Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Archives

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Is 5G really a threat to air travel?

Why did international air carriers feel it necessary to cancel or adjust flights based on the emergence of 5G towers in the U.S.? Answers and a potential solution are offered by Tommaso Melodia, the William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen January 20, 2022

Matteo Rinaldi, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and the director of Northeastern’s SMART Center, has come up with a clever solution for that: a smart detector that wakes itself up from ultra battery saver mode using the very flames it is engineered to detect. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

How many disasters could this new fire detector prevent over 10 years? That’s how long its battery lasts.

Northeastern researchers in electrical and computer engineering have been awarded a patent for a smart sensor that consumes no power and can operate for years without a battery change. They plan to use it to prevent fires in places including forests and construction sites.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa August 1, 2019

Researchers at Northeastern are designing a low-cost, low-power sensor that will detect the volatile organic chemicals given off by damaged plants. Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Crops communicate with one another. These researchers want to listen in.

Researchers at Northeastern have received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to design low-cost, low-power sensors that will help farmers detect pests and disease before they can spread.

by Laura Castañón January 16, 2019

Researchers aim to thwart targeted cyberattacks

Northeastern cybersecurity expert Engin Kirda and his colleagues have produced groundbreaking research that sheds light on targeted attacks, which represent the growing majority of cyberespionage worldwide taking place today.

by News@Northeastern August 12, 2014

3Qs: Is a potential Facebook hack on the horizon?

The hacker group Anonymous recently announced through a YouTube video that it plans to “kill” Facebook on Nov. 5 for supposedly abusing the privacy of its users. We asked Engin Kirda, the Sy and Laurie Sternberg Interdisciplinary Endowed Professor for Information Assurance — with joint appointments in Northeastern’s College of Computer and Information Science and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering — to discuss the potential implications of the hack and the motives behind hacking groups such as Anonymous.

by Jordana Torres August 16, 2011

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Is 5G really a threat to air travel?

How many disasters could this new fire detector prevent over 10 years? That’s how long its battery lasts.

Crops communicate with one another. These researchers want to listen in.

Researchers aim to thwart targeted cyberattacks

3Qs: Is a potential Facebook hack on the horizon?

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