Researchers and students at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things envision a future in which people and their environment are wirelessly connected by a continuum of AI-powered devices and networks, from driverless cars and search-and-rescue drone swarms to implantable medical devices and smart cities. The institute is home to world-leading expertise, facilities, and technologies dedicated to making wireless communications exponentially faster, more energy efficient, and more secure.
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Meet the faculty, research, and administrative staff working to transform how people, objects, and devices connect and communicate worldwide.
5/26/2023
WIoT Institute researchers tested SC2430 signal conditioners in a private 5G deployment, evaluating them under diverse conditions and loads, showcasing Northeastern University’s expertise in testing next-gen wireless network devices.
5/22/2023
WIoT Institute was pleased to host Marc Sanchez Net, Telecommunications Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who introduced us to deep space communications systems, technologies, and practices currently used at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to operate missions across the solar system.
5/19/2023
Researchers demonstrated a 16 Gbps communication link using a custom-built, fully re-configurable software-defined radio (SDR). How they made it possible? Learn the details
Interdisciplinary expertise that includes Communication and Networking, Sensors, IoT devices and Energy Harvesting, Data Analytics and Machine Learning, Security and Blockchains
Jun 5-7, Boston, MA, USA
A 3-day in-person master class designed for Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers interested in using the Colosseum channel emulator for their research.
June 5 – 9, 2023
The IEEE ComSoc School Series in Boston will focus on next-generation communication and networking technologies for 6G wireless systems.
June 12 – 15, 2023
IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile, and Multimedia Networks will bring together researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of wireless, mobile, and multimedia-pervasive communications.
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Photo by Mathew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityNortheastern is home to the Colosseum, the world’s largest radiofrequency channel emulator. Developed by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Colosseum will enable the building and testing of intelligent, autonomous, collaborative, wireless technologies for military and commercial use.
This “electronic arena” can mimic, in real-time, tens of thousands of RF channel interactions among hundreds of wireless devices within a square kilometer. Through AI, radios that weren’t designed to work together can now learn to do so by optimizing the limited capacity of the electromagnetic RF spectrum.
We serve as the academic lead and project office for the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research, a $100 million public-private partnership designed to sustain U.S. leadership in the industry and boost our economic competitiveness. PAWR will find new ways to power IoT by building city-scale testbeds for advanced wireless technologies and digital ecosystems.
PAWR is funded by the NSF and the PAWR Industry Consortium, which represents 30 of the nation’s leading companies and associations in wireless-related industries. The PAWR Project Office—co-led by Northeastern University and US Ignite—will be deploying and managing up to four city-scale testbeds.
