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Aug 19, 2025

New Faculty Spotlight: Yonina Eldar

Yonina Eldar joins the electrical and computer engineering department in August 2025 as a Professor and Joseph E. Aoun Chair.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Xian Li

Aug 19, 2025

New Faculty Spotlight: Xian Li

Xian Li joins the electrical and computer engineering department in August 2025 as an assistant teaching professor in Seattle, WA.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Aug 19, 2025

New Faculty Spotlight: Dipanjan Saha

Dipanjan Saha joins the electrical and computer engineering department in August 2025 as an associate teaching professor.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Aug 15, 2025

Electrical PhD Receives Young Scientist Award for Terahertz Brain Research

Samar Elmaadawy, PhD’25, electrical engineering, advised by ECE Professor & Associate Dean for Research Josep Jornet, received the URSI AP-RASC 2025 Young Scientist Award for her paper on “Cerebral Organoids Respond to Sub-Terahertz and Terahertz Radiation” which she will present at the 2025 URSI Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference in Sydney, Australia, in August 2025.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Aug 15, 2025

Best Paper Award for Terahertz Wireless Safety Research

Samar Elmaadawy, PhD’25, electrical engineering, and ECE Professor & Associate Dean for Research Josep Jornet’s paper on “Thermal and SAR-Based Limits for Human Skin Exposed to Terahertz Radiation” won the Best Paper Award at the 5th International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt’2025) in July 2025.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Aug 15, 2025

IEEE Best Paper Award for Terahertz Band Communication Research

ECE Professor & Associate Dean for Research Josep Jornet’s research on “Terahertz Band Communication: An Old Problem Revisited and Research Directions for the Next Decade” received the 2025 IEEE Communications Society Best Survey Paper Award, which will be presented at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2025 ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, in December 2025.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Xuan (Silvia) Zhang

Aug 13, 2025

Northeastern’s Silvia Zhang Joins Major Federal Effort to Revolutionize Wireless Chip Design

Xuan “Silvia” Zhang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is playing a key role in a groundbreaking $10 million federal initiative to transform how wireless communication chips are designed. The project, led by Princeton University’s Kaushik Sengupta, was selected by the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (Natcast) to develop AI-powered tools for creating advanced semiconductors.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Aug 08, 2025

Young Scholars Program Offers Incredible Opportunities for High School Students

The Young Scholars Program, offered by the Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education, allows rising high school seniors to participate in a six-week program to gain hands-on experience in the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering