18 billion pounds of plastic enter our oceans each year, a harrowing fact that only accounts for a portion of our planet's pollution crisis. Northeastern innovators are tackling this problem to create sustainable solutions for cleaner oceans. Bureo Inc, an emerging B-Corp, has created a program to recycle fishing nets into a NetPlus™ material, used […]
Seminar Title: IoT: An Enabling Technology for Designing Better Cities Location: Zoom Link Abstract: IoT is rapidly evolving into an enabling technology with countless potential applications. In this seminar, we will explore how IoT technology can help in the design of better cities, starting from the re-design of city systems and infrastructures (mobility, power grid, […]
Seminar Title: Research Background and Experience in Medical Robotics,Human-Robot Interaction, and Collaborative/Assistive Devices Location: Zoom Link Abstract: In this talk, Mojtaba Sharifi will go over the research projects he has done in the field of Medical Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), and Collaborative/Assistive Robotics during the past ten years. His presentation is organized in three sections, which cover his research achievements chronologically from his MSc to […]
Join the Galante Program on Thursday, January 21st at Career Paths Are Rarely Linear, Follow your Passion! Chris Willis '82, former Partner at Impala Asset Management, will cover his extensive background in engineering and finance. Chris has experience working on Wall Street in equity analysis and eventually transitioned to the investing side of business. He […]
This year's theme is "Moving the Dream Forward" in honor and celebration of MLK Day (1/18). Registration is currently live. We are trying to reach current and new graduate students (those starting Winter/Spring '21), faculty, staff, and alumni within the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community to be apart of this amazing event. […]
Seminar Title: Challenges and opportunities in design in tunable, soft mechanical sensors. Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Physically-soft mechanical sensors are poised to unlock exciting new applications in wearable devices, robotics, and human-machine interfaces. Typically with these sensors, tuning their properties through the device geometry is a challenge. A promising development in soft mechanical sensors is hierarchically-patterned structures within the […]
Seminar Title: The Coming Together of Silicon Circuits and AI for Next Generation Wireless Communications, IOT, and Quantum Applications Location: Zoom Link Abstract: The ubiquity of silicon-based devices around us have paved the way for fast communications, personalized healthcare, and terabits/sec computing unthinkable few decades ago. The question of what's next for silicon-based circuits and […]
Seminar Title: 2D Materials For Next-Generation Information Technology: From Functional Material Miniaturization To Energy-Efficient Phase Engineering Location: Zoom Link Abstract: The emergence of artificial intelligence and 5G technology is transforming our world with novel applications such as the Internet of Things, smart manufacturing, and AI-empowered medical care. However, this information revolution sets a massive demand for […]
Please join us for our first AIX Seminar. Location: Zoom Link Seminar 1 title: Allostasis and Interoception: Brain-Body Interactions and Implications for Robotics Speakers: Dr. Karen Quigley, Northeastern University, and Dr. Erin Reilly, Veteran Affairs Abstract: For much of the history of psychology, sensation, perception, action, emotion, and cognition were studied as if they were […]
The Institute for Chemical Imaging of Living Systems (CILS) is hosting a virtual screening of Picture A Scientist. This award-winning documentary draws attention to the challenges facing women and minority scientists. Register for the screening through the following link: https://forms.gle/SNQjrFQQt5zYduMk7 The showing will be the start of monthly learning events hosted by CILS where new imaging modalities […]