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Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Generative Keyframing

Speaker: Xiaojuan Wang, Advisors: Brian Curless, Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman, Steven Seitz, Supervisory Committee: Brian Curless (Chair), Steven M Seitz (Chair), Tivon C. Rice (GSR, Digital Arts and Experimental Media), Aleksander K. Holynski (Google/Berkeley), Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman, Abstract: Video is one of the most expressive forms of storytelling, conveying motion, emotion, and narrative through the temporal orchestration of frames. A fundamental concept in video creation is keyframing---the specification of important frames that define how motion and composition evolve over time. In practice, this involves three components: defining and creating keyframes, arranging them along the timeline, and producing inbetween transitions. Traditional keyframing relies heavily on heuristics and, at times, manual labor to implement these components. With the rapid progress of visual generative models, this thesis investigates how the concept of keyframing---long used in conventional video creation---can be… Monday, November 10, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Veterans Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, November 11, 2025. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

CREATE-HuskyADAPT Panel Discussion

Morgan Tweed, an Accessibility Specialist, Plan Examiner, and Activist from Studio Pacifica, will be giving our fall lecture this year. Join us to learn about Morgan’s experiences designing for accessibility in architecture and beyond. Register by November 9. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Paul G. Allen Center For Computer Science & Engineering (CSE). Campus room: Gates Commons. Accessibility Contact: apfist8@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Lectures/Seminars. Student Activities. Event sponsors: Co-sponsored by CREATE and HuskyADAPT. Target Audience: UW students interested in accessibility. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Distinguished Lecture Series: Hoifung Poon - Learning the Language of Patients: Multimodal Generative AI for Precision Health

Abstract The dream of precision health is to develop a data-driven, continuous learning system where new health information is instantly incorporated to optimize care delivery and accelerate biomedical discovery. The confluence of technological advances and social policies has led to rapid digitization of multimodal, longitudinal patient journeys, such as electronic health records (EHRs), imaging, and multiomics. Our overarching research agenda lies in advancing multimodal generative AI for precision health, where we harness real-world data to pretrain powerful multimodal patient embedding, which can serve as digital twins for patients. This enables us to synthesize multimodal, longitudinal information for millions of cancer patients, and apply the population-scale real-world evidence to advancing precision oncology in deep partnerships with real-world stakeholders such as large health systems and life sciences companies. BioHoifung Poon is the General Manager of Real-World Evidence at Microsoft Research… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering www.cs.washington.edu. Thursday, November 13, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Gates Center (CSE2), G20 | Amazon Auditorium. For more info visit www.cs.washington.edu.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: High-Performance, Efficient, and Flexible Data Center TCP Stacks with In-Network Accelerators

Speaker: Rajath Shashidhara, Advisor: Simon Peter, Supervisory Committee: Simon Peter (Chair), Ang Li (GSR, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Tom Anderson, Antoine Kaufmann (MPI-SWS), Arvind Krishnamurthy, Abstract: Modern data center workloads demand end-host network stacks that deliver terabit-scale bandwidth alongside us-scale latency, overwhelming traditional software TCP stacks with high CPU overheads. While ASIC-based hardware transport offloads deliver performance and efficiency, they sacrifice flexibility, hindering customization to diverse application or deployment needs. This thesis shows that practical data center TCP stacks can achieve all three --- performance, efficiency, and flexibility --- by leveraging programmable in-network accelerators. We present FlexTOE and Laminar, two novel TCP stack offloads built on Network Processing Unit (NPU) and Reconfigurable Match-Action Table (RMT) architectures. Both eliminate all host TCP data-path CPU overheads, outstrip software stacks in performance,… Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.

Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours

Drop-in (online via Zoom) office hours for computing instructors to talk through, co-design, or evaluate efforts to make computing course resources more accessible. Potential topics include broad overviews on digital accessibility, discuss auditing and remediation strategies for specific types of content (e.g. PDFs, websites, videos, math, diagrams), or co-develop a plan for implementing accessibility (for example, making a checklist, planning TA or staff trainings, or evaluating automated tools and their shortcomings). Join the Zoom session during these times: Thu, Sept 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Oct 6 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Oct 16 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Nov 3 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Nov 20 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Dec 1 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Dec 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Consultants: Kevin Lin and Matt Wang, Kevin Lin and Matt Wang are both teaching professors at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. They have prior experience in and are happy to consult about web… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98992837185. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Special Events. Academics. Event sponsors: The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Education (AiiCE) NSF Grant #2118453. Any questions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s), author(s), and/or participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the federal government. Target Audience: Computing instructors. Thursday, November 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Extending Human Capabilities with Deep Learning-Powered Wearables

Speaker: Maruchi Kim, Advisor: Shyam Gollakota, Supervisory Committee: Shyam Gollakota (Chair), Sep Makhsous (GSR, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman, Steven M Seitz, Abstract TBA. Friday, November 21, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: High-Performance Transaction Processing in Disk-based Databases

Speaker: Deukyeon Hwang, Advisor: Simon Peter, Supervisory Committee: Simon Peter (Chair), Radha Poovendran (GSR, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Ratul Mahajan, Adriana Szekeres (VMware), Abstract: Achieving high-performance transaction processing on disk-based databases has forced a trade-off between CPU-bound locking protocols and I/O-bound timestamping protocols. This dissertation eliminates this fundamental trade-off by introducing approximate timestamp storage. We present FPSketch, a novel, memory-efficient data structure that enables advanced, high-concurrency protocols on disk. The key insight is that correctness can be maintained by storing exact timestamps only for active keys in a hash table, while inactive key timestamps are overapproximated in a probabilistic sketch. This hybrid approach delivers the performance of an idealized, fully in-memory system while using a minuscule memory footprint—as little as 32KiB for an 80GB database. We demonstrate that this technique is universally… Monday, November 24, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Delivering Predictable Tail Latency in Data Center Networks

Speaker: Kevin Zhao, Advisor: Thomas Anderson, Supervisory Committee: Tom Anderson (Chair), Akshay Gadre (GSR, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Mohammad Alizadeh (MIT), Ratul Mahajan, Simon Peter, Abstract TBA. Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Thanksgiving Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, November 27, 2025. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Native American Heritage Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Friday, November 28, 2025. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours

Drop-in (online via Zoom) office hours for computing instructors to talk through, co-design, or evaluate efforts to make computing course resources more accessible. Potential topics include broad overviews on digital accessibility, discuss auditing and remediation strategies for specific types of content (e.g. PDFs, websites, videos, math, diagrams), or co-develop a plan for implementing accessibility (for example, making a checklist, planning TA or staff trainings, or evaluating automated tools and their shortcomings). Join the Zoom session during these times: Thu, Sept 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Oct 6 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Oct 16 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Nov 3 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Nov 20 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Dec 1 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Dec 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Consultants: Kevin Lin and Matt Wang, Kevin Lin and Matt Wang are both teaching professors at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. They have prior experience in and are happy to consult about web… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98992837185. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Special Events. Academics. Event sponsors: The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Education (AiiCE) NSF Grant #2118453. Any questions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s), author(s), and/or participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the federal government. Target Audience: Computing instructors. Monday, December 1, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Distinguished Lecture Series: Michael Abrash - Reality Labs Research: A look back, a look forward

Abstract 11 years ago, as Michael started what was then called Oculus Research, at Facebook, he gave a talk at UW about the potential he saw in virtual reality. That talk turned out to be a pivotal moment on the path to where what is now called Reality Labs Research, at what is now called Meta. He’ll look at what his goals were back then and how that’s worked out in both expected and surprising ways, where things are today, and what might be coming over the upcoming years. BioMichael Abrash is the Chief Scientist of Facebook Reality Labs, a research laboratory that brings together a world-class R&D team of scientists, developers and engineers to build the future of connection via virtual reality, augmented reality, and wearables. He was graphics leads for the first two versions of Windows NT, teamed with John Carmack on Quake, worked on the first two versions of Microsoft’s Xbox, and helped develop virtual reality at Valve. He is also the author of several books, including Michael Abrash’s Programming Black… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering www.cs.washington.edu. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Gates Center (CSE2), G20 | Amazon Auditorium. For more info visit www.cs.washington.edu.

Instruction Ends - Autumn 2025

Dates of Instruction Instruction ends. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Friday, December 5, 2025. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Final Examinations - Autumn 2025

Dates of Instruction Week of final examinations for autumn quarter. Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Saturday, December 6, 2025 – Friday, December 12, 2025. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Quarter Break - Winter 2026

Dates of Instruction Break between autumn and winter quarters. Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Saturday, December 13, 2025 – Sunday, January 4, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours

Drop-in (online via Zoom) office hours for computing instructors to talk through, co-design, or evaluate efforts to make computing course resources more accessible. Potential topics include broad overviews on digital accessibility, discuss auditing and remediation strategies for specific types of content (e.g. PDFs, websites, videos, math, diagrams), or co-develop a plan for implementing accessibility (for example, making a checklist, planning TA or staff trainings, or evaluating automated tools and their shortcomings). Join the Zoom session during these times: Thu, Sept 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Oct 6 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Oct 16 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Nov 3 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Nov 20 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Dec 1 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Dec 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Consultants: Kevin Lin and Matt Wang, Kevin Lin and Matt Wang are both teaching professors at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. They have prior experience in and are happy to consult about web… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98992837185. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Special Events. Academics. Event sponsors: The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Education (AiiCE) NSF Grant #2118453. Any questions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s), author(s), and/or participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the federal government. Target Audience: Computing instructors. Thursday, December 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Christmas Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, December 25, 2025. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

New Year's Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, January 1, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Instruction Begins - Winter 2026

Dates of Instruction Instruction begins. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Monday, January 5, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Distinguished Lecture Series: Scott Aaronson - Forthcoming

Abstract Abstract is forthcoming. BioI'm the Schlumberger Centennial Chair of Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin, and director of its Quantum Information Center. My research interests center around the capabilities and limits of quantum computers, and computational complexity theory more generally. For the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 academic years, I was on leave to work at OpenAI on the theoretical foundations of AI safety. This lecture will be streamed live and recorded. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Gates Center (CSE2), G20 | Amazon Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering www.cs.washington.edu. Thursday, January 8, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Gates Center (CSE2), G20 | Amazon Auditorium. For more info visit www.cs.washington.edu.

Distinguished Lecture Series: David Baker - Forthcoming

Abstract is forthcoming. Bio David Baker is a Nobel laureate, professor of biochemistry, HHMI investigator, and director of the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington. His lab develops software for protein design and uses it to create molecules that address challenges in medicine, technology, and sustainability. Recent work includes the development of machine learning methods for generating functional proteins. David is also an adjunct professor of genome sciences, bioengineering, chemical engineering, computer science, and physics at the University of Washington. He has published more than 650 scientific papers, been awarded over 100 patents, and co-founded 21 biotechnology companies. More than 100 of his trainees have gone on to independent faculty positions. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for computational protein design." He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and was included on TIME's list of… Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Gates Center (CSE2), G20 | Amazon Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering www.cs.washington.edu. Thursday, January 15, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Gates Center (CSE2), G20 | Amazon Auditorium. For more info visit www.cs.washington.edu.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Monday, January 19, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Distinguished Lecture Series: Meredith Ringel Morris - HCI for AGI

The past few years have seen rapid advances in frontier AI models, demonstrating increasing performance and generality. As progress continues toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) scholarship and practice has a critical role to play in ensuring that AI technology is useful to and usable by people to accomplish tasks they value. HCI insights can help us maximize the benefit of AI technologies to individuals, communities, and society while allowing us to understand how to mitigate harms. In this talk, I will describe a research vision for the field of HCI in the AGI era, examining how researchers can facilitate progress toward and adoption of advanced AI via interaction techniques, interface designs, physical form factors, design methods, evaluation methods, benchmarking approaches, and data collection techniques. Bio Meredith Ringel Morris is Director for Human-AI Interaction Research at Google DeepMind. Prior to joining DeepMind, she was Director of the People +… Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Gates Center (CSE2), G20 | Amazon Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering www.cs.washington.edu. Thursday, January 29, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Gates Center (CSE2), G20 | Amazon Auditorium. For more info visit www.cs.washington.edu.