ECE has traditionally been the home of multiple engineering research centers and currently is the lead or partner of the research centers and institutes below.
Federally-Designated Research Centers Led by Northeastern
Federally-Designated Research Centers Where Northeastern Is a Partner
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Designated by the National Science Foundation as an NSF AI Institute, AI-EDGE leverages the synergies between networking and AI to design future generations of wireless edge networks.
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Funded by the National Science Foundation as an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center, CHEST will coordinate university-based research with the needs of industry and government partners to advance knowledge of security, assurance, and trust for electronic hardware and embedded systems.
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Funded by the National Science Foundation as a Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Center, CPI aims to harness new technologies and develop sensing to detect, investigate, and ultimately prevent pandemics at their source.
University Research Institutes and Centers
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WIOT pioneers research in wireless systems and networks to make the next generation of internet of things a continuum of connected devices able to interact in new ways with people and the environment—from connected cars and drones, to implantable medical devices and smart communities.
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IER focuses on the development of robots able to learn and adaptively execute autonomous behaviors from human partners and/or other robots.
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The institute is a global hub focused on pioneering semiconductor research, learning, and innovation.
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Conducts fundamental and interdisciplinary applied research in the areas of computational modeling, computer vision, distributed computing, image analysis, machine learning, optimization, and signal processing.
COE Researchers Are Active in Northeastern Research Institutes
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Protecting the integrity and security of information and reducing the vulnerability of hardware and software systems to attacks.
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Forging partnerships with experts in industry, government, and academia worldwide, the Institute’s faculty and students develop, protect, and enhance technologies on which the world relies—from mobile devices and “smart” IoT applications to tomorrow’s self-driving cars and delivery drones.
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The true promise of AI lies at the intersection of humans and intelligent machines, helping each achieve what neither could alone and to transform society for the better. Northeastern’s Institute for Experiential AI advances this human-centered approach, enabling us to design, implement, and scale AI to help people reach greater productivity and creativity at work, lead healthier lives, and build stronger communities.
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Developing the next-generation of quantum materials and sensing technology for impactful real-world applications.