Jose Martinez Lorenzo Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering j.martinez-lorenzo@neu.edu 617.373.6835 Expertise breast cancer detection, explosives detection, radar system design, signal processing and imaging Jose Martinez Lorenzo in the Press NECN Northeastern University professor pioneers new security technology The haunting images from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings still remain with Northeastern University professor Jose Martinez. Four years later, it’s one of the reasons he’s motivated to stop the next one. “How can I as a scientist, help us avoid situations like that,” asked Martinez. His team at the university are developing a new […] Is this the future of airport security? A team of engineers at Northeastern University is working on technology that could screen passengers quickly enough that they would haven’t to slow down for security on their way to the gate. They’re working to create a structure filled with high-capacity sensors that can screen multiple travelers at a time and still detect potential threats. […] The woeful TSA doesn’t need more staff. It needs this tech The Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats (ALERT) Center at Northeastern University is a Department of Homeland Security “Center of Excellence” (a swanky name for funded R&D centers) that is looking into the future of security checkpoints, and it’s got some intriguing ideas. Those include making checkpoints painless—maybe even invisible—and new video recognition techniques to […] Jose Martinez Lorenzo for Northeastern Global News Northeastern University researchers are designing airport security systems to scan travelers as they walk past Northeastern University researchers are designing airport security systems to scan travelers as they walk past Researchers at Northeastern are working to build a system that could keep travelers moving and cut down on long wait times at airports. Radio waves for crowd protection Radio waves for crowd protection In a recent paper, professors Carey Rappaport and Jose Martinez presented standoff detection system for finding suicide bombers in a crowd.
NECN Northeastern University professor pioneers new security technology The haunting images from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings still remain with Northeastern University professor Jose Martinez. Four years later, it’s one of the reasons he’s motivated to stop the next one. “How can I as a scientist, help us avoid situations like that,” asked Martinez. His team at the university are developing a new […]
Is this the future of airport security? A team of engineers at Northeastern University is working on technology that could screen passengers quickly enough that they would haven’t to slow down for security on their way to the gate. They’re working to create a structure filled with high-capacity sensors that can screen multiple travelers at a time and still detect potential threats. […]
The woeful TSA doesn’t need more staff. It needs this tech The Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats (ALERT) Center at Northeastern University is a Department of Homeland Security “Center of Excellence” (a swanky name for funded R&D centers) that is looking into the future of security checkpoints, and it’s got some intriguing ideas. Those include making checkpoints painless—maybe even invisible—and new video recognition techniques to […]