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Nov 22, 2023
Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Airports
ECE Robert D. Black Distinguished Professor Michael Silevitch and ECE Professor Carey Rappaport have been working with the Department of Homeland Security for the last 15 years to improve safety and efficiency at airports and other public settings.
Nov 15, 2023
Churchill-Kanders Scholarship Nominee
Hyun Lee, E’23, environmental engineering and health sciences, 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
Rohan Basu Roy, PhD’24, computer engineering, won the prestigious ACM/IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship for enhancing the productivity of computational scientists and environmental sustainability of high performance computing with novel methods and tools exploiting cloud computing and on-premise HPC resources.
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.
Nov 14, 2023
Rinaldi Selected as Optica Fellow
ECE Professor Matteo Rinaldi was selected as a Fellow of Optica (formerly OSA) for pioneering contributions to the research, development, and commercialization of zero-power wireless infrared sensors.
Nov 13, 2023
WIoT Team Wins Best Paper Award at IEEE Globecom 2023
Several College of Engineering faculty and students affiliated with the Institute for Wireless Internet of Things, together with the IMDEA Networks Institute of Madrid, received the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2023.
Nov 13, 2023
$1.5M ARL Grant To Improve Cybersecurity and Robustness in Additive Manufacturing
MIE Professor Sinan Müftü and Assistant Professor Ozan Özdemir were awarded a $1.5 million research grant by the Army Research Laboratories (ARL) to spearhead innovative initiatives in cybersecurity and enhancement of mechanical robustness in parts and coatings produced through Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing.
Nov 13, 2023
Pankow Foundation Greenlights Phase II of Hajjar’s Steel Plate Flooring System Grant
CDM Smith Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Jerry Hajjar announced a $415,000 grant constituting Phase II of a multi-year grant from the Charles Pankow Foundation totaling $835,000 to date. The award is in collaboration with other universities, industry partners, and industry sponsors.