MS Thesis Defense: Design of a Thruster-assisted Bipedal Robot Peter Kelly Location: Zoom Link Abstract: During the past few years, legged robot technology has been rapidly advancing. However, even the most advanced bipedal legged robots are susceptible to strong disturbances and slippery or impassible terrain. By introducing thrusters to enable hybrid legged-aerial locomotion, these problems […]
MS Thesis Defense: A novel simple power analysis (SPA) attack on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Tianhong Xu Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), as a widely used public-key cryptography, is vulnerable to simple power analysis(SPA) attacks. There are many countermeasures against simple power analysis(SPA) attacks on ECC implementation, the Always-add algorithm is one […]
PhD Dissertation Defense: Physical Layer Security in Multi-User Wireless Networks: Impact of Interference and Artificial Noise on Large-Scale Analysis Seyedmehdi Sadeghzadeh Location: Zoom Link Abstract: In this thesis, we study the physical layer security in downlink multi-user wireless networks. Traditionally, security has been addressed by cryptography at the higher layers of the communication stack. Security […]
PhD Dissertation Defense: Low Power Designs using Approximate Computing and Emerging Memories at Nanoscales Linbin Chen Location: Zoom Link Abstract: A power efficient integrated circuit design is essential for mobile and embedded computer systems. This dissertation proposes several novel low power designs using approximate computing and emerging memories for computers with arithmetic circuits and large […]
MS Thesis Defense: Modulations to Exploit the THz Band Duschia Bodet Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Terahertz (THz)-band (0.1-10 THz) communication has been envisioned as a key technology to enable wireless Terabit-per-second (Tbps) links. At THz frequencies, the path-loss is governed by the spreading loss and the molecular absorption loss. The latter also determines the available […]
PhD Dissertation Defense: Correlation Discovery for Multi-view and Multi-label Learning Lichen Wang Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Correlation indicates the interactions or connections across different instances. It exists in a wide range of real-world applications such as social network, scene understanding, and time-series data analysis. Correlation provides the unique and informative knowledge to reveal the connections […]
MS Thesis Defense: A soft-switching non-inverting buck-boost converter Anran Wei Location: Zoom Link Abstract: There are numerous applications in which DC-DC converters with wide range of voltage gain are required. Non-inverting buck-boost converter is a classical topology that can provide wide range of voltage conversion and bidirectional power transfer; thus, it is frequently used in […]
University Distinguished Professor Vincent Harris is presenting "Rare Earth Element-Based Magnets: Science, Supply and Sustainability in 2021 and Beyond" as part of the Jefferson Science Fellowship Program of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering. Registration is required in advance of the lecture: Register here Rare earth elements (REEs) and their supply chain have become […]
PhD Dissertation Defense: Modular Plug-and-Play Photovoltaic Subpanel System Yue Zheng Location: Zoom Link Abstract: This thesis designs, builds and tests plug-and-play photovoltaic (PV) panels. A prototype modular PV system is built consisting of a dozen small PV units that can slide in and out of a mechanical frame without impacting other units. Each unit contains […]
We cordially invite you to join the DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES IN ROBOTICS Thursday, April 29, 12:00 – 1:30pm Virtual Meeting – Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 928 6786 9946 | Passcode: 103234 https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/92867869946?pwd=VTA5R1EwRmZKUjdSeHRpYXpVM09Kdz09 Manual Skills and Dexterity in Robots and Humans Aude Billard Professor of Robotics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland Part 1: […]