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

  • AI Institute for Future Edge Networks and Distributed Intelligence (AI-EDGE)

    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.

  • security chip abstract Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust (CHEST)

    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.

  • Center for Pandemic Insights

    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


COE Researchers Are Active in Northeastern Research Institutes