February 7, 2026
Co-Director named 2025 ACM Fellow
Tech Policy Lab
Co-Director Tadayoshi Kohno was named a 2025 Association for Computing Machinery Fellow. He is being recognized for leadership in cybersecurity for emerging technologies, security ethics, and sociotechnical security. ACM Fellows were selected by their peers for achieving remarkable results through their technical innovations and/or service to the field. “These men and women represent the top […]
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Society + Tech initiative leads lively talk on privacy, surveillance
UW Information School
The University of Washington Society + Technology initiative convened a panel discussion on Jan. 12 to discuss “Who’s Watching? Privacy and Urban Surveillance.” The after-hours event at Halcyon Brewing Co. in Seattle was hosted by Society + Technology Director of Strategy and Operations Monika Sengul-Jones and moderated by Information School and School of Law Professor Ryan […]
ArticleJanuary 3, 2026
Co-Director join Electronic Privacy Information Center board
Tech Policy Lab
On Jan. 2, Co-Director Ryan Calo joined the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Board of Directors, alongside Kathrine Strandburg of the NYU School of Law and David Brody of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. EPIC’s work is guided by leading scholars, practitioners and advocates in the fields […]
MoreNovember 18, 2025
Recent alumni news
Tech Policy Lab
Andrew Raitt, MJ ’22, Hazelton Fellow, joins TELUS as Data and Trust Manager. Josephine Laing, JD ’25, Magnuson Fellow, joins U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. James Ostrowski, JD ’25, is a new AI Fellow for U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt. Are you a TPL alumni, associate or student who has recently made a career […]
MoreSeptember 5, 2025
Co-Director awarded Test of Time honor for auto security research
Allen School News and Tech Policy Lab
Co-Director Yoshi Kohno was recently honored as part of a research team for work done to secure automobiles from cyber attacks. USENIX awarded the Test of Time to the group’s paper titled “Comprehensive Experimental Analyses of Automotive Attack Surfaces,” which was published in 2011. The Test of Time recognizes papers that have had a lasting […]
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Lab welcomes scholars from around the globe
Tech Policy Lab
The Lab spent the past year hosting international guests from Asia and Europe, inviting them to engage with community and share with other scholars. Veronica Paternolli, Italy Paternolli, a Computer Science Ph.D. student with a background in law from the University of Verona, visited for a month in spring. During that time she shared […]
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Interdisciplinary collaboration welcomes expert in tech accessibility
Tech Policy Lab
On June 5, the Lab welcomed Jonathan Lazar, PhD, LLM, a professor of informatics at the University of Maryland, to a special Tech Policy Discussion. In an event co-sponsored with Society + Technology at UW and CREATE, the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences, Lazar discussed his passion for accessibility and […]
MoreMay 15, 2025
Lab marks 10 years of impact
Tech Policy Lab
The Tech Policy Lab’s recent 10 Year Celebration was a bit of a family reunion. The event on May 5 brought together multiple generations of TPL affiliates: alumni, students, co-directors, faculty, and current and former staff. They came together from around the state to celebrate the 10th birthday of the program that has and continues […]
MoreApril 10, 2025
Distinguished Lecture emphasizes policies can offset AI’s agnotology
Monika Sengul-Jones, Director of Society + Technology at UW
On Thursday, April 3, 2025, the Tech Policy Lab hosted Dr. Alondra Nelson for its annual Distinguished Lecture, drawing a crowd of over 350 to Kane Hall in Seattle, Washington. Nelson, the former Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, focused her remarks on “algorithmic agnotology,” which is the strategic […]
MoreMarch 3, 2025
Join new technology salon April 14
Society + Technology
Technology for the People is a Society + Technology at UW salon co-hosted with the Department of Communication’s Center for Journalism, Media, and Democracy arranged to showcase empathetic, community-focused engagement with technologies for justice and democracy. Featuring speakers from UW Seattle, UW Tacoma, and UW Bothell, the conversation will discuss efforts toward digital equity and information access in the […]
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