Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things Archives

What could SpaceX’s Starlink do for Ukraine?

After a plea from Ukraine’s vice prime minister, aerospace company CEO Elon Musk deployed his satellite internet service in the country. Tommaso Melodia, director of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern, explains what Starlink can—and can’t—do for besieged country.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki March 5, 2022

Photo of a smartphone screen showing 5G service.

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

John Soliven a work study at the Institute for Wireless Internet of Things (W-IoT) monitors the Colosseum, the world's largest RF emulator with 256 programmable software radios which enables academic, government, and industry researchers to perform scalable and repeatable experimentation in wireless systems in a large-scale emulation environment, at Northeastern University’s Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Northeastern receives rare designation by FCC to expand wireless technology research

The university was designated a Spectrum Innovation Zone by the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, a status that will afford researchers at the university new opportunities to build and test the next generation of wireless technology. Northeastern is one of four locations in the U.S. to hold the designation.

by Molly Callahan August 5, 2021

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

What does 6G technology hold in store? Think remote surgery, shared virtual spaces, and robots that search for dirty bombs.

This is the world that the sixth-generation wireless network can unlock, says Tommaso Melodia, William Lincoln Smith chair professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern. In October, his Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things will host a two-day virtual conference that will convene leaders from industry, academia, and government develop a roadmap for research and development for the successor to the 5G mobile network.

by Khalida Sarwari September 3, 2020

Tommaso Melodia speaks during the Inauguration of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Northeastern University launches the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things

The internet of things is the interface that allows people to connect the physical world with the cyber world, using tools like Alexa or a smart thermostat. Now, Northeastern researchers are taking that concept to the next level to solve some of the most pressing problems in the world with the new Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa October 18, 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

Tommaso Melodia, William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, conducts research on a 3D-printed phantom of the human kidney in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Could sound waves bring us smarter medical implants?

Northeastern engineering professor Tommaso Melodia is working to develop smart medical implants that communicate wirelessly through high-frequency sound waves. He says this technology could one day treat a broad range of ailments, including diabetes, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and heart conditions.

by Kerry Benson - contributor July 24, 2019

Tommaso Melodia will direct Northeastern’s new Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Here’s how the future of wireless technology might look

Northeastern’s new Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things will bring together researchers, industry representatives, and government agencies to build the next generation of wireless technologies for a faster, more connected world.

by Laura Castañón December 20, 2018

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