Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things

  • Cross-Disciplinary Partnerships

    Our approach is engineering-focused, but our unique model of collaborating with industry, government, and other academics has enabled us to convene more than 130 researchers across disciplines, including cybersecurity and resilience, to advance IoT technologies. The sharing of ideas, resources, and Northeastern’s state-of-the-art laboratory spaces helps speed discovery and add to its impact.

  • Industry Membership Program

    The institute offers a novel industry membership program that provides corporate members opportunities for sponsored research, first rights to license on patents, and a pipeline of talent for co-op positions and full-time wireless IoT researchers and professionals.

  • PAWR Project Office

    We serve as the academic lead for the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research Project Office, a $100 million public-private partnership to build city-scale testbeds for advanced wireless technologies, digital ecosystems, and how they can power IoT in new ways.

For more information contact:


Tommaso Melodia
William Lincoln Smith Professor,  Electrical and Computer Engineering & Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things
Director,  Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things

Modeling, optimization, and experimental evaluation of wireless networked systems; Networked implantable medical systems; Multimedia sensor networks; Secure tactical cognitive radio networks; Underwater networks; Mobile cloud computing

Recent News

Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things Hosts Industry Conference, Showcases Research

The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things highlighted its leadership role in wireless and smart connected systems research at its two-day conference, “Toward Open 6G Networks.” The institute plays an essential role in fostering partnerships between industry, government, and universities to develop wireless technologies for the future.

Research Uncovers Wi-Fi Security Vulnerability

ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia is one of several authors of new research that has uncovered a significant security vulnerability in wireless technology found in nearly every Wi-Fi system. The findings will be presented in May at the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM).