DARPA

The artificial intelligence race will hinge in part upon a renewed desire by the government to retain international students who have earned degrees in the U.S., Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun said in a one-on-one discussion with Steven Walker, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Photo by Zach Gibson for Northeastern

‘The human factor has to be at the center of everything we do’

New technologies should be focused on human ethics and a universal desire to make life better for people around the world. That was the message embraced by Northeastern leaders, security specialists, and defense experts at an innovation conference hosted by the university in Washington, D.C. Monday.

by Ian Thomsen September 23, 2019

A close up of a radio and server system in the lab of Tommaso Melodia, the William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern. Colosseum, a massive testbed for wireless systems, will arrive at Northeastern in November. It can process more information in a single second than is estimated to be held in the entire print collection of the Library of Congress. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Northeastern to design the wireless networks of the future

The National Science Foundation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have selected Northeastern to run a massive data center that will enable researchers around the country to build and test the next generation of wireless technology and find new ways to use artificial intelligence to shape the smart devices of the future.

by Laura Castañón September 19, 2019

From left to right: Hai Nguyen, Tien Vo-Huu, Marinos Vomvas, and Norbert Ludant. They advanced to the final round of a DARPA competition in which they will compete for $2 million in prize money. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

With nearly $1 million on the line, this Northeastern team had to think fast

Ingenuity and quick thinking helped a computer science team stave off a last-minute disqualification and win a competition held by the research arm of the U.S. military.

by Khalida Sarwari January 17, 2019

Matteo Rinaldi has developed a new type of sensor that consumes no power whatsoever in standby mode, waking up only when it detects an important event. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

New ‘sleeping’ sensors could save costs, make warzones safer

Sensors deployed in remote or hazardous locations could improve intel and safety conditions, but maintaining them is costly. Now, Matteo Rinaldi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has developed a new type of sensor that consumes no power whatsoever in standby mode, waking up only when it detects an important event.

by Allie Nicodemo September 14, 2017

Is that a turnip or a bomb?

Northeastern researchers have developed a new programming language that can decipher images relayed by drones, untangling, for instance, if an image is of a terrorist planting a bomb or simply a farmer planting root vegetables for his livelihood.

by Thea Singer April 20, 2016

Carla Brodley appointed dean of the College of Computer and Information Science

Northeastern University has appointed Dr. Carla E. Brodley as dean of the College of Computer and Information Science, effective Aug. 1, 2014.

by News@Northeastern April 22, 2014

Researchers push the radio rainbow’s limits

In DARPA’s first ever Spectrum Challenge, computer science professor Guevara Noubir’s team dominated the competition in its attempt to transmit data from one point to another given the limited frequency spectrum available.

by Angela Herring September 30, 2013