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Jun 04, 2025
Patent for Designing and Conducting Virtual Reality Experiments
ECE Affiliated Faculty Eugene Tunik and Bouvé/ECE Assistant Professor Mathew Yarossi were awarded a patent for “Computer-implemented methods and systems for designing and conducting virtual reality experiments.”
Jun 04, 2025
Addressing the Dangers of Potentially Above Average Atlantic Hurricanes
CEE Distinguished Professor Auroop Ganguly and CEE Professor Qin Chen voice opposing views on whether a new categorical system for hurricanes is necessary, as they grow stronger and intensify quicker. They also offer insight into how to prepare for a more intense and severe Atlantic hurricane season.
Jun 04, 2025
Enhancing Sensory Capabilities of Autonomous Vehicles in Boston
Michael Everett, ECE and computer science assistant professor, is enthusiastic about the prospect of introducing Waymo’s self-driving vehicles to Boston. Everett says this opportunity could help address a key technical challenge: enhancing the sensors of autonomous vehicles in adverse weather conditions, like rain, snow, or fog.
Jun 03, 2025
New Wireless Sensing Technology Based on Ising Dynamics
ECE Assistant Research Professor Luca Colombo, Professor Matteo Rinaldi, and Associate Professor Cristian Cassella published research on “Programmable Threshold Sensing in Wireless Devices Using Ising Dynamics” in Nature Electronics. They embedded intelligence capabilities in a wireless sensor tag that has the potential to revolutionize the Internet of Things and AI by improving accuracy and reducing energy use.
Jun 02, 2025
NSF CAREER Award for Impact Dynamics of Complex Fluid Droplets on Surfaces
MIE Assistant Professor Xiaoyu Tang received a $584,946 NSF CAREER award for “Unraveling Flow-Fluid Coupling During Impact of Complex Fluid Droplets.” The research will establish a framework that combines several state-of-the-art diagnostic methods to probe the impact dynamics of drops composed of complicated fluids. Data will provide critical insight into the impact dynamics of complex fluid droplets on surfaces.
Jun 02, 2025
NSF CAREER Award To Advance Sustainable Biochemical Production
ChE Assistant Professor Benjamin Woolston received a $575,765 NSF CAREER award for “Metabolic ‘Doping’ To Enhance Production of Biochemicals From Sustainable C1 Feedstocks.” The research aims to understand the regulation of carbon metabolism and use the insight to make acetogens more effective for renewable production of fuels and chemicals.
May 27, 2025
Oakes Receives ISAM 2025 Young Investigator Award
BioE Associate Professor Jessica Oakes received the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM) 2025 Young Investigator Award. This award recognizes a scientist under 40 who has made significant contributions to the field of aerosols in medicine.
May 27, 2025
Robotics Research Earns IEEE King-Sun Fu Best Paper Award
ECE Postdoctoral Research Associate Alan Papalia and ECE/COS Assistant Professor David Rosen are recipients of the 2024 IEEE Transactions on Robotics King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Paper Award for their paper “Certifiably Correct Range-Aided SLAM,” which introduces a fundamental advance in reliable autonomous navigation for robots operating without GPS.