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Nov 22, 2023
Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Airports
ECE Professor Michael Silevitch and Carey Rappaport have been working with the Department of Homeland Security for the last fifteen years to improve safety and efficiency at airports and other public settings.
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Nov 15, 2023
Computer Engineering PhD Student Wins ACM/IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship
Computer engineering graduate student Rohan Basu Roy, PhD’24, won the prestigious ACM/IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship for developing performance tools that optimize the performance of HPC applications and make them less resource intensive and more environmentally sustainable.
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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.
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Nov 13, 2023
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.
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Oct 30, 2023
Cultivating Human-AI Synergy
ECE Assistant Professor Mahdi Imani, in collaboration with George Washington University, has been awarded a $1.5 million Office of Naval Research (ONR) award. This project aims to enhance collaboration, communication, and learning among teams of human and AI agents.
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Oct 26, 2023
Dahiya Selected as IEEE Division X Director-Elect
ECE Professor Ravinder Dahiya was elected as IEEE Division X Director-Elect for 2024.
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Oct 25, 2023
Students Nominated for Prestigious Marshall and Rhodes Scholarships
Benjamin Lanava, E’24, environmental engineering, and Siddharth Simon, E’24, computer engineering/computer science, were nominated by Northeastern for the Marshall Scholarship and Lanava also for the Rhodes Scholarship. Both prestigious awards support study in the UK for those distinguished by their academic accomplishments, records of leadership, and drive to serve.