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Mar 09, 2026
Driven by Curiosity: Rohith Poola’s Journey in Autonomous Robotics
Rohith Poola, MS’26, is a robotics student in the Autonomy and Intelligence Lab at Northeastern, where he works on projects in autonomous navigation and off-road traversability estimation. Guided by a deep curiosity and strong mentorship, he plans to pursue a PhD and eventually establish his own research in autonomy and planning.
Mar 09, 2026
Eldar Selected for Marquis Who’s Who
ECE Professor and Joseph E. Aoun Chair Yonina Eldar has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who for her prolific contributions to electrical engineering, including over 1,000 publications, 36 patents, and her pioneering work in resource-efficient signal processing and AI.
Mar 09, 2026
ChE PhD Student Wins Best Poster at ACS Women’s Careers in Chemistry 2026 Event
Rachel Shovmer, PhD’27, chemical engineering, advised by ChE Chair and Professor Rebecca Willits, received a Best Poster Award for her poster “Development of On-Demand Enzymatically Cleavable Granular Scaffolds to Examine Neural Stem Cell Response” at the ACS Celebrating Women’s Careers in Chemistry 2026 event.
Mar 06, 2026
Patent for Automated Posture Detection Systems for Early Childhood Diagnosis
ECE Professor Sarah Ostadabbas has received a patent for “Infant 2D pose estimation and posture detection system.”
Mar 06, 2026
Patent for Targeted Drug Delivery Scaffolds for Joint Disease Treatment
BioE Associate Professor Ambika Bajpayee was awarded a patent for “Cationic nanostructures for intra-cartilage delivery of contrast agents and diagnostic uses thereof.”
Mar 06, 2026
A Commitment to Accessibility and Community with Fatima Mumtaza Tourk
Fatima Mumtaza Tourk, MS’25, PhD’27, mechanical engineering, focuses her research on improving accessibility to assistive medical devices. With two current research projects that include exoskeleton devices for the hip and ankle, Toruk is committed to give access to novel mobility aids to everyone.
Mar 06, 2026
SDS Lab and AI4CaS Drive Global Climate Policy Impact
Researchers from the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory (SDS Lab) and the AI for Climate and Sustainability (AI4CaS) group at the Institute for Experiential AI are driving global impact through expert features on the Muni Lowdown and What AI means for Sustainability podcasts and high-level policy presentations to U.S. and Indian officials.
Mar 05, 2026
Making His Research Matter: From Lab to Practical Applications
Francesco Pessia, PhD’27, electrical engineering, develops machine learning systems for autonomous antenna calibration at the Mentis Lab in collaboration with the Institute of Intelligent Networked Systems. After graduation, he plans to transform his research into practical applications—either through industry or by launching his own startup in wireless communications technology.