Page Cache Hacking
The phone lights up and buzzes against the table. The news app notification pops up on the screen alerting the public of a recent cybersecurity threat. That constant fear that nothing we keep on our computers stays private is becoming more and more of a reality. According to a Clark School study done at the […]
Seeing around Corners
Associate Professor Vivek Goyal (ECE) and his team have developed a method of seeing around corners that uses just a simple digital camera and their custom-built algorithms.
Three ENG Professors Named IEEE Fellows
Professors David Castañón (ECE, SE), Siddharth Ramachandran (ECE, MSE) and Venkatesh Saligrama (ECE, SE) have been named Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s leading professional association for advancing technology.
$3.3M Awarded to ENG Researchers under NIH BRAIN Initiative
Their research proposal has three specific aims, but overall plans to deliver a systematic understanding of the effects of a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, ultrasound neuromodulation.
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Contributions from ECE
Throughout Cybersecurity Awareness Month, BU ECE Professors Ari Trachtenberg and David Starobinski, as well as Assistant Professor Manuel Egele, answered questions for BU Experts on cybersecurity issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT), national infrastructure, and continuing education in Boston University’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month Medium series. The Cybersecurity Tech Fair 2018 also […]
ENG’s Xin Zhang Is BU’s 2018 Innovator of the Year, First Woman Chosen
Cited for translational research on use of metamaterials in MRI, acoustic technologies Xin Zhang, a College of Engineering professor, is the ninth faculty member to receive the BU Innovator of the Year award. Photo by Cydney Scott 10.24.2018 By Joel Brown Originally Featured on BU Today Xin Zhang is well-known for her pioneering work with […]
Treating Tumors with Light and Sound
In lumpectomy surgeries, operations where a (usually cancerous) lump is removed from the breast, many small, early-stage tumors can’t be felt by hand during an exam, which makes them difficult to locate during surgery. For tumors like these, a doctor typically inserts a thin guide wire, less than a millimeter wide, into the breast before the […]
ECE Professor Elected as OSA Fellow
The Optical Society of America (OSA) has elevated Professor Ji-Xin Cheng (ECE) to the rank of fellow for his outstanding contributions to invention and development of label-free optical spectroscopic imaging technologies with groundbreaking applications to biology, medicine and materials science.
ENG Researcher Touted As Emerging Leader
Assistant Professor Sahar Sharifzadeh (ECE, MSE, Physics) was recognized by Nature as one of 11 early- to mid-career scientists making an impact in their fields.
ENG Researchers Win $1.5M Department of Energy Grant
Three ENG researchers, Assistant Professor Mary Dunlop, Assistant Professor Wilson Wong, and Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, were awarded a three-year, $1.5M Department of Energy grant to develop technology to better understand and measure the synthesis of biofuels in living cells.