Angela Herring

'Gaydar' revisited

Image via Thinkstock. I had a friend in college who claimed to have extremely good “gaydar.” She insisted that, generally…

by Angela Herring February 28, 2014

New tools to get your smartphone up to speed

Dave Choffnes, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, is developing programs that incentivize smartphone users to share their data in order to improve the mobile Internet experience while still protecting their privacy.

by Angela Herring February 26, 2014

Snow in Nahant

Oh dear god, they said snow…again. At least if you get to spend your days playing up at the Marine Science Center in…

by Angela Herring February 25, 2014

Face value

Assistant professor Raymond Fu is developing facial recognition software with applications ranging from advertising to criminal investigations. His research recently earned him a Young Investigator award from the International Neural Network Society.

by Angela Herring February 25, 2014

Brilliant and motivated, but a good hire?

World-renowned network scientist Albert László Barabási was installed as the inaugural Robert Gray Dodge Professor of Network Science on Monday, when he delivered a lecture highlighting his research on the “science of success.”

by Angela Herring February 25, 2014

Weekly Webcrawl: February 24, 2013

Weekly photo: “Feeling grumpy in the morning? Cane Toad (Rhinella marina). A South American species, great at controlling beetles that…

by Angela Herring February 24, 2014

A VAST solution for airport security

Advanced video analytics technology developed by researchers in Northeastern’s ALERT Center helps TSA agents make better use of data collected by surveillance cameras at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

by Angela Herring February 24, 2014

A new era for climate change science

New research from Northeastern climate scientists suggests that the most recent generation of models is no better at predicting future outcomes than the older generation. But they have a solution.

by Angela Herring February 20, 2014

Want your computer to go faster? Just add light

An interdisciplinary duo of Northeastern professors have created the first electronic chip that mixes optical and electronic signals to perform the most elementary computational operations—a breakthrough that could lead to much faster and more efficient electronic devices.

by Angela Herring February 19, 2014

A game of virtual strength

Photo via Thinkstock. There are two things that govern how we move: our brains and the muscles themselves. Every time…

by Angela Herring February 14, 2014

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