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Feb 14, 2022
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.
Feb 10, 2022
Hajjar Elected as NAE Member
Northeastern’s CEE Chair & CDM Smith Professor Jerome Hajjar was elected a Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for his development of design criteria and models for stability and seismic design of innovative steel and composite structures. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
Feb 09, 2022
MIE’s Ruthie Nelson Receives Student of the Year by ASEE, Co-op and Experiential Division
Ruthie Nelson, E’21, mechanical engineering, was recognized as one of several Students of the Year by the American Society of Engineering Education, Cooperative and Experiential Education Division, which honors not only her strengths as an engineer, but her attitude and willingness as a student learning from her different co-ops.
Feb 08, 2022
Mastering Puzzle Strategies
MIE Associate Professor Laurent Lessard has developed a strategy to win games like Wordle. Here’s how to win at Wordle, every time Main photo: Laurent Lessard, associate professor in the […]
Feb 08, 2022
Computer PhD Alum to Lead SAIL
Alumnus and Draper GEM Fellow Will Tomlinson, PhD’18, Computer Engineering, is named director of the Software and Application Innovation Lab (SAIL) at Boston University. Related News: Outstanding Graduate Student Award […]
Feb 08, 2022
3G Must Die so 5G Can Live
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia was featured in the Vox article “3G must die so 5G can live.”
Feb 08, 2022
The Secret to Beijing’s Olympic Venues? More than Half the Buildings Were Used Before
CAMD/CEE Associate Professor David Fannon was featured in the Fast Company article “The secret to Beijing’s Olympic venues? More than half the buildings were used before.”
Feb 07, 2022
Using 5G for Reliable Connectivity
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia explains the importance of wireless 5G service in broadcasting events like the Olympics.