Shwetak Patel
Shwetak Naran Patel | |
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Shwetak N. Patel in the Ubicomp Lab at the University of Washington | |
| Born | December 9, 1981 Selma, Alabama, US |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Sensing, sustainability, ubiquitous computing, energy sensing |
| Spouse | Julie A. Kientz |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship, ACM Prize in Computing, TR35, Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship, Sloan Fellowship, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, ACM Fellow |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Human-Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, Embedded Systems |
| Institutions | University of Washington, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering |
| Doctoral advisor | Gregory Abowd |
Shwetak Naran Patel is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known for his work on developing novel sensing solutions and ubiquitous computing. He is the Washington Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Endowed Professor at the University of Washington in Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering, where he joined in 2008. His technology start-up company on energy sensing, Zensi, was acquired by Belkin International, Inc. in 2010. He was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. In 2016, He was elected as an ACM Fellow for contributions to sustainability sensing, low-power wireless sensing and mobile health and received Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). He was named the recipient of the 2018 ACM Prize in Computing for contributions to creative and practical sensing systems for sustainability and health.