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May 30, 2014
Student project targets memory impairment
People with memory-impairing diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, are not only losing their memories—they’re also losing their independence. And as memory loss worsens, they rely may more on others to help […]
May 21, 2014
Can current stimulate smarts?
“I’m not yet convinced it’s going to work,” Misha Pavel, an expert in neural engineering and a professor of practice at Northeastern University, said of the possibility of applying low-level current to […]
May 09, 2014
DiMarzio Professor of the Year
ECE Associate Professor Charles DiMarzio was selected Professor of the Year by Eta Kappa Nu for his outstanding contributions to the ECE department.
May 07, 2014
VMM Intrusion Detection
ECE Professor David Kaeli and Associate Professor Jennifer Dy were awarded a patent for creating a Virtual Machine Monitor Based Intrusion Detection System. Dr. Kaeli leads the Northeastern University Computer Architecture Research […]
Apr 29, 2014
A key to communication for locked-in syndrome patients
For the past seven years, one man receiving care from LifeStream, a Massachusetts-based human services organization, has only been able to communicate by blinking his eyes in response to yes-or-no […]
Apr 29, 2014
3rd Young Investigator Award
ECE & CCIS Assistant Professor Y. Raymond Fu was awarded his 3rd Young Investigator Award this year by the Naval Research Office for “Intention Sensing through Video-based Imminent Activity Prediction”. Dr. […]
Apr 28, 2014
Freshman Patent Application
Freshman Computer Engineering student Leena Ahsan was awarded a patent application for creating a box that was collapsible as the contents are used. The invention boosts perforations, creases and the suggestion of […]
Apr 24, 2014
SDM14 Best Paper Award
Computer Engineering PhD student Sheng Li and ECE & CCIS Assistant Professor Y. Raymond Fu were awarded the Best Paper Award at the prestigious SIAM International Conference on Data Mining […]