
MacArthur Fellows Program
Shwetak Patel
Sensor Technologist and Computer Scientist | Class of 2011
Inventing low-cost, easy-to-deploy sensor systems that leverage existing infrastructures to enable users to track household energy consumption and to make the buildings we live in more responsive to our needs.
Select News Coverage of Shwetak Patel
February 28, 2017
"Internet of Things Case Study: Boston Children’s Hospital and Smarter Healthcare"
May 26, 2016
Intelligent Water: New $40M Phyn Joint Venture Taps UW Tech Expertise with Seattle R&D Lab"
February 23, 2016
"New Documentary Shows the ‘Human Face of Big Data,’ and How It’s Transforming Our Lives"
January 13, 2015
"Geniuses Unite: An Atlanta Lawyer Becomes a MacArthur Fellow"
Atlanta Magazine
Elizabeth Turk, 2010 MacArthur Fellow
Shwetak Patel, 2011 MacArthur Fellow
Jonathan Rapping, 2014 MacArthur Fellow
Elizabeth Turk, 2010 MacArthur Fellow
Shwetak Patel, 2011 MacArthur Fellow
Jonathan Rapping, 2014 MacArthur Fellow
November 18, 2014
"Seattle Genius Tackles Energy, Healthcare and the Future of Computing"
March 19, 2014
"CCC-University of Washington-Ubiquitous Computing Lab"
Photos for Download
High-resolution photos of MacArthur Fellows are available for download (right click and save), including use by media, in accordance with this copyright policy.
Please credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Meet more Fellows focused on Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Deborah Estrin
Computer Scientist
More Fellows