Associate professors of graphic design and speech language pathology and audiology have teamed up to develop a computer program that helps teenage foreign-language speakers learn English.
Cybersecurity and the new digital threats
As part of a Monday afternoon lecture on cybersecurity, Engin Kirda was installed as the inaugural Sy and Laurie Sternberg Associate Professor for Information Assurance.
3Qs: The driverless car
Marty Vona, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, discusses the technical challenges of Google’s newest venture.
3Qs: Is a potential Facebook hack on the horizon?
The hacker group Anonymous recently announced through a YouTube video that it plans to “kill” Facebook on Nov. 5 for supposedly abusing the privacy of its users. We asked Engin Kirda, the Sy and Laurie Sternberg Interdisciplinary Endowed Professor for Information Assurance — with joint appointments in Northeastern’s College of Computer and Information Science and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering — to discuss the potential implications of the hack and the motives behind hacking groups such as Anonymous.
Student pursues breakthrough in supercomputing
Northeastern computer science major will present his findings on preventing data loss to international conference in Montreal
Network scientist awarded international prize for research
Director of Northeastern’s Center for Complex Network Research wins recognition from science foundation based in Italy
3Qs: Wake-up artist
This student app inventor wants you to start your day informed.
Foresight provides insight
Senior Praful Mathur was one of a handful of U.S. students to attend the World Foresight Forum, a summit on solving 21st century global challenges.
Understanding the social side of cyber-security issues
Internet attacks offer intriguing research challenges for new professor, who will look at the user’s role in creating vulnerabilities
