PhD Proposal Review: Attention Mechanism in Deep Learning for Visual Recognition Kunpeng Li Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Deep learning models have achieved great success in various tasks for visual recognition such as image classification, semantic segmentation, visual semantic matching etc. Instead of just treating them as black boxes, recently, a tremendous of efforts have been put […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents:   Debra Auguste, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA “Engineering targeted therapeutics for breast cancer” Abstract: Cells sense changes in their environment and respond by altering their gene expression.  My lab investigates how cells manipulate membrane proteins, which has profound effects on disease progression. Cells orchestrate the […]

Blanka Sharma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL  “Engineering Biomaterials to Study and Modulate Inflammatory Mechanisms During Tissue Injury and Tumor Progression” ABSTRACT:   Exciting advances have been made in the discovery of therapeutic molecules and cells to more effectively treat numerous devastating medical conditions. However, their successful application in […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Sara Hashmi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA Abstract/Bio: Information not available at this time Please email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.

Join the Galante Program and MassChallenge Winners, Reza Amin and Leila Daneshmandi, on October 29th from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM to learn about their entrepreneurial journey starting with an idea that then transformed into startups. Reza Amin is the CEO and founder at Bastion and co-founder at Encapsulate. Since 2013 he was working on […]

Keep calm, carve a pumpkin, carry on! Thursday 10/29 at 6:00 PM on MS Teams, join the GWiSE community on Teams for some virtual fall festivities! Costumes and custom backgrounds encouraged! We will be carving, painting, and/or coloring pumpkins! Everything is BYO! If you want to color a pumpkin we will have pdfs that you […]

You're invited to the Civil and Environmental Department Graduate Student Halloween Social Thursday 10/29 @ 8 PM on Zoom Costumes and custom zoom backgrounds are encouraged!! To accommodate for the virtual environment, we are going to do Presentation Karaoke with a winner's prize. Presentation Karaoke is where volunteers improvise some funny stories over a presentation as […]

PhD Dissertation Defense: Optimal Proactive Services with Uncertain Predictions Ran Liu Location: Zoom Link Abstract: With the evolution of technologies such as machine learning and data science, proactive services with the aid of predictive information have been recognized as a promising method to exploit network bandwidth, storage, and computation resources to achieve improved user experiences, […]

Start your fall 2020 research off on the right foot with Snell Library's series of online workshops about citation management! In this session, learn how advanced features in EndNote can help you manage citations for yourself or your research group. Register here: bit.ly/citationmgmtworkshops

This virtual seminar series is an opportunity for Bioengineering graduate students to present their research. The first presenter is Ronak Ansaripour from the Carrier lab, title: “Controlling extracellular matrix environment in guiding 3D Retinal Organoid formation”. The second presenter is Alexander Grath from the Dai lab, title: “Directly Reprogramming Fibroblasts into Functional Endothelial Cells”. Please […]

PhD Proposal Review: Power Optimization and Management of PV Grid-Connected Microgrid in Energy Market Ya Guo Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Microgrids can integrate renewable energy resources (RES), such as photovoltaics (PV) and wind energy generation, with the main power grid to provide reliable, secure and affordable energy. Fortunately, the electricity markets have evolved to facilitate […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents:   Abigail N. Koppes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Affiliate in Biology and Bioengineering “Engineered Models of the Enteric-Gut-Axis” Abstract: The gut-brain-axis is a complex bi-directional communication pathway between the gastrointestinal tract, the enteric nervous system (ENS), and the central nervous system (CNS) that is implicated in not only […]

Leyla Esfandiari, Ph.D. Assistant professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH “Electrokinetically Driven Micro-pores for Minimally-Invasive Cancer Diagnosis” Abstract:  Early detection of cancer is essential for improved long-term survival of patients. Traditionally, invasive and costly procedures, such as surgical tissue biopsies have been used for cancer screening. However, over […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Laura H. Lewis, Ph.D. Distinguished University and Cabot Professor,  Chemical Engineering Distinguished University and Cabot Professor,  Mechanical and Industrial Engineering “Magic or Magnetics? Novel Materials for Energy Transfer” Abstract: Magnetic materials permit the wireless interconversion of electrical, mechanical and, increasingly, thermal energies to benefit an enormous breadth of technologies including sustainable […]

PhD Dissertation Defense: Active Recursive Bayesian Classification (Querying and Stopping) for Event Related Potential Driven Brain Computer Interface Systems Aziz Kocanaogullari Location: Remote (contact akocanaogullari@ece.neu.edu) Abstract: Recursive Bayesian classification (RBC) requires optimal latent variable estimation in the presence of noisy observation to achieve real-time sequential decision making. Active RBC introduced in this dissertation attempts to […]

Admitted students are invited to meet Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Waleed Meleis and Director of Graduate Student Services, Allison Jacobs in this live virtual session. Join link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DPRRVE-pT3qmak04VPRnLQ Audience: All admits for Spring, 2021 including deferrals from a previous term

Learn about the exciting opportunities from COE students. Hear from a bioengineering student who studied in Ireland and a mechanical engineering student who studied in England. Presented by Amanda Earley, GEO and Joy Erb, COE. For more information please contact Joy Erb:  j.erb@northeastern.edu Study Abroad Info Session Link Meeting ID:  957 9553 8214

Join current faculty, staff and current students to learn more about graduate program options in Bioengineering Monday, November 9 8:00 AM EST https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Acz1Ke3XSpGQ4zOVBzw-vA

Join faculty staff and current students to learn more about graduate school options in Chemical Engineering Monday, November 9 9:00 AM EST https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sYCnSrZWQq6L1mrkdLnWsg

PhD Proposal Review: A Systems Approach to Spectrum Sharing and Multi-antenna Operation for Emerging Networks Carlos Bocanegra Location: TBD Abstract: The demands on wireless connectivity and sensing are ever-increasing, fueled by both emerging applications and an exponential growth in the number of connected devices. Availability of new spectrum in the sub-6GHz bands is limited, which […]

Join faculty staff and current students to learn more about graduate school options in Civil + Environmental Engineering Tuesday, November 10 8:00 AM EST https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vv1zQp56T1aTOv2k9mlFKQ

The Graduate Students of Color Collective (GSCC) and the Alliance for Diversity in Science and Engineering (ADSE) would like to invite you to join us for our GradTalk 101 - Masters Panel on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, from 12-1:30 pm. We have some amazing students that offered to share their experiences about their journey through […]

This is an opportunity to virtually meet with ChemE Alumni currently working in or retired from industry jobs. Topics for Discussion: Suggestions for job searches in the current pandemic environment Traditional Career Paths in Chemical Engineering Graduate School Non-Traditional Career Paths Assessment of Current Industrial Job Opportunities Considerations for Career/ Job Decisions Social and Other […]

Join faculty staff and current students to learn more about graduate school options in Information Systems, Software Engineering Design, Data Architecture + Management Wednesday, November 11 9:00 AM EST https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uC78rYvSTqK54AVgMEGi4Q

Join faculty staff and current students to learn more about graduate school options in Telecommunication Networks and Cyber Physical Systems Thursday, November 12 8:00 AM EST https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h3M5RJOPTYyehhi6HF5sLQ

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering's Research Affairs Committee (RAC) is pleased to announce our newest seminar series: Lunch & Learn. This bi-monthly lunchtime event will explore interdisciplinary engineering issues, encouraging collaboration amongst Northeastern colleagues and collaborators on transformative ideas related to CEE and beyond. We would like to invite you to join us for the inaugural event […]

PhD Proposal Review: Enhancements for Monte Carlo Light Modeling Method and Its Applications in Near-infrared-based Brain Techniques Yaoshen Yuan Location: Microsoft Teams Link Abstract: Studying light propagation in biological tissues is critical for developing biophotonics techniques and its applications. Monte Carlo (MC) method, a stochastic solver for radiative transfer equation, has been recognized as the […]

Join faculty staff and current students to learn more about graduate school options in Mechanical + Industrial Engineering Tuesday, November 13 8:00 AM EST https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zBf8jdeiQICLL16poUut1w

Join faculty staff and current students to learn more about graduate school options in Electrical + Computer Engineering Friday, November 13 9:00 AM EST https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sBbUcJBJQ_eroL2ll-mjbQ

Speaker: Sanmi Koyejo (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Title: Fault-tolerant federated and distributed machine learning Time: Friday, 11/13, 12 pm ET/ 11 am CST/ 9 am PT Location: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/95550946164 Student Host: Peng Wu Faculty Host: Stratis loannidis Abstract: Machine learning (ML) models are routinely trained and deployed among devices that are susceptible to hardware/software/communication errors […]

This session is only offered once per semester and is open to both NU students and alumni. Available Virtually (not recorded) Registration on NUworks Encouraged: https://northeastern-csm.symplicity.com/students/ Want to know your immigration options for after graduation employment? Heard about the H-1B- cap and cap exempt, L, E, TN, O or other options, including self-sponsored options and […]

IEM-sponsored virtual event: Student Experience: Chinese Community Audience: All admits for Spring, 2021 including deferrals from a previous term. Join link: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/99685828902

For many of us, this past year has challenged us to quickly adapt to new technologies and modalities of teaching. In the spring, we made a rapid transition to remote teaching, and this fall we have tackled Hybrid NUflex. Some have also forayed into the fully online teaching of NU Start courses. What works? Faculty […]

Founder's Roundtable inspires faculty entrepreneurship in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week at Northeastern. The event features professors Thomas Webster, Rupal Patel, and Sidi Bencherif who will discuss the motivation behind their ventures, the challenges they face bringing tech to industry, and the incentives powering their success. James Sherley, Founder and Director of Asymmetrex, will moderate the roundtable. Event Details […]

November 18: IEM-sponsored virtual event: Student Experience: Indian Community Audience: All admits for Spring, 2021 including deferrals from a previous term. Join link: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/91065781764

Christoph Juchem, Ph.D. Associate Professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, New York New York “Magnetic Resonance Imaging and B0 Shimming with the Dynamic Multi-Coil Technique (DYNAMITE)” ABSTRACT:   In my talk, I will present a technique for B0 magnetic field control that is based on the combination of fields generated by a […]

Title: TBA Matthew J. Eckelman, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Affiliated Faculty,  Chemical Engineering Affiliated Faculty,  Marine and Environmental Sciences Affiliated Faculty,  School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

November 19: IEM-sponsored virtual event: OGS + Visa Compliance 8:00 AM EST Join link: This event will be run via Unibuddy. Connect with our ambassadors + learn the platform here. Audience: All admits for Spring, 2021 including deferrals from a previous term.

PhD Dissertation Defense: Automatic Face Understanding: Recognizing Families in Photos Joseph Robinson Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Visual kinship recognition has an abundance of practical uses. For this, we built the largest database for kinship recognition, FIW. Built entirely in-house with no cost using a semi-automatic labeling scheme. Specifically, we first aligned faces detected in family […]

PhD Dissertation Defense: Planning of Contact-Interaction Trajectories Using Numerical Optimization Aykut Onol Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Dynamic multi-contact behaviors, such as locomotion and item manipulation, remain to be a challenge for today’s robotic systems. This is primarily due to the discontinuous and non-smooth dynamics introduced by contacts. For mobile manipulators (e.g., humanoids) to become useful […]

MS Thesis Defense: MEMS Infrared Resonant Detectors With Near-Zero Power Readout For Miniaturized Low Power Systems Sila Deniz Calisgan Location: Online Abstract: The demand for low-cost and low-power microsystems for spectrally-selective IR sensing has been rising with the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) for applications such as security surveillance and natural disaster monitoring. As […]

PhD Proposal Review: Sample Complexity of Pairwise Ranking Regression Berkan Kadioglu Location: Zoom Abstract: We consider a rank regression setting, in which a dataset of $N$ samples with features in $\mathbb{R}^d$ is ranked by an oracle via $M$ pairwise comparisons. Specifically, there exists a latent total ordering of the samples; when presented with a pair […]

Come play jackbox games with GWiSE 11/30 @7PM on Teams! We will vote on which game to play! Join here!