Skip to content
Artificial Intelligence
Two people work at desks with computers. The foreground person, in profile, has braided hair and wears a hoodie. The other person is slightly blurred in the background, wearing headphones. A sanitizer bottle is visible on the desk.

News and events

Tracking AI breakthroughs and innovators

We’re breaking new ground in addressing critical world issues through AI-infused learning and discovery. See how we’re supercharging our impact through AI.

Latest ways we are shaping an enhanced future.

More AI news
  • A hand holds a smartphone displaying an AI chat app interface on the screen. The background is blurred and dark, highlighting the bright screen featuring an AI logo and sign-in options.

    Northeastern researchers develop AI app to help speech-impaired users communicate more naturally

    Northeastern researchers develop AI app to help speech-impaired users communicate more naturally

    Mar. 21, 2025
  • A person with shoulder-length hair and glasses smiles while standing indoors. They wear a black top, and the background is blurred.

    Researcher’s sustainable fertilizer breakthrough fueled by machine learning and quantum mechanics

    Researcher’s sustainable fertilizer breakthrough fueled by machine learning and quantum mechanics

    Feb. 12, 2025
  • What is Jevons Paradox? And why it may—or may not—predict AI’s future

    What is Jevons Paradox? And why it may—or may not—predict AI’s future

    Feb. 07, 2025
  • Three people are seated at a desk in a modern classroom with laptops. The person on the left writes in a notebook, while the others focus on their screens. Bright lights reflect on the table surface.
    Grant will allow Northeastern center to expand AI education

    Grant will allow Northeastern center to expand AI education

    Dec. 11, 2024
    Read Story

Events and programs

Participate in our AI research community’s events

  • A woman in a white shirt sits at a table with a laptop, holding a tape measure against a black high-heeled shoe. Sunlight filters through large windows behind her, and the scene is overlaid with a subtle grid pattern.
    Develop Custom Applications & Data Visualizations

    Develop Custom Applications & Data Visualizations

    Apr. 10, 2025
  • A person in a lab coat and safety goggles is using a pipette in a brightly lit laboratory. The room is filled with scientific equipment and illuminated with blue light, creating a high-tech atmosphere.
    Create the Right AI Prompts for Research

    Create the Right AI Prompts for Research

    Apr. 09, 2025
  • A person interacts with a digital interface filled with glowing blue nodes and lines, suggesting a network or virtual reality environment. The person looks focused, as if navigating or manipulating the digital elements.

    Build a Custom Bot

    Build a Custom Bot

    Apr. 08, 2025

AI co-op case studies

How our students are

leveraging AI to effect change

Our talented co-op students are using AI to solve real-world challenges while forging paths toward meaningful careers.

Developing brain-inspired computing hardware

Mauricio Tedeschi worked as a co-op at the Peter Grünberg Institute, where he helped the research center develop and test algorithms for “brain-inspired hardware” for high-performance computing. By mimicking neurons in the human brain, researchers hope to make computer chips more efficient and cost effective. Tedeschi, a computer science and physics major, assisted in the development of code to make these chips handle complicated tasks more efficiently. The research was published in the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing proceeding.

Learn more

Co-op students develop AI chatbot for state transit system

Ria Singh and Rudra Sett, students in Northeastern’s AI for Impact Co-op Program, built a generative artificial intelligence chatbot to share information about the MBTA’s paratransit service. The students developed a system that allows call takers to quickly search policies and other MBTA documents. The chatbot also finds answers to queries that the customer service representatives can relay back to the customer. The tool will allow CSRs to more quickly share key transit information with the public.

Learn more

AI tool connects farmers with environmental grants

Diane Grant and Rachel Kahn—who are both majoring in computer science and political science—created a navigation tool that consolidates information on grants offered by the Massachusetts’ Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Their AI-powered tool allows businesses, municipalities, nonprofits, and farmers to search a database of grant information to find appropriate opportunities more easily. Grant and Kahn hope that their tool will also help constituents determine their eligibility, understand grant requirements, and more. Both students are part of the AI for Impact Co-op Program.

Learn more

Gaining experience in machine learning

Ava Knight completed a co-op with Werusys Industrie Informatik, a German data analytics and machine-learning artificial intelligence company. While working for the company, she developed an application within a data analytics software that used machine learning to analyze time-series energy usage data from a manufacturing plant in order to identify optimal production conditions. Knight appreciated this co-op for granting her extensive app development and problem-solving experience.

Learn more about co-op

Take Action

Apply
Request information
Visit

Quick Links

Campus Locations

NU experience logo

Today, a vanguard of donors is driving Northeastern’s historic $1.75 billion fundraising campaign. With initiatives that span the globe, accelerating outcomes, we’re creating a better world right now. Learn more about our mission

Copyright 2025 Northeastern University

University Announcements

The Northeastern University System has issued the following announcement(s).