News
Feb 26, 2026
The Technical Challenges of Integrating Robots into Human Society
ECE Professor Ravinder Dahiya published “Cognizant and Socially Aware Robotics” in Computer magazine. This article examines the current state of robotics and forecasts the near-term and midterm future landscape toward achieving humanoid robots capable of mimicking human perception, intelligence, and emotion.
Feb 26, 2026
New Biomimicry Technology Can Increase Safety in Autonomous Vehicles
New research from Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Ravinder Dahiya has the potential to make self-driving cars safer. This new technology mimics how a human retina analyzes images by using synaptic transistors, devices used to simulate neural pathways, that significantly reduces processing time to machines like autonomous vehicles.
Feb 26, 2026
Shalini Agrawal’s Journey in Robotics from “Scratch”
Shalini Agrawal, MS’26, robotics, works as a robotics software engineer co-op at Orpheus Ocean, where she’s applying the state estimation and sensor integration skills she developed at Northeastern’s Field Robotics Lab. After graduation, she plans to bring her hands-on experience to industry, advancing autonomous robotics systems at scale.
Feb 24, 2026
Patent for a Faster and More Efficient Way to Create High Definition Images
ECE Distinguished/Khoury Professor Yun Raymond Fu was awarded a patent for “System and method for image super-resolution.”
Feb 24, 2026
Building Reliable Systems Through Experience
Shreya Wanisha, MS’26, software engineering systems, leveraged Northeastern’s co-op program to gain hands-on experience in large-scale backend development at Labcorp, where she worked on systems processing over 70 million healthcare records daily—experience that’s shaping her path toward cloud computing and distributed systems engineering.
Feb 24, 2026
Building from Scratch: A PhD Journey in Bio-inspired Robotics
Bibek Gupta, PhD ’27, computer engineering, is developing morphing-wing robots at the Silicon Synapse Lab. From building bat-inspired systems from scratch, he’s mastered the modeling, control, and deployment skills needed to create robots that solve real-world problems—expertise he’ll bring to industry after graduation.
Feb 20, 2026
Using Mobile Data to Map Real Time Pollution Risks
CEE Associate Professor Qi “Ryan” Wang and Distinguished Professor Yang Zhang published their research on “Integrating mobility data into air pollution research for public health” in Nature Health.
Feb 20, 2026
His Team Devised Ways to Keep World Cup Crowds Safe
Robert D. Black ECE Distinguished Professor Michael B. Silevitch was featured in the NY Times article “His Team Devised Ways to Keep World Cup Crowds Safe.”