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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Gordon Engineering Leadership Program earns national recognition

Gordon Engineering Leadership Program earns national recognition

Current director Simon Pitts and founding director Michael Silevitch have been recognized for their dedication and innovative work educating and developing strong engineering leaders.
A VAST solution for airport security

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.
Innovation that gets into the skin

Innovation that gets into the skin

A Northeastern research team earns a National Science Foundation innovation award to develop a device for measuring melanin levels in the skin, with great potential for the cosmetics industry.
3Qs: Homeland security, 10 years after 9/11

3Qs: Homeland security, 10 years after 9/11

Nearly 10 years have passed since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, transformed the world forever and reshaped America’s views on many aspects of life, including national defense. At Northeastern University, researchers are conducting groundbreaking work in areas such as explosives detection, cyber defense, robotics and data security. We asked Michael Silevitch, co-director of ALERT, a multi-university Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, to elaborate on the University’s innovative security research.
Faculty Reads, Volume One

Faculty Reads, Volume One

Northeastern faculty members have written at length on a wide range of topics. Here, we highlight the first batch of published works in an occasional feature on recent faculty books.
Research heads meet in D.C. with homeland security cabinet secretary

Research heads meet in D.C. with homeland security cabinet secretary

At university research summit with U.S. officials, directors of Northeastern’s ALERT Center discuss innovative projects to identify and prevent potential bomb threats
Partnership the key to bringing research to reality

Partnership the key to bringing research to reality

In conference at Northeastern, innovation leaders from academia, industry and government urge collaboration and focus on use-inspired research
Q&A: Leading an in-depth effort to prevent terrorism

Q&A: Leading an in-depth effort to prevent terrorism

Researchers are investigating ways to make our nation safer from terrorist threats through the development of cutting-edge imaging technologies.
Subsurface science solving real-world problems

Subsurface science solving real-world problems

Northeastern's Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Director Michael Silevitch explains real-world approach to scientific advances.
Northeastern University to Inaugurate New Federally-funded Explosives Research Center

Northeastern University to Inaugurate New Federally-funded Explosives Research Center

Ribbon-Cutting for the Homeland Security Center of Excellence for Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats on Thursday, October 30 BOSTON – October 27, 2008 – Northeastern University will inaugurate the Center for Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats (ALERT) on Thursday, October 30, 2008. ALERT, a new research Center of Excellence for Explosives Detection, Mitigation […]