News
Feb 15, 2023
Lehman Elected President of IEEE Power Electronics Society
ECE Professor Bradley Lehman was elected president of the IEEE Power Electronics Society for 2023-2024.
Feb 15, 2023
ECE Co-op Expo
ECE Co-op Faculty hosted the ECE Co-op Expo, which brought together 29 employers and 189 undergraduate and graduate students seeking their next co-op position.
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. It recognizes the very best, most fundamental, and influential research contributions, and is awarded for a lifetime of innovation and leadership.
Feb 14, 2023
Tadigadapa Selected as an NAI Senior Member
ECE Chair and Professor Srinivas Tadigadapa was selected as a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Senior Member.
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.
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.”
Feb 09, 2023
Active Video Games Can Improve Physical Therapy Results
Dagmar Sternad, University Distinguished Professor, COE/ECE, in collaboration with Amy Lu (lead), professor of communication studies, is studying the role that active video games could play in regaining your balance during physical therapy. The interdisciplinary team’s research was published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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.