one-year program is designed to support recent graduates and industry professionals in using, implementing, and understanding in-depth artificial intelligence and machine learning tools and applying them in the workplace. The certificate is designed for those with STEM or business backgrounds, with courses in prominent areas of AI, including computer vision and natural language processing. Classes meet in-person on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
Modern AI Methods program highlights: Build knowledge and skills in core and emerging areas AI and ML for a rapidly-evolving workplace , Become more than a consumer of these technologies: understand how they work, their advantages, and their limitations , Connect with a cohort of local professionals in STEM while developing marketable skills , Learn from…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/graduate/certificate-modern-ai/program-overview/information-sessions/. Accessibility Contact: Taylor Kessler Faulkner, cert-modern-ai@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions.
Monday, June 15, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit www.cs.washington.edu. Juneteenth
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, June 19, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Instruction Begins - Summer 2026 - Full and A-term
Dates of Instruction
Instruction begins.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, June 22, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Information session: Professional Master's in Computer Science
Click here to register for an upcoming session!
The Allen School’s Professional Master’s Program (PMP) is a part-time program designed for software professionals in the Puget Sound region interested in acquiring critical skills to move into positions and projects of greater responsibility and impact. Courses meet one weekday evening per week and are taught in-person on the UW Seattle campus.
Online information sessions are a low-barrier opportunity for prospective students to learn more about the PMP and ask questions directly to program staff. We will share information about PMP courses and learning outcomes and an overview of the application process, including tips for preparing your materials. We hope you will join us!
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/s-JzzqWOTAyCx4f1Huaepg. Accessibility Contact: masters@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions.
Monday, June 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit www.cs.washington.edu. Information Session: Graduate Certificate in Modern AI Methods
The graduate certificate in Modern Artificial Methods is a new program offered by the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. The work-compatible, one-year program is designed to support recent graduates and industry professionals in using, implementing, and understanding in-depth artificial intelligence and machine learning tools and applying them in the workplace. The certificate is designed for those with STEM or business backgrounds, with courses in prominent areas of AI, including computer vision and natural language processing. Classes meet in-person on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
Modern AI Methods program highlights: Build knowledge and skills in core and emerging areas AI and ML for a rapidly-evolving workplace , Become more than a consumer of these technologies: understand how they work, their advantages, and their limitations , Connect with a cohort of local professionals in STEM while developing marketable skills , Learn from…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/graduate/certificate-modern-ai/program-overview/information-sessions/. Accessibility Contact: Taylor Kessler Faulkner, cert-modern-ai@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions.
Monday, June 29, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit www.cs.washington.edu. Independence Day (Observed)
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, July 3, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Instruction Ends - Summer 2026 - A-term
Dates of Instruction
Instruction ends.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Instruction Begins - Summer 2026 - B-term
Dates of Instruction
Instruction begins.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, July 23, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Towards Human-AI Symbiotic Spatial Perception
Speaker: Xia Su, Advisor: Jon E Froehlich, Supervisory Committee: JON E FROEHLICH (Chair), Jacob O. Wobbrock (GSR, Information School), Ranjay Krishna, Yang Zhang (UCLA), Abstract TBA.
Monday, August 10, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Instruction Ends - Summer 2026 - Full and B-term
Dates of Instruction
Instruction ends.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, August 21, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Quarter Break - Autumn 2026
Dates of Instruction
Break between summer and autumn quarters.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, August 22, 2026 – Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu.