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Joshua R. Smith (born 1968) is an American computer scientist and electrical engineer and a professor at the University of Washington. He is known for research on wireless power (including WREL[1]), backscatter communication (including WISP[2] and Ambient Backscatter[3][4]), and robotic manipulation.

Education and academic career

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He received a PhD degree from MIT in 1999, SM from MIT in 1995, MA from Cambridge University in Physics in 1997, and a dual BA in Computer Science and Philosophy from Williams College in 1991.[5] He was at Intel Labs Seattle from 2004 to 2010, and joined the faculty of the University of Washington (UW) in 2011.[6] He is the Milton and Delia Zeutschel Professor in Entrepreneurial Excellence at the University of Washington[6] and leads the UW Sensor Systems Lab[7] and directs the UW-Amazon Science Hub.[8][9]

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,[10] recognized for "contributions to far‐ and near‐field wireless power, backscatter communication, and electric field sensing";[11] a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors;[12][13] and a 2013 Allen Distinguished Investigator.[14]

Entrepreneurship and commercial applications

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Several startup companies are commercializing technology from his lab, under license from the University of Washington: Wibotic,[10][15][16] eLoupes (as Proprio[10][17]) Jeeva,[10] and Corisma.[13] His PhD research at MIT was commercialized to make a smart airbag system.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Markoff, John (2008-08-21). "Intel pursues technology for recharging without wires". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  2. ^ Lohr, Steve (January 30, 2010). "Smart Dust? Not Quite, but We're Getting There". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  3. ^ Mims, Christopher (November 8, 2018). "Here Comes 'Smart Dust,' the Tiny Computers That Pull Power from the Air". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  4. ^ Mims, Christopher (October 3, 2020). "Battery-Free, Energy-Harvesting Perpetual Machines: The Weird Future of Computing". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  5. ^ "Joshua R. Smith, PhD". sensor.cs.washington.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  6. ^ a b "Professor Joshua R. Smith Honored as IEEE Fellow". University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. December 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Sensor Systems Lab Research". sensor.cs.washington.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  8. ^ "New 'Science Hub' to launch at Univ. of Washington with $1.9M from Amazon". GeekWire. February 9, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  9. ^ "New UW-Amazon Science Hub launches". Amazon Science. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  10. ^ a b c d "IEEE Fellows Directory: Joshua Smith". IEEE. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  11. ^ "Allen School News » Allen School faculty and alumni honored by ACM and IEEE for advancing the field of computing through research and service". Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  12. ^ "Congratulations 2021 Class of Fellows" (PDF). National Academy of Inventors. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  13. ^ a b c "UW professor Joshua R. Smith elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for his innovations in wireless power, communication, sensing and robotics". Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  14. ^ "Allen Distinguished Investigators". Allen Institute. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  15. ^ "Coiled and ready to strike". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  16. ^ Long, Katherine Anne (November 22, 2020). "Seattle startup WiBotic joins NASA-funded team to help moon robots survive the long lunar night". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  17. ^ "PROPRIO, INC. :: Washington (US) :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
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