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Mar 16, 2020

What Speaking With Brainwaves Looks Like

ECE Professor Deniz Erdogmus’s work with collaborators from Oregon Health & Science University was featured on the Bloomberg Prognosis series “What Speaking With Brainwaves Looks Like.”

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Ao Ren

Mar 13, 2020

ECE PhD Candidate Ao Ren to become an Assistant Professor at Clemson University

ECE PhD candidate Ao Ren, advised by Assistant Professor Yanzhi Wang, has accepted an offer as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University, starting Fall 2020.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Mar 12, 2020

Northeastern Spearheading Advances in Travel Safety

Northeastern’s ALERT (Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats) is one of nine Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Centers of Excellence (COEs) located across the country. A multi-university center, ALERT conducts research and development for effective responses to explosives-related threats. ALERT is funded by a core grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate that equates to roughly $3.6 million a year. In addition to the Center’s ongoing core research award, DHS also provides each COE with an ability to obtain task order contracts targeted to develop specific security technologies and methods.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Mar 12, 2020

Taking Graduate Experience-Powered Learning to the Next Level

Northeastern has been building its worldwide network of co-op partners for more than a century and in 2020 was ranked No. 1 in the nation for co-ops/internships by U.S. News and World Report. Graduate students at Northeastern’s College of Engineering are gaining real-world experiences on co-op in industry and research, locally and globally, and also through our innovative Experiential PhD program.

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Mar 12, 2020

Cybersecurity: Your Secrets Are Safe With Us

Northeastern researchers are at the forefront of cybersecurity research, protecting everything from the phone in your pocket to the city of the future.

Xiaoning “Sarah” Jin

Mar 11, 2020

Jin Awarded NSF CAREER Award for High Precision Micromanufacturing

MIE Assistant Professor Xiaoning “Sarah” Jin was awarded a $500K NSF CAREER award for “Unifying Sensing, Machine Perception and Control for High-precision Micromanufacturing.”

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

mona minkara

Mar 11, 2020

Professor Mona Minkara’s interactive classroom requires no sight

BioE Assistant Professor Mona Minkara was featured in The Huntington News article “Professor Mona Minkara’s interactive classroom requires no sight” for the challenges and successes she has had after being diagnosed with macular degeneration and cone-rod dystrophy.

Bioengineering

students and faculty at poster symposium

Mar 09, 2020

Shashank Konduri wins 1st Place Poster Presentation at American Meteorological Society’s 100th Annual Meeting

Interdisciplinary PhD student Shashank Konduri received the 1st Place Poster Presentation Award for his poster on “In-season crop mapping for the continental United States” at the American Meteorological Society’s 100th Annual Meeting.

Civil & Environmental Engineering