News
Jul 06, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Kirankumar Trivedi
Kirankumar Trivedi joins the MIE department in July 2023 as an Associate Teaching Professor in Seattle.
Jul 06, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Amir Vahabikashi
Amir Vahabikashi joins the Bioengineering department in July 2023 as an Assistant Professor.
Jul 06, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Ning Wang
Ning Wang joins the Bioengineering department in July 2023 as a Professor.
Jul 06, 2023
Making AI More Secure with Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning
ECE Assistant Professor Xiaolin Xu was awarded a $1.2 million NSF grant for “Accelerating Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning as a Service: From Algorithm to Hardware.” The project aims to accelerate machine learning (ML) as a service by developing efficient, scalable, and encryption-conscious computing paradigms using new ML-specific cryptographic operators, accuracy-preserving and crypto-friendly neural architectures, and pioneered algorithm-hardware co-design methodologies.
Jul 06, 2023
Northeastern University launches O-RAN OTIC, Pioneering Capabilities for Next-Generation Cellular Networks in the Open6G Hub
The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) has established an Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC) in Burlington, MA, to promote research, development, and testing of next-generation Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN).
Jul 05, 2023
The Cardiovascular and Respiratory Effects of E-cigarettes and Cigarettes
BioE Associate Professors Chiara Bellini and Jessica Oakes received a $3.8 million NIH grant for “Cardiopulmonary Outcomes of Dual Cigarette and E-cigarette Use in Animal Models of Chronic Exposure.” The project will provide scientific evidence in support of data-driven e-cigarette regulation under The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, specifically concerning the health risks of dual combustible and electronic cigarette use.
Jul 05, 2023
Faculty and Students Participate in Technical Exchange Meeting at U.S. Army DEVCOM DAC
Four project teams from across the country came together for the first time at the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry collection in Fort Moore, Georgia for a Technical Exchange Meeting. These projects assist the Army by increasing capabilities to assess AI in the future, while letting students and faculty learn directly from soldiers about the operation of ground combat vehicles.
Jul 03, 2023
Finding Inspiration from Nature to Create the Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot (M4)
ECE Assistant Professor Alireza Ramezani’s research on “Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot (M4) with appendage repurposing for locomotion plasticity enhancement” was published in Nature Communications.