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02/14/2019
Closas Receives NSF CAREER Award | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Northeastern University ECE Assistant Professor Pau Closas received an NSF CAREER award for "Secure and ubiquitous position, navigation and timing."
01/24/2019
Developing Robots That Don't Fall | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Northeastern University ECE Assistant Professor Alireza Ramezani is working on designing robots that can not only walk but fly to someday explore distant planets.
09/21/2018
Designing the Next Generation of Flying Robots | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Northeastern University ECE Assistant Professor Alireza Ramezani studied the flight movements of bats to build a robotic Bat Bot that has more maneuverability than drones and would be good for surveillance of traffic patterns or airport security.
09/06/2018
Imaging the Brain With Transparent Array of Microelectrodes | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Northeastern University ECE Assistant Professor Hui Fang and a team of neuroscientists from Boston Children's Hospital have developed a transparent array of microelectrodes on nano-mesh to monitor the impulses sent by the brain.
08/01/2018
Neural Network Modules for Computer Vision Systems | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Northeastern University ECE Professors Octavia Camps and Mario Sznaier were awarded a $500K NSF grant for "Dynamic and Statistical Based Invariants on Manifolds for Video Analysis".Abstract Source: NSF
07/19/2018
Dive Under the Ice With the Brave Robots of Antarctica | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Northeastern University ECE/MIE Professor Hanumant Singh was featured in Wired.com's article and video "Dive Under the Ice With the Brave Robots of Antarctica" for his work with his Seabed and Jetyak robots to collect ocean data in extreme arctic conditions.
07/13/2018
Robots Could Help Local Fisheries | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Northeastern University ECE Associate Professor Taskin Padir is working with local seafood plants to develop robots to help with processing the fish which would reduce imports and improve the production of local fisheries.
06/26/2018
Smart Sensors for Health Applications | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Northeastern University ECE Professor & Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa is using his inquisitive instincts to develop sensing technology for health applications.
06/19/2018
Metamaterials Might Allow for Invisibility | Mechanical & Industrial Engineering | Northeastern University MIE/ECE Assistant Professor Yongmin Liu has developed a machine learning algotithm to identify new metamaterial structures which would allow for light absorption and maybe someday even invisibility.Source: News @ NortheasternIn the world of Harry Potter, invisibility cloaks are made from the hair of...
05/11/2018
Northeastern Debuts New Drone Testing Facility | Northeastern University College of Engineering A drone cage was built at the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security which will allow faculty like CEE Professor & Chair Jerome Hajjar and ECE Associate Professor Taskin Padir to develop drones to evaluate damage to structures after disasters.
Northeastern IoT Research Shines at IEEE Infocom in Honolulu, Hawaii | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Northeastern University Northeastern researchers were prominently featured at the recent IEEE Infocom 2018 conference in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 14-19. Prof. Tommaso Melodia served as Technical Program Chair for the conference, and was recognized with the class of new 2018 IEEE Fellows in the conference opening ceremony....
2018 GEM Fellowship Recipient | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Northeastern University Thurston Brevett, E’18, electrical engineering major and mathematics minor, has been selected to receive a GEM Fellowship, which fully funds doctoral studies in science and engineering for outstanding students from underrepresented communities.