Joshua R. Smith (born 1968) is an American computer scientist and electrical engineer and a professor at the University of Washington.
[6] He is the Milton and Delia Zeutschel Professor in Entrepreneurial Excellence at the University of Washington[6] and leads the UW Sensor Systems Lab[7] and directs the UW-Amazon Science Hub.
[8][9] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,[10] recognized for "contributions to far‐ and near‐field wireless power, backscatter communication, and electric field sensing";[11] a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors;[12][13] and a 2013 Allen Distinguished Investigator.
[14] Several startup companies are commercializing technology from his lab, under license from the University of Washington: Wibotic,[10][15][16] eLoupes (as Proprio[10][17]) Jeeva,[10] and Corisma.
[13] His PhD research at MIT was commercialized to make a smart airbag system.