Spotlight Stories

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Jul 02, 2025

A Student’s Impactful Journey Connects Technology With Community

Driven by a deep desire to help others and shaped by his Rwandan upbringing, Germain Mucyo, MS’26, electrical and computer engineering, continuously seeks out and builds communities while applying his engineering skills to address real-world problems.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jun 10, 2025

PhD Spotlight: Ruyi Ding, Ph’25, Computer Engineering

Ruyi Ding, PhD’25, computer engineering, focuses his research on the intersection of artificial intelligence security and hardware security, following a software–hardware co design paradigm. In fall 2025, Ding will join the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Louisiana State University as an assistant professor.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jun 10, 2025

PhD Spotlight: Aria Masoomi, PhD’24, Computer Engineering, and Mathematics

Aria Masoomi, PhD’24, computer engineering, and PhD’24, mathematics, focused his dissertation research for computer engineering on “Making Deep Neural Networks Transparent.” His mathematics thesis was “Poisson Geometry of Flag Varieties and Representation Theory of Their Quantum Deformation.”

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jun 10, 2025

PhD Spotlight: Duschia Bodet, PhD’25, Electrical Engineering

Duschia Bodet, PhD’25, electrical engineering, conducts research at the forefront of wireless communications with a focus on modulation techniques and beam control for sub-terahertz, multiple antenna systems. In addition to being published, she won Best Paper Award at GLOBECOM and received the Paul Baran Young Scholar Award from the Marconi Society.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Pattala headshot/ graduation picture

Jun 02, 2025

Student Builds Robotics Career Through Hands-On Learning

Srinidhi Pattala, MS’25, robotics, gained confidence in robotics through Northeastern’s hands-on curriculum, industry co-op, and mentorship, preparing her for a career in autonomous systems.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Bishoy Galoaa headshot

May 27, 2025

From Financial Analyst to AI Researcher as an MS Student

Bishoy Galoaa, MS’25, electrical and computer engineering, is pursuing his passion of making a meaningful impact with artificial intelligence through academic research at Northeastern, machine learning at Massachusetts General Hospital, and now as a PhD student.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Apr 10, 2025

Unlocking Ultra-Broadband Satellite Connectivity With 6G Technology

Sergi Aliaga, PhD’27, and Hussam Abdellatif, PhD’25, both electrical engineering majors, are pioneering ultra-high-frequency communications for 6G satellite systems to revolutionize ultra-broadband space connectivity by enhancing data speeds and bandwidth efficiency. They received a patent for one of their ideas.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Electrical and computer engineering undergraduate student Kaden Du sitting looking at his computer. Shot from behind him.

Mar 17, 2025

Co-op Automates Critical Battery Testing at Tesla

During his co-op at Tesla, Kaden Du, E’25, electrical and computer engineering, developed an automated system to streamline the testing of analog circuits on high-voltage controller boards.

Electrical & Computer Engineering