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Pursue your path alongside highly accomplished faculty across eight research areas and 10-plus ECE-led interdisciplinary research centers and institutes, including some of the most innovative facilities in the nation.
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Join a welcoming and engaged community in the hub of innovation with industry at your fingertips, including the top hospitals in the world, as well as a range of student organizations, and a network of faculty, alumni, and industry professionals.
Student Groups and MoreSpotlight Stories
BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2025
Maya De Los Santos, E’25, electrical and computer engineering, who has served as president of the Society of Hispanic...
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PhD Computer Engineering, 2027
Dennis Giaya, PhD'27, computer engineering, journeyed with scientists aboard the submersible Alvin as part of an expedition to study...
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Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
ECE Distinguished Professor Nian Sun and William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia were selected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
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Fellow of Optica
ECE Professor Hossein Mosallaei was selected as an Optica Fellow (formerly OSA) for outstanding contributions in active and time-modulated optical nanoantennas and metasurfaces.
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Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
ECE Distinguished/Khoury Professor Yun Raymond Fu was elected a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence for significant contributions to transformative technology innovation in computer vision, augmented human-machine interaction, and leadership in AI technology commercialization.
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NSF CAREER Award
ECE Assistant Professor Aravind Nagulu was awarded a $500,000 NSF CAREER award for “Cryogenic-CMOS and Superconducting Circuits for Scalable Quantum Systems” to address limitations in the hardware infrastructure of quantum computing by developing energy-efficient, low-cost, and compact cryogenic chips that will enable scaling quantum systems to support thousands of qubits.
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Making Notable Advancements in Neuro-Engineering
Spencer Lake Jacobs-Skolik, BS electrical and computer engineering, shares his experience leading research, becoming a published author, and earning a Goldwater Scholarship – all as an undergraduate. Learn how Northeastern University’s College of Engineering provides research opportunities you can’t find anywhere else, and how those experiences prepare passionate students for successful careers.
Co-op for a Wireless World
Sara Garcia Sanchez, PhD, electrical engineering, came to Northeastern University from Spain to study wireless communications in a high-level international environment. In addition to cutting-edge research, her experimental work brought her to a co-op with IBM, studying the use of the extremely high-frequency Millimeter Wave Band for sensing and communication.
World Renowned Co-op Program
Sofia Vanessa Benitez Quevedo, BS, electrical engineering, completed three co-ops near and far including iRobot as a systems engineer, Flex in California working on emerging tech on the internet of things, and Starry, a start up in Boston using cutting-edge technology for the next generation.
Getting a Competitive Edge on Co-op
Noah Lichtenstein, BS, computer engineering and computer science, says the integrated way of learning and experience with co-op will allow him to jump in to a job when he graduates. So far he’s had a co-op at Starry, an internet startup, and Amazon Robotics as a firmware engineer, and feels this experience will give him a decent leg up.
Recent News
The Environmental Reality of Dissolvable Electronics
ECE Professor Ravinder Dahiya discovered that some biodegradable electronics fail to fully dissolve and instead break down into harmful microplastics that can persist in and damage the environment for years.
Navigating the Risks of Self Driving Tech
ECE Professor Taskin Padir and other experts suggest that while autonomous vehicles offer significant safety advantages over human drivers, they are not yet perfect and require transparent, responsible oversight to navigate complex real-world scenarios.
ECE PhD Student Receives Best Paper Award at IEEE RoboticCC 2025
Sarvesh Prajapati. MS’24, robotics and PhD’30, computer engineering, received the Best Paper Award for his work on “Spectral Signature Mapping from RGB Imagery for Terrain-Aware Navigation” at the 9th IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing and Communications (RoboticCC 2025).
Robust Navigation and Sensing Technologies for Enhanced Situational Awareness
Helena Calatrava, PhD’28, electrical engineering, has dedicated much of her time and research to investigating ways to mitigate the challenges that threaten situational awareness in air and ground autonomous systems. She aims to strengthen core technologies behind reliable detection and tracking. As adversarial threats evolve, she remains committed to building more resilient next-generation navigation and sensing systems.