Spotlight Stories

Oct 19, 2022
PhD Spotlight: Rohan Basu Roy, PhD’24 – Computer Engineering
Originally from Calcutta, India, Rohan Basu Roy began his PhD journey at Northeastern in 2019 in the Goodwill Computing Lab, advised by Associate Professor Devesh Tiwari of electrical and computer […]

Oct 14, 2022
PhD Spotlight: Tirthak Patel, PhD’22 – Computer Engineering
After earning his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with honors from the University of Toronto, Tirthak Patel joined Northeastern to pursue his PhD in computer engineering, advised by Devesh Tiwari, […]

Jul 01, 2022
From Co-op Student to Co-op Sponsor—and Cheerleader
David Sequino, E’90, electrical engineering, is proud to say that every employee in the Boston office of his company, INTEGRITY Security Services (ISS), is not only a Northeastern graduate—but almost all were also former co-op students. As co-founder and chief executive officer of ISS, Sequino has been an enthusiastic supporter of Northeastern’s co-op program since the company was created in 2010.

May 03, 2022
Winter With the Penguins
When Isabelle Brandicourt, E’23, electrical engineering, fell in love with marine biology at the age of ten, she never imagined that she would someday have the opportunity to live and work with penguins in Antarctica on co-op with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Apr 14, 2022
PlusOne Leads to Head Start on Career Success
Nicolas Tedori, E’20, computer engineering, MS’21, electrical and computer engineering, didn’t arrive at Northeastern intending to complete both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. But when his academic […]

Oct 01, 2021
PhD Spotlight: Michael Stahl, PhD’21 – Bioengineering
Advised by Octavia Camps, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering After earning his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from Boston University, Michael Stahl joined Northeastern University’s College of Engineering to […]

Oct 01, 2021
PhD Spotlight: Alexandria Will-Cole, PhD’23 – Electrical Engineering
Advised by Nian Sun, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Alexandria Will-Cole, PhD’23, electrical engineering, joined Professor Nian X. Sun’s Advanced Materials and Microsystems Lab in 2019 to pursue a […]

Oct 01, 2021
PhD Spotlight: Yulun Zhang, PhD’21 – Computer Engineering
Advised by Yun Raymond Fu, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering After completing an MS in Control Engineering at Tsinghua University, Yulun Zhang, PhD’21, computer engineering, joined the Department of […]