Yazicigil on Track to Monitor the GI Tract
Assistant Professor Rabia Yazicigil was a keynote speaker at the Nature Symposium in Spain, which was covered in the Spanish media through a press conference and national television.
Advancing Smart Cities with the Internet of Cars
Inadequate systems to manage the traffic at road intersections are at the root of most car accidents and traffic jams. Autonomous vehicles are being developed to address these traffic management issues. Cassandras’ team is revamping their proposed solution by extending earlier research on optimally controlling autonomous cars crossing an urban intersection.
Goyal Wins IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award
Boston University ECE professor Vivek Goyal was awarded a 2019 IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award for his work.
A Bug’s-Eye View
Researchers develop a new camera inspired by insects’ compound eyes
Moths Teach Drones to Fly
Research is first to apply animal data to autonomous vehicle navigation
Aerial Drones Get Schooled in Navigation by Moths
BU researchers observed how moths navigate forests to improve control programs for autonomous aerial drones By Kerry Benson Originally featured on The Brink A rather unusual situation recently unfolded inside a laboratory—moths playing a “video game,” flitting their wings as they navigated through a virtual forest displayed on a projector screen. Each of the moths’ […]
Boston University Faculty Published Some of the World’s Most Highly-Cited Research
Some of the world’s most influential scientific research in 2019 was produced by the faculty of ECE at Boston University. Web of Science Group by Clarivate Analytics acknowledges highly cited papers with a trophy listed next to the number of citations. To qualify, Clarivate calculates whose work was most often referenced in other scientific research […]
New Infrared Technology Development by Cheng and his Partners Could Change the Future of Pathology
New Infrared Technology Development by Cheng and Partners Could Change the Future of Pathology By: Meg McGrath The definition of disease is, “a disorder of structure or function in a human that produces specific signs or symptoms that affects a specific location.” To fully understand and precisely treat diseases, there’s an innate need to understand […]
Professor Giles Elected AAAS Fellow
He has been elected for his leadership and major contributions to increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in computing disciplines, particularly via leadership in curricula and organizations that advance inclusion.
ECE Junior Austin Negron Wins HackHarvard Hackathon
ECE junior, Austin Negron (ECE ‘21), with the help of his peer, Rishab Nayak (CAS ‘21), and two Northeastern students, developed an app that can take down the language barrier for non-native English speakers when filling out forms. The app emerged from the challenge at the annual HackHarvard’s Hackathon, where this year’s theme was to […]