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Feb 14, 2023
Abowd Receives ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award
Dean Gregory D. Abowd received the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) Lifetime Research Award.
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Feb 14, 2023
Tadigadapa Selected as a NAI Senior Member
ECE Chair and Professor Srinivas Tadigadapa was selected as a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Senior Member.
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Feb 14, 2023
$4 Million DARPA Grant for Ultra-Small, Fast, High-Resolution Infrared Sensors
Matteo Rinaldi, professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE), and director of the Northeastern SMART research center, is leading a $4 million DARPA grant under the DARPA Optomechanical Thermal Imaging (OpTIm) program.
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Feb 09, 2023
Transmitting and Receiving Underwater Ultrasonic Signals
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia, Research Assistant Professor Emrecan Demirors, and Professor Tommaso Melodia were awarded a patent for “Underwater ultrasonic communication system and method.”
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Feb 09, 2023
Active Video Games can Improve Physical Therapy Results
Dagmar Sternad, university distinguished professor of biology and electrical and computer engineering, is studying the role that active video games could play in regaining your balance during physical therapy.
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Feb 08, 2023
Using Digital Traces of Internet Searches to Predict COVID-19 Outbreaks
COS/ECE Professor Mauricio Santillana is using results from internet searches and social media to predict COVID-19 and other flu outbreaks.
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Feb 07, 2023
Abur Elected as Member of the National Academy of Engineering
ECE Professor Ali Abur was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to power system state estimation and power engineering education. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
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Feb 07, 2023
Marley Receives Schwarzman Scholarship and Named one of BostInno’s 25 Under 25.
Electrical engineering student Alex Marley, E’22, was awarded the highly selective Schwarzman Scholarship and named one of BostInno’s 25 Under 25. Schwarzman Scholars supports up to 200 Scholars annually from the U.S., China, and around the world for a one-year master’s in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.