Dr. Scott Hauck

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Biography

Scott Hauck holds the Gaetano Borriello Professorship of Educational Excellence in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Washington. He is an expert in VLSI digital systems and embedded systems, particularly in FPGAs, and his work encompasses high-performance computing, ultra-low-latency machine learning inference, and FPGA applications in personalized medicine and materials science. Hauck has published extensively on the topic of reconfigurable computing and its applications. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley in 1990, followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1992 and 1995 respectively. He has received the Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Washington and is an IEEE Fellow. His current research focuses on advancing FPGA technology for various applications, including quantum computing and medical systems, and he has contributed significantly to the field of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). His innovative projects include high-speed camera pipelines and FPGA implementations in radiation medicine, as well as contributions to large-scale experiments at CERN.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

1995-01-01 — Present

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

Current position; involved in teaching, research, and administrative duties.

Awards

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University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award

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IEEE Fellow

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.