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Dec 14, 2024
Using AI for Disaster Response Research
CEE/Khoury Assistant Professor Fatemeh Ghoreishi, in collaboration with the University of Utah and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, was awarded a $900,000 grant from the U.S. Army for the project, “Interactive Human-Agent Teaming Via Multiple Feedback Types,” which aims to develop advanced machine learning and optimization techniques to provide real-time guidance and recommendations for human teams operating in disaster scenarios.

Dec 13, 2024
Hillyard Publishes Book on Data Structures, Algorithms, and Invariants
MGEN Associate Teaching Professor Robin Hillyard published “Data Structures, Algorithms, and Invariants: A Practical Guide,” a book that focuses choice of an abstract data types (ADT) for particular use cases.

Dec 13, 2024
Inventing Innovative Solutions for Neurodivergent Children To Develop Motor Skills
Students in Northeastern’s Enabling Engineering class developed a musical ball as a tool for a sixth-grade autistic child with a genetic disorder and neurological differences to help develop gross motor skills in an engaging and exciting way.

Dec 12, 2024
Oakland Students Put Robots to the Test in Cornerstone of Engineering Showcase
Engineering students at Northeastern’s Oakland campus demonstrated their robots built for the Cornerstone of Engineering showcase in the project’s final testing stage, where they navigated complex mazes constructed from cardboard.

Dec 12, 2024
Engineering Management Team Takes Third Place at ASEM Case Competition
Two Northeastern University engineering management student teams, Team 1 and Team Alpha, competed in the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) Student Case Competition, with Team 1, advised by MIE Assistant Teaching Professor Manish Ranjit, placing third in “The People’s Choice Award” for the Live Best Case Presentation Competition.

Dec 11, 2024
‘Careers Beyond Co-op’ Event Brings Together Employers With Alums and Students
The College of Engineering co-op team hosted the 2024 Careers Beyond Co-op event during the 115 years of co-op celebration, which took place during Homecoming Weekend. The interactive event united alums and current students with co-op employer partners for a day of sharing career journeys and co-op’s impact.

Dec 11, 2024
Sun and Melodia Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
ECE Distinguished Professor Nian Sun and William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia were selected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election as an Academy Fellow is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.

Dec 11, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Alp Akcay
Alp Akcay joins the mechanical and industrial engineering department in January 2025 as an associate professor.