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Sep 12, 2025
New Satellite Connectivity Technology Rapidly Improves Communication
ECE Professor and Associate Dean for Research Josep Jornet talks about new satellite connectivity technology found in the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Google Pixel Watch 4, and how the technology will positively impact and rapidly improve satellite communication.
Sep 11, 2025
Northeastern University Joins Prestigious KEEN Network
Northeastern University’s College of Engineering has officially joined the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), a prestigious partnership of 70 colleges and universities across the United States dedicated to fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering education.
Sep 11, 2025
Unexpected Path to Innovative Research on Concentrated Solar Power
Benjamin Lynch, E’24, PhD’29, mechanical engineering, was always interested in engineering. His non-traditional path to Northeastern led him to discover his zeal and fascination with concentrated solar power and renewable energy. During his PhD studies, he had the opportunity to pursue his passion and expand his capstone project into an extensive research project.
Sep 11, 2025
Advancing Inventive Research Through the PhD Program
YuXuan Sun, E’25, computer engineering, and PhD’30, electrical engineering, found a passion for electrical and computer engineering after taking a course in his first year at Northeastern. Now graduated with his bachelor’s degree, Sun is continuing his education as a PhD student at the Sonmezoglu Research Lab and immersed in research he finds extremely fascinating.
Sep 09, 2025
Restuccia Receives DARPA Young Faculty Award to Study Resilient AI in Autonomous Systems
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia received a Young Faculty Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that will provide research funding for “RADAR: Resource-Aware Dynamic Adaptation for Resilient DNNs in Low-SWaP Tactical Systems.”
Sep 09, 2025
Information Systems Program Shaped Student’s Career Aspirations
Ashutosh Vinod Dwivedi, MS’25, information systems, earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Mumbai, graduating with departmental honors. He began his professional career as an equity analyst at Motilal Oswal and later worked as a data analyst at Godrej & Boyce, gaining hands-on experience with large-scale data systems and analytics. He chose to pursue a master’s degree at Northeastern University because of the school’s unique, curated courses and career advancing co-op program.
Sep 09, 2025
Fueling Your Passions in the Software Engineering Systems Program
Ashmiya VijayaChandran, MS’25, software engineering systems program, earned her bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the prestigious College of Engineering, Guindy, at Anna University. After graduation, she worked as a full-stack developer at Standard Chartered Bank (Fintech) for nearly three years. Realizing she wanted to advance her skills, she chose a master’s program that would help deepen her understanding of software and fuel her passions.
Sep 09, 2025
Working at the Intersection of AI and Scalable Systems
Aravind Sathyanarayanan, MS’25, software engineering systems, earned his bachelor’s degree in electronics and computer engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology in India. After graduation, he spent over two years as a software engineer at Optum (UHG) and previously completed internships at Ford Motors, IIIT, and Nokia Solutions.