532 ISEC

Title: Power-Efficient and Security-Enhancing Techniques for Ultra-low Power IoT  Devices Committee Members: Prof. Aatmesh Shrivastava (Advisor) Prof. Marvin Onabajo Prof. Nian X. Sun Abstract: Internet-of-things (IoT) devices often rely on ambient energy sources such as photovoltaic (PV) cells and thermoelectric generators (TEGs) for their operation. Minimizing power loss through ambient energy harvesting optimization can significantly […]

Title: Integration of Polyimide Flexible PCB Wings in Northeastern's Aerobat Location: Room: ISEC 532, Teams link Committee Members: Prof. Alireza Ramezani(Advisor) Prof. Rifat Sipahi Abstract: The principal aim of this Master's thesis is to propel the optimization of the membrane wing structure of the Northeastern Aerobat through origami techniques and enhancing its capacity for secure […]

Title: Deep Learning for the Physical Layer: From Signal Classification to Decoding Location: ISEC 532 Committee Members: Prof. Kaushik Chowdhury (Advisor) Prof. Stratis Ioannidis Prof. Robert Nowak Abstract: The growth in wireless spectrum usage has created new physical layer applications and intensified the importance of the existing ones. Physical layer applications ranging from device authentication […]

Title: Leveraging Deep Learning on Multimodal Sensor Data for Wireless Communication: From mmWave Beamforming to Digital Twins Committee Members: Prof. Kaushik Chowdhury (Advisor) Prof. Hanumant Singh Prof. Josep Jornet Dr. Mark Eisen Abstract: With the widespread Internet of Things (IoT) devices, a wide variety of sensors are now present in different environments. For example, self-driving […]

"Legged Walking on Inclined Surfaces" Committee Members: Prof. Alireza Ramezani(Advisor) Prof. Miriam Leeser Prof. Bahram Shafai Abstract: The main contributions of this MS Thesis are centered around taking steps towards successful multi-modal demonstrations using Northeastern's legged-aerial robot, Husky Carbon. This work discusses the challenges involved in achieving multi-modal locomotion such as trotting-hovering and thruster-assisted incline […]

Following our success with last year's Open House, we are again opening the lab up to visitors! This year, demos will be held on the 5th floor of ISEC by Yingzi Lin, Ilya Vidrin, Alireza Ramezani, Taskin Padir, Kris Dorsey, Rob Platt, and Hanu Singh. In Richards Hall, Dagmar Sternad, CJ Hasson, and Max Shepherd will be […]

Trust Dynamics with AI in High-Consequence Work Systems Wednesday, 12/7/2022 from 1 - 2 pm ISEC 532 & Zoom Zoom: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/96750528112?pwd=Z3M0b1Z0QTZFaWM3QzZ5bC92SjFUZz09 Steve Dorton Principal Scientist for Sensemaking, Decision Making, and AI The MITRE Corporation Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often viewed as the means by which intelligence analysts will cope with the ever-increasing deluge of data […]