World-recognized research across the broad spectrum of electrical and computer engineering while being dedicated to the education and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students
Academic and Research Innovation
Experiential learning is the heart of a Northeastern education--in the classroom, in the lab, and in the real-world while on co-op.
BS, MS, and PhD Degrees
Pursue your path alongside highly accomplished faculty across eight research areas and 10-plus ECE-led interdisciplinary research centers and institutes, including some of the most innovative facilities in the nation.
Interdisciplinary Research
Join a welcoming and engaged community in the hub of innovation with industry at your fingertips, including the top hospitals in the world, as well as a range of student organizations, and a network of faculty, alumni, and industry professionals.
Student Groups and MoreSpotlight Stories
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member
University Distinguished Professor Eduardo Sontag, ECE/BioE, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his career that has made breakthroughs in the mathematics of nonlinear and complex systems, with repercussions for biomedicine, systems biology, and neural networks.
New Institute for NanoSystems Innovation
The Institute for NanoSystems Innovation, a first-of-its-kind research institute located on both U.S. coasts, is developing nano-scale technologies to drive innovation and miniaturization of chip-level technology advancements and applications. ECE Professor Matteo Rinaldi is the institute’s director and ECE Professor David Horsley is deputy director.
Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
ECE Distinguished/Khoury Professor Jennifer Dy was elected a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence for significant contributions to unsupervised and interpretable machine learning, advancing AI to address health-care challenges, and service to the AI community.
Engineering in Action
Making Notable Advancements in Neuro-Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering student Spencer Lake Jacobs-Skolik shares his experience leading research, becoming a published author, and earning a Goldwater Scholarship – all as an undergraduate. Learn how Northeastern University’s College of Engineering provides research opportunities you can’t find anywhere else, and how those experiences prepare passionate students for successful careers.
Co-op for a Wireless World
Sara Garcia Sanchez (PhD in Electrical Engineering) came to Northeastern University from Spain to study wireless communications in a high-level international environment. In addition to cutting-edge research, her experimental work brought her to a co-op with IBM, studying the use of the extremely high-frequency Millimeter Wave Band for sensing and communication.
World Renowned Co-op Program
Sofia Vanessa Benitez Quevedo, BS, electrical engineering, completed three co-ops near and far including iRobot as a systems engineer, Flex in California working on emerging tech on the internet of things, and Starry, a start up in Boston using cutting-edge technology for the next generation.
Getting a Competitive Edge on Co-op
Noah Lichtenstein, BS, computer engineering and computer science, says the integrated way of learning and experience with co-op will allow him to jump in to a job when he graduates. So far he’s had a co-op at Starry, an internet startup, and Amazon Robotics as a firmware engineer, and feels this experience will give him a decent leg up.
Recent News
Co-ops Lay Foundation for Accomplished Raytheon Career
Co-op enabled James Sweeney, E’66, electrical engineering, to earn as he pursued a degree with work relevant to his chosen field and taught him important people skills that helped him navigate professional relationships during his over 40-year career at Raytheon.
Optimizing Wireless Networks With Digital Twins
ECE Principal Research Scientist Pedram Johari and William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia received the Best Paper Award for “TwiNet: Connecting Real World Networks to Their Digital Twins Through a Live Bidirectional Link” at the 2024 IEEE Global Communications Conference.
Optimizing Wireless Backhaul Networks
ECE Research Scientist Gabriele Gemmi, Assistant Research Professor Michael Polese, and William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia received the Best Paper Award for “Optimizing and Managing Wireless Backhaul for Resilient Next-Generation Cellular Networks” at the 20th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM).
Patent for Optimizing Content Delivery Networks
ECE Professor Edmund Yeh was awarded a patent for “System and method for joint dynamic forwarding and caching in content distribution networks.”