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Nov 07, 2024
Advancing Sensing Technology With Microdevices
ECE Assistant Professors Marco Colangelo, Benyamin Davaji, and Associate Professor Cristian Cassella had their research on “Localized Topological States Beyond Fano Resonances via Counter-propagating Wave Mode Conversion in Piezoelectric Microelectromechanical Devices” published in Nature Communications.

Oct 24, 2024
Encouraging Maine Business Leaders To Adopt Data-Driven Practices
MIE/CEE Professor Jack Lesko, who is also director of engineering research at the Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, co-led a study that revealed businesses in that state are behind international trends to implement what is known as Industry 4.0, or real-time data and automation standards.

Oct 23, 2024
Patent for Improving O-RAN Efficiency and Flexibility
ECE Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro, William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia, Assistant Research Professor Michele Polese, and Associate Research Scientist Leonardo Bonati were awarded a patent for “Intelligence and learning in O-RAN for 5G and 6G cellular networks.”

Oct 23, 2024
Patent for Innovative 5G Network Slicing Technology
ECE Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro, William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia, Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia, and Associate Research Scientist Leonardo Bonati were awarded a patent for “Methods for multi-access edge computing network slicing in 5G networks.”

Oct 16, 2024
Developing Worldwide High-Speed Internet Access via Satellite
A group of COE faculty led by ECE Professor and Interim Chair Josep Jornet is partnering with student group Project Horizon and Morehead State University to develop what could be the world’s first sub-THz wireless satellite network testbed.

Oct 16, 2024
Advancing Northeastern’s Bicoastal Mission To Develop Next-Generation Silicon Chips
The Institute for NanoSystems Innovation, led by ECE Professors Matteo Rinaldi and David Horsley as director and deputy director, respectively, is growing its bicoastal initiative to pioneer advanced semiconductor design by collaborating with faculty, industry, and graduate students from the Boston and Oakland campuses.

Oct 15, 2024
Patent for Protecting Private Data on 5G Networks
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia, Associate Research Scientist Leonardo Bonati, Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro, and Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia were awarded a patent for “Private 5G cellular connectivity as a service through full-stack wireless steganography.”

Oct 09, 2024
Tool To Assess Vocal Communication in Minimally-Speaking Individuals
Kristina Johnson, ECE/Bouvé assistant professor, received a $700,000 NIH Career Development Award for “Using Mobile Technology and Real-World Vocalization Samples To Generate Quantitative Metrics of Vocal Communication for Minimally-Speaking Individuals.”