Biography:Joshua R. Smith

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Short description: American computer scientist

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

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

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

  1. ↑ Markoff, John (2008-08-21). "Intel pursues technology for recharging without wires" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/business/worldbusiness/21iht-cordless.1.15494050.html. 
  2. ↑ Lohr, Steve (January 30, 2010). "Smart Dust? Not Quite, but We're Getting There" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/business/31unboxed.html. 
  3. ↑ Mims, Christopher (November 8, 2018). "Here Comes 'Smart Dust,' the Tiny Computers That Pull Power from the Air" (in en-US). The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/here-comes-smart-dust-the-tiny-computers-that-pull-power-from-the-air-1541689224. 
  4. ↑ Mims, Christopher (October 3, 2020). "Battery-Free, Energy-Harvesting Perpetual Machines: The Weird Future of Computing" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/battery-free-energy-harvesting-perpetual-machines-the-weird-future-of-computing-11601697600. 
  5. ↑ "Joshua R. Smith, PhD" (in en-US). https://sensor.cs.washington.edu/joshua-r-smith-phd. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Professor Joshua R. Smith Honored as IEEE Fellow". University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. December 13, 2019. https://www.ece.uw.edu/spotlight/joshua-smith-ieee-fellow/. 
  7. ↑ "Sensor Systems Lab Research" (in en-US). https://sensor.cs.washington.edu/. 
  8. ↑ "New 'Science Hub' to launch at Univ. of Washington with $1.9M from Amazon" (in en-US). February 9, 2022. https://www.geekwire.com/2022/new-science-hub-to-launch-at-univ-of-washington-with-1-9m-from-amazon/. 
  9. ↑ "New UW-Amazon Science Hub launches" (in en). 2022-02-09. https://www.amazon.science/academic-engagements/new-uw-amazon-science-hub-launches. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "IEEE Fellows Directory: Joshua Smith" (in en). https://services27.ieee.org/fellowsdirectory/getdetailprofile.html?custNum=pmglLPxPb3FjBM5XCCidiQ%3D%3D&bccaptions=Alphabetical%20Listing%20&bclocations=%2Ffellowsdirectory%2Fhome.html. 
  11. ↑ "Allen School News » Allen School faculty and alumni honored by ACM and IEEE for advancing the field of computing through research and service" (in en). https://news.cs.washington.edu/2019/12/12/allen-school-faculty-and-alumni-honored-by-acm-and-ieee-for-advancing-the-field-of-computing-through-research-and-service/. 
  12. ↑ "Congratulations 2021 Class of Fellows" (in en). National Academy of Inventors. https://academyofinventors.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fellows-List-2021.pdf. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "UW professor Joshua R. Smith elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for his innovations in wireless power, communication, sensing and robotics" (in en). https://news.cs.washington.edu/2021/12/07/uw-professor-joshua-r-smith-elected-fellow-of-the-national-academy-of-inventors-for-his-innovations-in-wireless-power-communication-sensing-and-robotics/. 
  14. ↑ "Allen Distinguished Investigators". Allen Institute. https://alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/frontiers-group/distinguished-investigators/investigators/. 
  15. ↑ "Coiled and ready to strike". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2015/06/27/coiled-and-ready-to-strike. 
  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. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/seattle-startup-wibotic-joins-nasa-funded-team-to-help-moon-robots-survive-the-long-lunar-night/. 
  17. ↑ "PROPRIO, INC. :: Washington (US) :: OpenCorporates". https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_wa/604042426. 

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