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Shwetak N. Patel is an Assistant Professor in the departments of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. Dr. Patel is also a member of dub. His research interests are in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, and User Interface Software and Technology. He is particularly interested in developing easy-to-deploy sensing technologies and approaches for location and activity recognition applications. He is also interested in exploring novel interaction techniques for mobile devices, mobile sensing systems, and wireless power technologies. Dr. Patel's most recent research has been in building a new class of low-cost and easy-to-deploy sensing systems for the home to enable in-situ human-centered research, called Infrastructure Mediated Sensing, which leverages existing utility infrastructures in a home to support whole-house sensing. He is applyig this research to demand side energy monitoring in the home.

Shwetak received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008 and B.S. in Computer Science in 2003. He was also the Assistant Director of the Aware Home Research Initiative at Georgia Tech. In 2009, Shwetak was named one of the top young innovators worldwide under the age of 35 by MIT Tech Review (TR-35 Award).

Please visit the UW Ubicomp Lab webpage for detailed project descriptions and publications.

News:

• Received TR-35 Award.

Shwetak N. Patel
Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington
Box 352350
Seattle, WA 98195-2350