Ed Lazowska

@lazowska

Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington

Seattle WA

Joined May 2009

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jul 22

“If you’re trying to figure out why Stephen’s show is ending ... I think the answer is in the fear and pre-compliance that is gripping all of America’s institutions at this very moment.” - Jon Stewart wapo.st/4f1c1QV

lazowska's tweet card. Late-night hosts including Jon Stewart and Jimmy Fallon joined Colbert in solidarity. “I’m going to go ahead and say it,” he quipped: “Cancel culture has gone too far.”

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jul 4

Ten charts that tell the story ... nytimes.com/interactive/20…

lazowska's tweet card. Steven Rattner reveals the ugly reality lurking within the “big, beautiful bill.”

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jun 30

Sobering text and data - nytimes.com/interactive/20…

lazowska's tweet card. The administration's cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are going to do irreparable harm to the nation’s health.

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jun 23

Separately from my Google role, I'm excited to help @LaudeInstitute identify and fund non-profit computer science research to have a major impact in the world, with @andykonwinski and fellow board members @jpineau1 and Dave Patterson.

AAndy Konwinski@andykonwinski · Jun 23

Today, I’m launching a deeply personal project. I’m betting $100M that we can help computer scientists create more upside impact for humanity. Built for and by researchers, including @JeffDean & @jpineau1 on the board, @LaudeInstitute catalyzes research with real-world impact.

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jun 19

"The Trump administration’s reckless assaults on U.S. science are endangering the nation." wapo.st/4lgK3mi

lazowska's tweet card. Science has played a crucial role in making the United States great and powerful.

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jul 18

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lazowska's tweet card. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jul 17

‘Laying the foundation for the next generation of robotic learning’: Allen School professor Abhishek Gupta receives RAS Early Academic Career Award news.cs.washington.edu/2025/07/17/abh…

lazowska's tweet card. Allen School professor Abhishek Gupta is interested in developing ways to help robots learn new skills with minimal human help and engineering. Gupta joined the Allen School faculty in 2022, and...

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Allen School@uwcse · Jul 16

“Technical computer science savvy and deep philosophical commitments”: @UW #UWAllen alum @andreiskiii was named the @UWArtSci Dean’s Medalist in Social Sciences for his campus leadership and research contributions spanning #AI and philosophy. #UWdiscovers artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06/2…

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University of Washington@UW · Jul 14

More than 100 grads from UW’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering are headed to Amazon — an all-time record! Meta & Google each hired 20+ grads. Proud to see Huskies leading the way in Seattle’s tech scene. 🐾🎓#UWGrad25 #GoHuskies | geekwire.com/2025/this-seat…

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jul 10

#UWAllen - UW prof Dieter Fox leaves Nvidia to lead robotics initiative at Allen Institute for AI geekwire.com/2025/nvidia-le… via @GeekWire

lazowska's tweet card. Dieter Fox, the former head of NVIDIA's robotics research lab in Seattle, is launching a robotics initiative at the nonprofit Allen Institute for AI (Ai2).

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jul 10

‘Coding is dead’: UW computer science program rethinks curriculum for the AI era geekwire.com/2025/coding-is… via @GeekWire

lazowska's tweet card. The University of Washington's Allen School is rethinking how to train the next generation of software engineers in an AI-dominated job market.

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jul 9

An extraordinary event this morning, and an extraordinary commitment by Microsoft. - As AI reshapes its workforce, Microsoft commits $4 billion to help others adapt geekwire.com/2025/as-ai-res… via @GeekWire

lazowska's tweet card. Microsoft President Brad Smith speaks at a special event Wednesday morning in Seattle announcing the company's new Microsoft Elevate skilling initiative.

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jul 9

Allen School Ph.D. student Cheng-Yu Hsieh explores how AI technology can be more accessible news.cs.washington.edu/2025/07/09/all…

lazowska's tweet card. Allen School Ph.D. student Cheng-Yu Hsieh is interested in tackling one of the biggest challenges in today’s large-scale machine learning environment — how to make artificial intelligence development...

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jul 8

#UWAllen thrives thanks to an extraordinary partnership with Seattle's tech industry - This Seattle tech giant is gobbling up computer science grads from the University of Washington geekwire.com/2025/this-seat… via @GeekWire

lazowska's tweet card. The graduation ceremony last month in Seattle for the University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. (UW Photo /

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jul 1

Allen School researchers receive Best Paper Award for speeding up LLM performance with FlashInfer news.cs.washington.edu/2025/07/01/all…

lazowska's tweet card. A team of University of Washington and NVIDIA researchers developed a system that can help make large language models (LLMs) faster and more adaptable. The researchers introduced FlashInfer, a...

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jun 25

The Trump Administration Is Kicking the National Science Foundation out of Its Offices With No Place to Go It’s another petty move from MAGA’s anti-science crusade. esquire.com/news-politics/…

lazowska's tweet card. It’s another petty move from MAGA’s anti-science crusade.

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jun 25

‘Go out and build a life that matters’: Celebrating the Allen School’s Class of 2025 news.cs.washington.edu/2025/06/25/cel…

lazowska's tweet card. On Friday, June 13, an estimated 5,000 friends, family, faculty and staff packed the Alaska Airlines Arena in the University of Washington’s Hec Edmundson Pavilion to celebrate the Allen School’s...

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jun 23

Interactive visualization of specific research that is jeopardized - Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

lazowska's tweet card. More than 900 research grants worth $2.6 billion are in jeopardy. So is the 80-year-old model of American science.

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jun 18

#UWAllen - ‘Purpose over profit’: Seattle tech leader urges UW CSE grads to create a better future for everyone geekwire.com/2025/purpose-o… via @GeekWire

lazowska's tweet card. Trish Millines Dziko delivers her commencement speech to the graduating class at the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer

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Ed Lazowska@lazowska · Jun 18

Great letter! Thank you, America's business leaders! leadershipnowproject.org/universities/

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