Please join our Assistant Dean of Co-op at a webinar discussing the Co-op experiential learning opportunities available for graduate students in the departments of Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. Register

PhD Dissertation Defense: Reconfigurable and Intelligent Wireless Charging Surfaces Kai Li Location: 232 ISEC Abstract: Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have received significant attention for theirpotential to transform the environments by intelligently reconfiguring the surfaces, infrastructures,and engineering the electrical and magnetic fields. On the other hand, while wireless power transfer has advanced, there has been limited […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Yvon Woappi, Ph.D. K99/R00 MOSAIC Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital Abstract Large scale tissue damage, such as organ failure and burn injury, is a leading cause of morbidity and death. However, the mechanisms underlying full regeneration of organs remain poorly understood. As the largest organ system in […]

In the College of Engineering, we prepare the next generation of engineers to solve real-world global challenges. Join Dean Gregory D. Abowd for a panel discussion on the ways in which the pandemic has influenced our engineering curriculum and driven our students and faculty to innovate new solutions to issues related to health, sustainability, security […]

PhD Proposal Review: Robust Sparsified Deep Learning Tong Jian Location: Zoom Link (ID: 75807284369, Passcode: 463BXOZk) Abstract: In this thesis, we investigate and address robustness concerns about DNN-based real-life applications on resource constrained systems, environment adaptation, and adversarial learning, respectively. We propose a means of compressing a Radio Frequency (RF) deep neural network architecture through […]

Please join the Galante Engineering Business Program in welcoming Yiannis Tsiounis as he reviews how cellphone location data helps investors monitor companies; how real estate owners understand the demographics and occupancy ratio of their existing or competitive/prospective properties; and how insurance companies price risk. Yiannis will also share his entrepreneurial journey building and growing companies. Yiannis […]

Come by the Curry Student Center Indoor Pit to see the projects that our first-year engineering students have been working on this term.

PhD Dissertation Defense: Supervisory Control for Humanoid Robots Through Virtual Reality Interfaces Murphy Wonsick Location: ISEC 655 Abstract: Recent advancements in robotics have allowed robots to become capable enough to be used in a wide variety of domains that are dangerous for humans to operate in, such as disaster relief operations, exploration of extraterrestrial planets, […]

Join us Friday, December 3 at 12:00 PM in Churchill Hall 101 for the Bioengineering PhD Student Seminar Series! Our first presenter will be Bioengineering PhD student Hector Millan Coto “Longitudinal effects of electronic cigarette smoking on lung mechanics on Apoe Mice”. Our second presenter will be Amber Williams “Non-Invasive, Real-Time detection of Circulating Tumor […]

PhD Dissertation Defense: RFICs for Biomedical Magnetic and Magnetoelectric Microsystems Mehdi Nasrollahpourmotlaghzanjani Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Design and analysis of the advanced biomedical circuit and systems in wide variety of applications has emerged a significant interest. Not only in different engineering disciplines, but also in a variety of applications such as neuroscience, COVID-19, etc. In […]

PhD Dissertation Defense: Content-Aware AI-Driven Design Assistance Frameworks for Graphic Design Layouts Sara Banian Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Designing user interfaces (UIs) for mobile interaction is widespread but still challenging. It is important for the overall user satisfaction and application success. During the design process, designers express their requirements through images describing the UI’s layout, […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Dr. Michael Harold Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston Abstract: The abundant domestic natural gas resources has motivated the accelerated development of natural gas powered vehicles and stationary engines.  With the primary constituent of abundant NG being methane (CH4), NG has a higher H:C ratio than gasoline or […]

PhD Dissertation Defense: Design, Modeling, and Operation of Plasmonic Devices for Smart Communication Systems in the Terahertz Band Arjun Singh Location: 332 ISEC or Teams Link Abstract: The terahertz (THz) band is an attractive spectral resource for realizing future communication systems, with the potential of supporting very high-speed data rates and increasingly dense networks. However, […]

PhD Proposal Review: Scandium-doped Aluminum Nitride for new MEMS technologies Michele Pirro Location: 432 ISEC Zoom Link Meeting ID: 938 0086 0379 https://northeastern.zoom.us/u/abZS2SmtT1 Abstract: The increasing demand for data is pushing the MEMS industry to more performant and area-efficient systems to be used in IOT nodes as sensors and RF-components. In this market, AlN plays […]

PhD Proposal Review: Softwarized Approaches for the Open RAN of NextG Cellular Networks Leonardo Bonati Location: 532 ISEC Abstract: The 5th (5G) and 6th generations (6G) of cellular networks, also known as NextG, will bring unprecedented flexibility to the wireless cellular ecosystem. Because of its typically closed and rigid market, the telco industry has incurred […]

Join this seminar to learn how to make microscopy image analysis more straightforward. An arivis™ representative will be presenting on topics such as image segmentation, multiview registration, storyboard, colocalization, and image processing (denoise, decon, etc).

PhD Proposal Review: Engineering Functional Nanomesh for Advanced Neuroelectronics Jaehyeon Ryu Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Transparent electronics have emerged as promising platforms for neural interfacing by enabling simultaneous electrophysiological recording and optical measurements. Also, there are high demands for stretchable devices due to their low modulus and compatible interface with irregular and soft neural tissue. […]

Distinguished Speaker Series in Robotics Gregory S. Chirikjian: Robot Imagination: Affordance-Based Reasoning about Unknown Objects Location: ISEC Auditorium or Zoom Link Abstract: Today’s robots are very brittle in their intelligence. This follows from a legacy of industrial robotics where robots pick and place known parts repetitively. For humanoid robots to function as servants in the […]

PhD Dissertation Defense: Domain Design Space Exploration: Designing a Unified Platform for a Domain of Streaming Applications Jinghan Zhang Location: ISEC 362 or Zoom Link Abstract: Many demanding streaming applications share functional and structural similarities with other applications in their respective domain, e.g., video analytics, software-defined radio, and radar. This opens the opportunity for specialization […]

Good afternoon Northeastern Graduate Students, Please join the Alliance for Diversity in Science and Engineering and your fellow grad students for our end-of-year event on December 17th from 12-1 pm in Curry 440! We will have pizza and will be hosting a cookie swap, so bring a dozen or two of your favorite homemade (or not, […]

PhD Proposal Review: Robust Observer Structures and Control Design for Linear and Nonlinear Dynamical Systems with Applications Anahita Moradmand Location: Zoom Link Abstract: This thesis focuses on special class of observers and controllers for different and seperable nonlinear systems. In the first step, a robust fault detection approach using observers for linear systems is proposed […]