Stephen Intille

Caucus-goers check in at a caucus at Roosevelt Hight School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Iowa caucus: Maybe there shouldn’t have been an app for that

The Iowa Democratic Party went wrong when it put its faith in an untested app to count the votes during Monday’s caucuses. Will there be a lasting effect on the race? Stephen Intille, associate professor computer sciences, and Nick Beauchamp, assistant professor of political science weigh in.

by Emily Arntsen February 4, 2020

By asking short, digitally delivered questions, associate professor Stephen Intille hopes to get a more complete picture of people’s health—and ultimately make fitness trackers work better for people. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

It’s time for smart fitness trackers to smarten up

Too many owners abandon their fitness trackers because they don’t work well enough. By combining the tools of physical measurement and self-reporting, Stephen Intille, associate professor of computer sciences and health sciences, wants to fill the void between Fitbit screens and real life.

by Aria Bracci September 5, 2019

Apple unveiled its newest generation of products on Tuesday, celebrating a decade since the first iPhone was released. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

What we’ve gained—and lost—after a decade with smartphones

Apple unveiled its newest generation of products on Tuesday, celebrating a decade since the first iPhone was released. Here, two Northeastern professors explain why the iPhone’s commercial success and the subsequent saturation of smartphones across the globe have changed society in massive ways.

by Molly Callahan September 13, 2017

Iowa caucus: Maybe there shouldn’t have been an app for that

It’s time for smart fitness trackers to smarten up

What we’ve gained—and lost—after a decade with smartphones

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