ECE Graduate Student Teams Up to Win 2019 IMS/RFIC Graduate Student Challenge Award
ECE Graduate Student Qijun Liu, a PhD student in the Wireless Integrated Systems and Extreme Circuits group, advised by Professor Rabia Tugce Yazicigil, recently won the 2019 IMS/RFIC Graduate Student Challenge Award. The challenge was to present a new idea that was related to machine learning & quantum computing, radar system and technology, and THz & […]
Professor Venkatesh Saligrama (ECE) Appointed BU Data Science Faculty Fellow
The Data Science Faculty Fellows Program was created in 2017 by Provost Jean Morrison as a part of the BU Data Science Initiative, to help build on the University’s vision for research and education in this strategically important area. Candidates are selected through an evaluation of their current research portfolio, demonstrated contributions, a track record […]
Magnetic Metamaterial Can “Turn Up the Volume” of MRI
BU researchers have developed a new metamaterial that can improve MRI quality and cut scan time in half.
Professor Manuel Egele Awarded $750,000 Grant from ONR for Malware Research
Malware is a constant threat in the 21st century. The most common way to deal with a malware infection is to clean the malicious software from a computer or to reinstall its operating system in an effort to restore its original functionality. However, sophisticated malware that steals sensitive information can, upon detection, be repurposed to […]
Professor Stringhini Presents Keynote at Computational Methods in Online Misbehavior Workshop
Online hate shared through social media platforms has developed into more of an epidemic than we may realize. Bullying, racist tweets, negative posts, memes and more allow people to easily band together and promote hatred. Like-minded people gather in polarized online communities, identify suitable targets, and proceed to carry out their attacks. In his efforts […]
A Step Forward for High-Power Fiber Optics
Professor Siddharth Ramachandran (ECE, MSE) and his lab have observed a new effect within fiber optics that opens up a stable and effective way to develop and use a fiber-optic cable to create a laser that can produce high-power light at desired colors.
How to Make Self-Driving Vehicles Smarter, Bolder
Autonomous vehicles that can maneuver themselves around any city are already out on our public roads, says Yannis Paschalidis, but operating off-road remains a challenge. Paschalidis is testing a new self-driving vehicle with the goal of correcting that problem. These vehicles can operate on and off-road. “We are interested in developing fundamental principles that can be applied to autonomous vehicles capable of navigating themselves on the ground, underwater, and in the air,” he says.
How Light Turns Ordinary Hydrogen Peroxide into a MRSA Treatment
ENG researchers invent blue light therapy that kills MRSA without antibiotics. Perhaps what’s most promising is that blue light phototherapy doesn’t affect healthy cells of the body, so the technique could be used to treat MRSA infections without harming any surrounding tissue or skin.
Professor Janusz Konrad Named IEEE Distinguished Lecturer for 2019-2020
Signal processing is the hidden engine of a myriad of applications we interact with every day. From cellular technology to automotive vehicles or from emergency brain imaging to emergency braking. The Signal Processing Society, the first society of the Institute of the Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) founded in 1948, is the world’s premier professional […]
BU-led Research Team Wins Competitive $7.5 million MURI Grant to Create Neuro-Autonomous Robots
Dream Team of Engineers, Computer Scientists, and Neuroscientists from BU, MIT, and Australia to develop neuro-inspired capabilities for Land, Sea, and Air-based Autonomous Robots