News
Jul 31, 2012
Creating Underwater Networks
ECE professor Milica Stojanovic has been awarded an $120K NSF grant to develop a mobile underwater communications network for use in areas like environmental monitoring, security, and aquaculture. Milica Stojanovic […]
Jul 03, 2012
Leeser Awarded $500K NSF Grant
ECE Professor Miriam Leeser was awarded a $500K NSF to Ensure Reliability and Portability of Scientific Software for Heterogeneous Architectures. Miriam Leeser joined the faculty at Northeastern University in January […]
Jun 22, 2012
Chipping away at cancer
In the last two decades, the number of deaths from colorectal cancer has steadily declined, according to the American Cancer Society. While some of the decrease can be attributed to […]
Jun 14, 2012
The Risk of Carrying a Cup of Coffee
Object manipulation or tool use is almost a uniquely human trait, said Dagmar Sternad, director of Northeastern’s Action Lab, a research group interested in movement coordination. “Not only does it require […]
Jun 13, 2012
Student takes home judges’ choice award in National NSF IGERT Online Video & Poster Competition
Margery Hines, a graduate student conducting research with the Northeastern University Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship for Intelligent Diagnostics (IGERT-ID) has been awarded judges’ choice in the 2012 National NSF IGERT […]
Jun 06, 2012
Modular Flight Camera
Under the direction of ECE Professor Bahram Shafai, a group of capstone students have created an easy to assemble and transport remote-controlled surveillance helicopter. Source: News @ Northeastern
Jun 06, 2012
Taking flight, then taking it apart
The Oktokopter — a remote-controlled, eight-bladed helicopter that can hover in one place or travel great distances — can be used for a range of tasks, from taking photos to […]
May 18, 2012
Yeh Receives Fellowship
ECE Associate Professor Edmund Yeh was awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship to develop improved internet and wireless technologies. Source: News @ Northeastern For Edmund Yeh, what started a decade […]