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Jun 04, 2026
Northeastern Launches Physical AI Research Initiative, Unveils NU-WORLD Platform
Northeastern University launched the Physical AI Research (PAIR) Initiative on May 21–22, bringing together over 200 researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and government representatives to advance intelligent systems that learn from and act in the physical world. The two-day event featured keynote talks, the public debut of Northeastern’s open world-model platform NU-WORLD, and broad participation from organizations including NVIDIA, Amazon Robotics, Boston Dynamics, and Microsoft — signaling strong momentum around a field that spans robotics, healthcare, manufacturing, and beyond.
Jun 02, 2026
Bridging the Gap Between Next-Generation Wireless Transmitters and Quantum Computing Hardware
ECE Assistant Professor Najme Ebrahimi’s research on “Direct Digital-to-Physical Synthesis: From Millimeter-Wave Transmitter to Qubit Control” was one of the featured articles in the IEEE Microwave Magazine.
Jun 02, 2026
NIH Trailblazer Award Funds Electro-Optic Sensors for Safer Surgical Interventions
ECE Assistant Professor Soner Sonmezoglu is leading a $668K NIH Trailblazer Award for “Fully Integrated Electro-Optic Sensor for Real-Time MRI Guided Interventions” from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
Jun 02, 2026
NSF CAREER Award for Networked 4D Spatial Intelligence Architecture
ECE Assistant Professor Mallesham Dasari was awarded a $623K NSF CAREER award for “A Networked 4D Architecture and Systems Foundation for Spatial Intelligence.”
Jun 01, 2026
Restuccia Receives Army Research Office Early Career Program Award to Study Next-Generation MIMO Networking
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia has received the Army Research Office Early Career Program Award to develop the scientific foundations of secure, scalable, and resilient multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) communications.
May 27, 2026
Patent for Next Generation Data Compression Technology for Faster Wireless Connections
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia was awarded a patent for “Beamforming in wireless networks via split computing.”
May 26, 2026
Rebuilding From Scratch: How Northeastern’s Mars Rover Team will Overcome the Competition
Northeastern University Mars Rover team has rebuilt their rover from scratch, and are confident that their new upgrades will serve them well in this year’s University Rover Challenge in Utah.
May 26, 2026
Uncovering the Mystery Behind Physical AI
The term “physical AI”, coined by the CEO of NVIDIA, refers to any AI system that is designed to interact with its environment. Northeastern COE professors, through the Physical AI Research Initiative (PAIR), weigh in with their own knowledge and research on the concept, and where it may be headed.