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Jun 08, 2026
Akcay Wins Best Paper Award at IISE Annual Conference
MIE Associate Professor Alp Akcay received the Best Paper Award from the Modeling & Simulation (MS) Division of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) for his paper on “Data-Driven Resource Aggregation for Scalable Digital Twin and Simulation Model Generation”.
Jun 04, 2026
Northeastern Launches Physical AI Research Initiative, Unveils NU-WORLD Platform
Northeastern University launched the Physical AI Research (PAIR) Initiative on May 21–22, bringing together over 200 researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and government representatives to advance intelligent systems that learn from and act in the physical world. The two-day event featured keynote talks, the public debut of Northeastern’s open world-model platform NU-WORLD, and broad participation from organizations including NVIDIA, Amazon Robotics, Boston Dynamics, and Microsoft — signaling strong momentum around a field that spans robotics, healthcare, manufacturing, and beyond.
Jun 02, 2026
Zheng Appointed Chair of Optica Photonic Metamaterials Technical Group
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng has been invited to serve as the chair of the Photonic Metamaterials (PM) Technical Group for a three-year term running through December 2028.
Jun 01, 2026
Two Northeastern Students Helping Increase IVF Success Through Co-op
Two Northeastern students––Jake Percival, E, mechanical engineering and bioengineering, and Tori Christianson, E, chemical engineering and bioengineering––are completing their co-ops at AutoIVF. They are working on a device that can find “hidden” egg cells in follicular fluid, helping to increase the chance of successful IVF by increasing the number of eggs retrieved.
May 27, 2026
Why U.S Drivers Aren’t Switching to Electric Vehicles
The gas prices have soared since the War in Iran, but Americans are still not buying into the electric vehicle industry. MIE Assistant Professor Juner Zhu and others explain the variables that may be influencing their decisions.
May 26, 2026
Rebuilding From Scratch: How Northeastern’s Mars Rover Team will Overcome the Competition
Northeastern University Mars Rover team has rebuilt their rover from scratch, and are confident that their new upgrades will serve them well in this year’s University Rover Challenge in Utah.
May 13, 2026
Zheng Selected as 2026 NASA Glenn Faculty Fellow
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng was selected as a 2026 NASA Glenn Faculty Fellow, a 10-week residential research program, to work on advanced energy and power systems for space applications.
May 07, 2026
Summer 2026 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Summer 2026 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.