Alex Ching

I am currently a PhD Student at the Unversity of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering advised by Dr. Shwetak Patel. My research interests are at the intersection of sensing, wearable technology, and applied machine learning with a focus on health and biosignals. I build novel embedded systems to collect physiological signals, and use signal processing and machine learning to extract useful information.

Prior to returning to grad school, I spent 10 years working as a full time engineer in industry, having worked at Meta Reality Labs, Microsoft, Magic Leap, Microsoft Research, and Valve. During my time as a student, I was fortunate to have internships at Samsung Research, Ball Aerospace, Cisco Systems, Intellectual Ventures Lab, and NASA Ames Research Center. I hold a M.S. in Computer Science, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Outside of work I enjoy travelling, having visited over two dozen countries, and photography.