ECE Student Stories
Jan 02, 2019
ECE Faculty and Students Receive Funding From CRI
Four faculty members will have projects funded by Northeastern through the Center for Research innovation as part of a new funding initiative administered by the Center for Research Innovation. For a full description, please see this CRI announcement page. The projects and faculty awarded include: Battery-less Infrared Sensor Tags for Reliable Occupancy Sensing (BISTROS)Matteo Rinaldi, Zhenyun […]
Jan 02, 2019
Professor Harris and PhD Student Receive Project Funding From GAP-360
University Distinguished Professor and William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor Vincent Harris and his PhD Student, Parisa Andalib, will head a recently funded project by GAP-360. This project will receive 50k as part of the first phase. Abstract: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an important medical tool for early diagnosis of disease. However, the efficacy for […]
Dec 06, 2018
NU Team Announced as Finalist in 2019 Mars Ice Challenge
A group of Northeastern students led by ECE Associate Professor Taskin Padir was selected as one of ten finalists in NASA’s 2019 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Special Edition: Moon to Mars Ice and Prospecting Challenge for their project “Northeastern University Prospecting Underground Distilling Liquid Extractor (NU-PUDLE)”.
Nov 01, 2018
Dell EMC Co-op Leads to Patent
PhD Computer Engineering student Yifan Sun has been awarded a US patent while completing his co-op at EMC. This patent is 1 of 5 patent applications that have been submitted by Dell EMC listing Sun as a co-inventor. Yifan Sun is a member of the Northeastern University Computer Architecture Laboratory. A student went off to […]
Oct 25, 2018
ECE Student Awarded Patent
ECE PhD student Yifan Sun has been awarded a US patent while completing his co-op at EMC. This patent is only 1 of 5 patent applications that have been submitted by EMC, listing Yifan as a co-inventor. Yifan Sun is a member of the Northeastern University Computer Architecture Laboratory. Abstract Source: USPTO A method implemented […]
Oct 12, 2018
Tiny Antenna Wins Big Prize
ECE PhD student Hwaider Lin’s research into creating a tiny antenna to precisely target specific neurons won first prize in NASA Tech Briefs magazine contest “Create the Future Design Contest.”
Oct 03, 2018
New Engineering Academic Programs
Northeastern’s College of Engineering has added several new degree programs including a BS in Electrical Engineering and Music, a BS in Environmental Engineering and Health Sciences, a BS/JD in Mechanical Engineering and Law 3+3, a BS/MS in Environmental Engineering, and an MS in Robotics as well as minors in Healthcare Systems Operations and Robotics.
Sep 26, 2018
Co-ops Lead to Start Ups
Alisa Jin, BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, helped to build a drone that flies like a kite. Alex Dye, BS Mechanical Engineering 2020, helped to design the prototype of a robot that injects medicine into the eyes of patients with severe vision problems. They are both Northeastern students, and they say that working on co-op […]