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Fall 2023 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Fall 2023 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Teams Share Top Honors in Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Presentations
Two student teams tied for first place in the 2023 Electrical and Computer Engineering capstone presentations. One designed and built a modular video game controller to help increase accessibility; the other created a robotic poker-playing platform to aid in teaching and learning card games.
Inaugural AJC Merit Research Scholars for Research Co-ops at Northeastern
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the inaugural AJC Merit Research Scholars from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships. It provides exceptional students with the opportunity to pursue STEM research co-ops in the laboratories of Northeastern University faculty.
Self-Powered Sensorial ‘Skin’ the Future of Motion and Gesture Recognition
Groundbreaking research on flexible photodetectors with computational powers by Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, associate professor, electrical and computer engineering (ECE), and Gregory D. Abowd, dean of the College of Engineering and professor of ECE, has been published in npj Flexible Electronics. The researchers developed a new approach to achieve motion and gesture recognition using arrays of thin and flexible organic photodetectors distributed in space.
Creating a More Comfortable Fitness Tracker
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New Faculty Spotlight: Canek Fuentes Hernandez
Canek Fuentes Hernandez joins the Electrical and Computer Engineering department in August 2021 as an Associate Professor.