The UW + Amazon Science Hub is excited to offer a NEW event specifically designed for Masters and PhD students! We are thrilled to be welcoming Amazon recruiters on campus for a lunch & learn session on Monday, October 20 from 12pm-1:30pm in HUB 334. Join us for lunch and hear about the exciting opportunities Amazon has to offer, from internships to full career paths. Amazon Recruiting Lunch & Learn Date: Monday, October 20, 2025 Time: 11:30am-1:30pm (sign-in/registration from 11:30am-12pm)…
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UW + Amazon Science Hub Research and Networking Mixer
The UW + Amazon Science Hub invites you to join us for an exciting event of connection and discovery during our Research & Networking Mixer on Tuesday, October 21st! The event aims to spark collaborative conversations on research focus areas, real-world applications, and intersecting interests. Several Amazon business groups, spanning a wide range of research areas, will be spotlighted during the event to share insights into their team and key research challenges they are aiming to solve. From there, we…
UW + Amazon Science Hub announces new director
Karen Leung, University of Washington (UW) Aeronautics & Astronautics assistant professor and director of the Control and Trustworthy Robotics Laboratory, has been appointed Director of the UW+ Amazon Science Hub. She succeeds founding Director Josh Smith, Electrical & Computer Engineering and the Allen School of Computer Science professor, who launched the Hub to accelerate advances in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and engineering in the Seattle area.
Amazon Research Awards Spring 2025 Call for Proposals
The Amazon Research Awards has announced the spring 2025 call for proposals in several research areas. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2025. UW Faculty, please review UW guidance below for how to proceed at application and award stages.
UW + Amazon Science Hub Robotics Research Showcase
UW + Amazon Science Hub invites PIs, fellows, and Amazon scientists to participate in a showcase of the work accomplished and planned for the Science Hub. The event will be held in-person on the UW Seattle Campus on Friday, April 25 with registration beginning at 9am (welcome remarks begin at 9:30am). Event Program 9:00 AM Registration/Breakfast 9:30 AM Opening RemarksMagdelena Balazinska, Director, Allen SchoolJihui Yang, Vice Dean, UW College of EngineeringMike Wolf, Principal Applied Scientist at Amazon RoboticsShoba Subramanian, Head…
UW + Amazon Science Hub announces 2024-25 Amazon Fellows and Faculty Research Awards
Amazon Fellowships were awarded to three UW Engineering doctoral students. Faculty Research Awards support five new research projects that include seven UW faculty, with each project receiving up to $100,000 in support from Amazon.
Introducing the Amazon Trusted AI Challenge
July 8, 2024 | Originally published by Amazon Science Today, Amazon is announcing the Amazon Trusted AI Challenge, a global university competition to drive secure innovation in generative AI technology. This year’s challenge focuses on responsible AI and specifically on large language model (LLM) coding security. “We are focusing on advancing the capabilities of coding LLMs, exploring new techniques to automatically identify possible vulnerabilities and effectively secure these models,” said Rohit Prasad, senior vice president and head scientist, Amazon AGI. “The goal…
UW+Amazon Science Hub & Middle Mile Products and Technology 2024 Call For Proposals
The Middle Mile Products and Technology team at Amazon is hosting an open call for proposals at the UW + Amazon Science Hub. The Middle Mile Products and Technology (MMPT)’s goal is to develop and operate the world’s largest and most efficient transportation and delivery network (services or products). To do this, MMPT supports research aimed at the development and implementation of mathematical optimization, Generative AI and machine learning algorithms, applications and strategic initiatives focused on the logistics and delivery…
34 new or updated datasets available on the Registry of Open Data on AWS
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Open Data Sponsorship Program makes high-value, cloud-optimized datasets publicly available on AWS. We work with data providers to: · Democratize access to data by making it available to the public for analysis on AWS · Develop new cloud-based techniques, formats, and tools that lower the cost of working with data · Encourage the development of communities that benefit from access to shared datasets Through this program, customers are making more than 100 petabytes (PB) of high-value, cloud-optimized data available for…
Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2024 Workshop: RetailVision
Please see below information regarding an the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition being held in Seattle this year! CVPR 2024 Workshop: RetailVision June 18th, 2024. Seattle, Washington Workshop Website: https://retailvisionworkshop.github.io/ Challenge Website: https://grocery-vision.github.io/cvpr2024.html Greetings CV/ML researchers! We are excited to announce the release of two unique data challenge tracks (ABV and TAL/STAL) in our upcoming full-day workshop entitled RetailVision on June 18th at CVPR 2024. RetailVision aims to bring together scientists working in the physical retail industries with academic…