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Faculty and Staff Awards 2025

Faculty and staff were recognized at the 27th Annual College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards for their exceptional service and dedication in support of students, the COE community, and the university during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Medication Plus Support Groups Increases Effectiveness of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

MIE Associate Professor Muhammad Noor E Alam’s research, published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics, found that people in treatment for opioid addiction are 25% more likely to complete medication if they also attend a support group.

Making the Case To Modernize the U.S. Domestic Steel Industry

After blocking Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel, the U.S. government must modernize domestic steel production to become more competitive, says MIE Associate Professor Muhammad Noor E Alam.

Alam Gives Industrial Engineering/Operations Research Conference Keynote Speech

MIE Associate Professor Muhammad Noor E Alam delivered a keynote speech, “How Industrial Engineers Can Solve Critical Healthcare Problems: A Case Study Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Crisis,” at the 7th IEOM Bangladesh International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.

Machine Learning Models Applied to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Research

A recent paper, “Self-Help Groups and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: An Investigation Using a Machine Learning-Assisted Robust Causal Inference Framework,” by MIE Associate Professor Muhammad Noor E Alam and his research team was published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics and featured in the The ASAM Weekly, a newsletter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

Using AI/OR Collaboration To Tackle Opioid Epidemic

MIE Associate Professor Muhammad Noor E Alam’s Challenge Problem “AI/OR to Address Opioid Epidemic Crisis”, has been selected for inclusion in the 3rd Computing Community Consortium AI/OR workshop.

PhD Spotlight: Razan Al Lawati, PhD’23, Industrial Engineering

Razan Al Lawati, PhD’23, industrial engineering, conducted research focusing on using stochastic optimization in various ways to develop decision-making tools for systems that deal with uncertainty. She developed a novel framework and her entrepreneurial drive led her to found a solar consulting firm in Oman. Her research contributions were published in the Journal of Applied Energy.

Young Scholars Program for Local High School Students Finishes Strong

High school seniors engage in diverse engineering research during Northeastern’s Young Scholars Program, mentored by COE faculty and students.

PhD Spotlight: Md Mahmudul Hasan, PhD’22 – Industrial Engineering

As a PhD student of the Decision Analytics Lab advised by Md Noor E Alam, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, Md Mahmudul Hasan, PhD’22 industrial engineering, conducted data-driven […]

Alam Receives NSF CAREER Award for Causal Inference in Large-Scale Studies

MIE Assistant Professor Md. Noor E Alam received a $500K NSF CAREER Award for developing “Robust Matching Algorithms for Causal Inference in Large Observational Studies.”

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Just What the Doctor Ordered

Human beings are some of the most complex systems in the world, and responses to illness, disease, and impairments manifest in countless different ways. When it comes to making sure […]

Noor-E-Alam’s Collaborative Work Won 1st Place at APPAM

MIE Assistant Professor Md. Noor-E-Alam’s collaborative work “A Community Health Center Buyback Program to Reduce the Supply of Opioids to Secondary Users” with CSSH Associate Professor Alicia Modestino and D’Amore-McKim Professor Gary Young won 1st place for poster presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference.

Stopping Opioid Addiction Before It Starts

MIE Assistant Professor Muhammad Noor E. Alam is working with DMSB/Bouve Professor Gary Young, Bouve Clinical Assistant Professor Alyssa Peckham, and CSSH Associate Professor Alicia Modestino to determine methods of reducing the number of opioid addictions in the country before they even start.