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Nov 29, 2023
Connecting to Medical Devices Through Ultrasonic Network
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia was awarded a patent for “Internet-linked ultrasonic network for medical devices.”
Nov 28, 2023
Ostadabbas Receives an NSF PFI Grant to Integrate AR Technologies into Stroke Rehabilitation
ECE Associate Professor Sarah Ostadabbas, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh and Myomo, Inc., has secured a $550K NSF grant for their project titled “PFI-RP: Augmented Reality and Electroencephalography for Detecting, Assessing, and Rehabilitating Visual Unilateral Neglect in Stroke Patients.” This project aims to create a comprehensive tool for detecting, assessing, and rehabilitating neglect in stroke patients.
Nov 27, 2023
Chowdhury and Jornet Elevated to IEEE Fellows
ECE Professors Kaushik Chowdhury and Josep Jornet were elevated to IEEE Fellows. Chowdhury was elevated for contributions to the development of cognitive radio networks and applied machine learning for wireless systems, and Jornet for contributions in terahertz communication and nanonetworking.
Nov 27, 2023
Building a Sustainable Future through Global Education
During his fellowship, FYE Teaching Professor Bala Maheswaran embarked on a month-long project at ATINER in Athens, Greece, where he researched the theme of global education. As a result of his efforts, he delivered a presentation to visiting educators from Georgia State University and submitted a paper to the Athens Journal of Education, addressing the […]
Nov 22, 2023
Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Airports
ECE Professor Michael Silevitch and Carey Rappaport have been working with the Department of Homeland Security for the last fifteen years to improve safety and efficiency at airports and other public settings.
Nov 15, 2023
CEE Student Nominated for Churchill-Kanders Scholarship
Environmental engineering and health science student Hyun Lee, E’23, was nominated for the Churchill-Kanders Scholarship, which was established in 2017 to address the growing divide between science and public policy by funding a Master’s in Public Policy at Cambridge University.
Nov 15, 2023
Computer Engineering PhD Student Wins ACM/IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship
Computer engineering graduate student Rohan Basu Roy, PhD’24, won the prestigious ACM/IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship for developing performance tools that optimize the performance of HPC applications and make them less resource intensive and more environmentally sustainable.
Nov 14, 2023
Students Partner with Walmart Canada to Implement AI Solutions
Students at Northeastern Toronto, including MS information systems students, participated in a hackathon with Walmart Canada to use AI to develop tools to help the retailer determine what products to stock and sell amid space constraints. Winning teams were accepted into a four-week incubator program to refine and implement their ideas.