News
Jan 07, 2025
ECE Assistant Professor Yuan Is at the Oakland Campus and Is Part of the Institute for NanoSI
Assistant Professor Yuan Yuan joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in January 2025. He is based at the Oakland, California campus and his research focuses on optoelectronic devices, single-photon detection, silicon photonics, and large-scale photonic integrated circuits. He is part of the Institute for NanoSystems Innovation at Northeastern.
Jan 07, 2025
NSF CAREER Award To Advance Scalable Quantum Computing
ECE Assistant Professor Aravind Nagulu was awarded a $500,000 NSF CAREER award for “Cryogenic-CMOS and Superconducting Circuits for Scalable Quantum Systems” to address limitations in the hardware infrastructure of quantum computing.
Jan 06, 2025
Patent for Energy-Saving Spin Technology
ECE Distinguished Professor Nian Sun was awarded a patent for “Topological insulator/normal metal bilayers as spin hall materials for spin orbit torque devices, and methods of fabrication of same.”
Jan 06, 2025
Patent for Enhanced Memory Security Against Side-Channel Attacks
ECE Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Yunsi Fei was awarded a patent for “Methods and systems for protecting against memory-based side-channel attacks.”
Jan 06, 2025
Patent for Visible Light System Revolutionizes Underwater-to-Aerial Communication
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia and Research Assistant Professor Emrecan Demirors were awarded a patent for “Visible-light software-defined modem.”
Jan 03, 2025
Low-Power Computing for Complex Problems
ECE Associate Professor Cristian Cassella and Professor Marvin Onabajo were awarded a $600,000 NSF grant for “Low-Power Computing Based on Programmable Multidimensional Circuits.”
Jan 03, 2025
Enabling Dense and In-Situ Spectrum Sensing for 6G and Beyond
ECE Assistant Professor Aravind Nagulu, in collaboration with Duke University, Oregon State University, and the University of Notre Dame, was awarded a $800,000 NSF grant for “NewSpectrum: Enabling Dense and In-Situ Spectrum Monitoring via Analog Correlators and Circuits-System Co-Design.”
Jan 03, 2025
Proposed Security Solutions for Public Spaces
In the aftermath of the New Year’s Eve attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, ECE Distinguished Professor Carey Rappaport highlights the need for improved security measures in public spaces that include physical barriers and innovative architectural solutions.