Student Research News
Dec 18, 2025
Robust Navigation and Sensing Technologies for Enhanced Situational Awareness
Helena Calatrava, PhD’28, electrical engineering, has dedicated much of her time and research to investigating ways to mitigate the challenges that threaten situational awareness in air and ground autonomous systems. She aims to strengthen core technologies behind reliable detection and tracking. As adversarial threats evolve, she remains committed to building more resilient next-generation navigation and sensing systems.
Dec 17, 2025
Improving Telecommunications for a Better Future
For his master’s thesis, Matteo Bordin, PhD’27, computer engineering, researched telecommunications and 5G networks. Closer examination within this field inspired Bordin to pursue a PhD, as well, where he hopes to develop inventive and impactful research projects that offer promise for a better future.
Dec 17, 2025
Creating Change Through Innovation
Jacob Miske, MS’25 and PhD’28, mechanical engineering, has been studying mechanical engineering his entire college career. In the Transformative Robotics Lab at Northeastern, Miske develops impactful devices to improve lives and enact positive change.
Dec 11, 2025
Forecasting for Meaningful Climate Solutions
Puja Das, MS’22, PhD’25, civil and environmental engineering, grew up in Bangladesh, where she saw there was a need for intensive research on the climate. She has dedicated her studies to finding the most accurate and precise forecasting models to help prepare for and mitigate climate disasters.
Dec 10, 2025
Advancing Skills in Pharmaceutical Engineering
Aniketh Tathachar, MS’25, pharmaceutical engineering, became highly interested in the pharmaceutical industry after completing his first internship. Through Northeastern’s pharmaceutical engineering master’s program, Tathachar has expanded his knowledge of the industry and developed the skills necessary for a successful career.
Dec 09, 2025
Advancing Machine Learning Research at Northeastern
Max Torop, PhD’27, electrical engineering, pursued his PhD to further his knowledge of machine learning. Since 2020, Torop has been conducting research at the Machine Learning Lab, seeking solutions for improving large language models and machine learning to enhance the future of these technologies.
Dec 03, 2025
Bioengineering Students Develop Innovative Prosthetic for Para-Athlete
A group of bioengineering undergraduate students came together for their capstone project to develop a custom prosthetic foot and ankle for a para-athlete.
Nov 25, 2025
New Analog Chip Design Improves Performance for Modern Radar Systems
Electrical engineering graduate student Aswin Undavalli, PhD’29, and ECE Assistant Professor Aravind Nagulu published their research on “Fully Analog, Multi-Lag, RF Correlators for Code-Domain Radars Using Margin Propagation” in the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits.