PhD Dissertation Defense: Modular Plug-and-Play Photovoltaic Subpanel System Yue Zheng Location: Zoom Link Abstract: This thesis designs, builds and tests plug-and-play photovoltaic (PV) panels. A prototype modular PV system is built consisting of a dozen small PV units that can slide in and out of a mechanical frame without impacting other units. Each unit contains […]
NE GWiSE is excited to announce the sixth seminar in our "Building Inclusive Communities" 2020-21 virtual series, which will take place on Tuesday, April 27th from 6:00-7:30pm. This month's speaker, Dr. Adriana Bankston, is a Principal Legislative Analyst in the University of California (UC) Office of Federal Governmental Relations, where she serves as an advocate for […]
Join the Graduate School of Engineering for a Women in Engineering Webinar that will take place on April 29th at 9:00AM EST. Please find the registration link below. A recording will be available to those who are unable to attend. Join link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4ij5_t78QSyEJxC9VPiK6Q
Join Dr. Ivonne M. García, Chief DEI Officer at the College of Wooster, for a seminar & workshop that will cover culturally responsive teaching strategies with respect to multilingual learners, and then delve into antiracism as defined by Ibram X. Kendi and the practices that we as educators can incorporate into our classes and our departments. […]
We cordially invite you to join the DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES IN ROBOTICS Thursday, April 29, 12:00 – 1:30pm Virtual Meeting – Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 928 6786 9946 | Passcode: 103234 https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/92867869946?pwd=VTA5R1EwRmZKUjdSeHRpYXpVM09Kdz09 Manual Skills and Dexterity in Robots and Humans Aude Billard Professor of Robotics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland Part 1: […]
The ability to visually display your data is an integral part of your scientific communication toolbox. In our second Research Dissemination Series workshop, the COE Communication Lab will discuss best practices for clear design and inspire new ideas for designing figures. Data visualization resources and tools will also be shared to effectively communicate the meaning […]
Please consider joining the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for this seminar on sustainable urban travel. ABSTRACT: Cycling is the most sustainable means of urban travel, practical for most short- and medium-distance trips—commuting to and from work and school, shopping, visiting friends—as well as for recreation and exercise. Cycling promotes physical, social, and mental […]
Faculty Seminar: Is temporal interference the key to noninvasive deep brain stimulation? Answers from simulation studies in mice and humans. Sumientra Rampersad Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Transcranial current stimulation (tCS) has been used for two decades to noninvasively investigate and influence brain function in both healthy volunteers and clinical populations. While many positive effects have […]
Join the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the PROTECT Center for a seminar with the EPA's Dr. Kiran Alapaty, who will deliver a talk titled "Urban-scale Measurements and Modeling Fate & Transport of PFAS Across Media." Seminar Abstract: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) have gained attention due to their adverse health effects as […]
PhD Proposal Review: Towards Robust and Secure Deep Learning Models and Beyond Siyue Wang Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Modern science and technology witness the breakthroughs made by deep learning during the past decades. Fueled by rapid improvements of computational resources, learning algorithms, and massive amount of data, deep neural networks (DNNs) have played a dominant […]