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Jan 14, 2025
Research Uncovers Wi-Fi Security Vulnerability
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia is one of several authors of new research that has uncovered a significant security vulnerability in wireless technology found in nearly every Wi-Fi system. The findings will be presented in May at the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM).
Jan 13, 2025
Jornet Delivers Keynote at IEEE CCNC 2025
ECE Professor and Associate Dean for Research Josep Jornet gave a keynote speech on “Terahertz Communications: From the Near Field to Space Networks” at the IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference.
Jan 09, 2025
Patent for Improved Management of Cellular Networks
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia, Associate Research Scientist Leonardo Bonati, and Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro were awarded a patent for “Operating system for software-defined cellular networks.”
Jan 08, 2025
Nagulu Is New ECE Faculty at Oakland Campus and Part of Institute for NanoSI
Assistant Professor Aravind Nagulu joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in January 2025. He is based at the Oakland, California campus and his research focuses on application-specific integrated circuits. He is part of the Institute for NanoSystems Innovation at Northeastern.
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.”