Karmisha Reeb, an Air Force veteran and Ph.D. student at Northeastern. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Imagine you’ve been assigned to mandatory cybersecurity training at work. This means clicking through a computer program for about an hour. By the end, you haven’t retained much information about cybersecurity at all. But what if you received your ..read more

Stairway to Heaven virtual reality program uses biofeedback from breath sensors to encourage users to pass stone markers and complete a mindfulness journey in a beautiful natural setting. Pine trees blow in the wind and sunlight glitters on the sea in a virtual reality meditation program designed by Northeastern University researchers, called Stairway to Heaven ..read more

Portraits of NULawLab professors Dan Jackson and Jules Sievert and Miso Kim. Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University and Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University The COVID-19 pandemic surfaced inequities, displacement and gentrification in Boston neighborhoods. But people living with these inequalities often don’t know where to turn when searching for help in fighting for their legal rights. By ..read more

When Roee Shraga finished his doctoral degree in 2020, his choices led him and his wife and children from their home in Israel across the world to Northeastern University. After earning a PhD in data science from Israel’s top technical university, he found himself in Boston working in the lab of Khoury College of Computer ..read more

Dustin Shadownes of Ashland City Fire Department searches a creek for missing persons along with a cadaver dog after flash floods killed 20 in Waverly, Tenn. Northeastern researchers are working with Tennessee Valley Authority on better rain forecasting models. AP Photo/John Amis The floods that killed 20 people in Waverly, Tennessee, and the surrounding area ..read more

Kholoud Khateeb, who self-designed her PhD program at Northeastern University, credits the school with her success as a leading data scientist. Courtesy photo Northeastern University graduate Kholoud Khateeb admits she is a bit of an overachiever. As a Husky, she self-designed an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program combining engineering and finance. Then after her father had a ..read more

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University It comes “out of the blue.” That’s a frequent refrain by caregivers of individuals with profound autism who regularly become aggressive and violent. But what if such behavior could be predicted? How many 911 calls, injuries or volatile situations could be avoided? Northeastern University professor Matthew Goodwin recently published a ..read more

When Ticketmaster opened up presale tickets for Taylor Swift’s first tour since 2018, fans were quickly overwhelmed by bots swooping into scoop up tickets. But Northeastern University cybersecurity and antitrust experts say Ticketmaster should have been better equipped to handle the issue. AP Photo by: Rolf Vennenbernd Music industry monolith Live Nation Entertainment, owner of ..read more

Associate professor David Choffnes is among a group of researchers who recently uncovered security and privacy vulnerabilities in smart home devices. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Our homes are getting smarter every day. The next time you buy a toaster, fridge or dishwasher, setup might involve connecting to your home WiFi network and downloading an ..read more

Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Northeastern is poised to contribute a significant body of research toward a greater understanding of the sweeping effects digital platforms such as Uber, Airbnb and Venmo are having on society, while also training an underrepresented generation of students to solve problems across disciplines. A $3 million grant from the National ..read more