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May 05, 2026
A Chemical Engineering PhD Student’s Evolution Through LEADERs
Natesan Mani, PhD, chemical engineering, reflects on how the courses from the LEADERs Program impacted his professional development, preparing him for his internship at Amgen. These experiences enriched his research skillset and opened doors to opportunities and paths he had never seen before.
Apr 16, 2026
Solving Real Healthcare Problems with Tech: Naimisha Kaza’s Story
For Naimisha Kaza, Information Systems, fall ’25, technology has always been more than code—it is a tool to solve meaningful problems in healthcare. At Northeastern University’s College of Engineering, Kaza has built an academic and professional journey that bridges biomedical engineering, software development, and real-world healthcare innovation.
Apr 08, 2026
Two Engineering Students Help Address Community Problems in Roxbury and Dorchester
Northeastern students Ruifeng Song, PhD, civil and environmental engineering, and Kriish Hate, MS’26, mechanical engineering, are a part of a project called Common SENSES–an initiative aimed at giving community members hard data through sensors and an interactive map to back up claims of pollution problems in the area.
Mar 30, 2026
Making AI in Healthcare Reliable with Dr. Burcu Ozek
Dr. Burcu Ozek is currently a Principal AI Scientist at Walkky after completing a PhD in industrial engineering at Northeastern. Looking back at her time with Northeastern, Ozeck shares the value of the LEADERs program and how her hands-on experience gave her the necessary skills to communicate across teams in her work with AI in healthcare.
Mar 27, 2026
Where Impact Meets Innovation, Abhiram Elango, MS’25
Abhiram Elango, MS’25, electrical and computer engineering, recently completed his master’s degree at Northeastern. Armed with new confidence and expertise, he is now pursuing roles in wireless communications where he can work closely with customers and see the direct impact of his work.
Mar 26, 2026
Spoiled: How One Polymer Could Change the Way We Trust Our Food and Medicine
Tara Arjomandbigdeli, PhD’27, is an interdisciplinary engineering researcher at Northeastern’s eSOIL, a lab where she is developing a heat-sensitive polymer label designed to protect consumers by detecting when temperature-sensitive products like food or medication have spoiled. With plans to launch a startup from her research, she hopes to bring the technology to market—and eventually into every home.
Mar 25, 2026
Best Paper Award at 3DV 2026 for LAPA Multi-Camera Point Tracking
ECE Associate Professor Sarah Ostadabbas and her team of PhD, MS, and postdoctoral researchers at the Augmented Cognition Lab received the Best Paper Award at the 2026 International Conference on 3D Vision for their paper on “Look Around and Pay Attention: Multi-camera Point Tracking Reimagined with Transformers”.
Mar 24, 2026
Innovation in the World of Wireless Communication
Pietro Brach del Prever, PhD’27, computer engineering, is conducting research at the Institute for Intelligent Networked Systems. With the support of Northeastern and a drive to push boundaries, Brach del Prever continues to dedicate himself to research that advances wireless communication.