Biography

Jeffrey is a Senior Research Scientist and Engineering Manager at Intel Labs Seattle, part of the exploratory research arm of Intel. His research interests include sensors, machine learning, location technology, and ubiquitous computing to allow computing to fade calmly into the background of everyday life. He is currently part of the Everday Sensing and Perception project seeking to enable accurate computer understanding of everyday situations. He previously co-led the Place Lab project. He has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Colorado and MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Washington. When not doing research, Jeffrey is a professional ski instructor, whitewater rafter, swiftwater rescue technician, and amateur woodworker.

His vita is available (Hightower-CV.pdf).