Joshua R. Smith
Professor
Builds sensor systems and wireless power for robotics, ubiquitous computing and medical devices.
Joshua R. Smith's lab at UW works on interfaces & interaction techniques. 15 papers since 2023, 2 at top venues, mostly CoRL and MobiCom. 8 PhD students. 22 alumni, most often to Apple and Google. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 4/ year
- at T1 venues
- 13%
- PhD students
- 8
- MS students
- 0
- alumni listed
- 22
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 0 papers2026 · T1 0 · collecting
- 2 papers2025 · T1 0
- 4 papers2024 · T1 0
- 9 papers2023 · T1 2
T1 venuesOtherVenues: CoRL, MobiCom
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- sensor1 paper
- Interfaces & interaction techniques0 papers
- sensor systems0 papers
- ubiquitous computing0 papers
- ubiquitous0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
20252 papers
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 16634-16641, October . [pdf]Optigrasp: Optimized grasp pose detection using rgb images for warehouse picking robots (opens in a new tab)
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), DOI: 10.1109/IROS60139. .11247150, NovemberTetraGrip: Sensor-Driven Multi-Suction Reactive Object Manipulation in Cluttered Scenes (opens in a new tab)
20244 papers
- IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification 8, 196-205, March . [pdf]Carrier-free RFID: Using modulated noise communication to read UHF RFID tags (opens in a new tab)
- The International Journal of Robotics Research 43 (14), 2204-2220, December . [pdf]Electrostatic brakes enable individual joint control of underactuated, highly articulated robots (opens in a new tab)
- IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 148-154, May . [pdf]Johnsen-Rahbek Capstan Clutch: A High Torque Electrostatic Clutch (opens in a new tab)
- Ana Flavia Borges de Almeida Barreto, Joshua R Smith, Patrick Fay, Alice M Police, Thomas D O’Sullivan, Sensors 24 (17), 5639, AugustWirelessly Powered Visible Light-Emitting Implant for Surgical Guidance during Lumpectomy (opens in a new tab)
20239 papers
- Proceedings of the ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks, 165-171, November . [pdf]Cosmic backscatter: New ways to communicate via modulated noise (opens in a new tab)
- CoRL (T1)Dynamo-grasp: Dynamics-aware optimization for grasp point detection in suction grippers (opens in a new tab)
- IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo (WPTCE), 1-6, JuneHarvesting Watts at Ultra-High Frequencies (opens in a new tab)
- Nature Scientific Reports 13 (9713), June 15, , doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-36527-0. [pdf]Magnetic field coupling with lunar soil simulants (opens in a new tab)
- IEEE International Conference on RFID (RFID), 19-24, June . [pdf]Modulated Noise Communication: Reading UHF RFID tags without a carrier (opens in a new tab)
- MobiCom (T1)Neuricam: Key-frame video super-resolution and colorization for IoT cameras (opens in a new tab)
- IEEE Cognitive Communications for Aerospace Applications Workshop (CCAAW), JuneRoaming DTN: Integrating Unscheduled Nodes into Contact Plan Based DTN Networks (opens in a new tab)
- IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo (WPTCE), 1-5, JuneSuppression of Receiver Harmonic Currents in Wireless Power Transfer Systems (opens in a new tab)
- RSS WorkshopTowards robustly picking unseen objects from densely packed shelves
Where alumni went22 listed, 69% to industry
Industry 9Academia 4
Most often to
- Apple
- Intel
Also to
- Stanford University
- University of Deusto
- Yale University
Apply to UWFall 2027
UW Allen School Computer Science PhD
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- Single round
- Opens
- GRE
- not required
- English
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- Fee
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Not yet confirmed for this intake.
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