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New London Tech Hub At Northeastern Wants To Make AI Technology Faster, More Reliable

01/25/2026

After the Boston hub’s success, the new London arm of the Institute for Intelligent Networked Systems opens the door to Europe and boosts AI research with new partnerships, according to director Tommaso Melodia of Northeastern University.

O-RAN Digital Twin Platform Co-Funded by O-RAN ALLIANCE Powers Research and Innovation in AI and Open RAN

05/22/2025

The O-RAN ALLIANCE and the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University have successfully concluded the seed funding initiative, launched by O-RAN ALLIANCE in November 2023 to support research and development of next generation open Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure.

Northeastern University Open6G Named an AI-RAN Alliance-Endorsed Lab

02/27/2025

The AI-RAN Alliance has announced that Northeastern University’s Open6G experimental platforms are now part of the first wireless laboratories endorsed by the organization. These state-of-the-art platforms offer a unique range of solutions for AI-RAN research, development, and testing—from large-scale hardware-in-the-loop emulation and over-the-air software-defined radios to continuous testing of RAN workloads and a private 5G network built on open and programmable software.

Tech Mahindra and Northeastern University Collaborate to Drive Innovation in O-RAN and 6G Connectivity Solutions

08/08/2024

We are excited to announce our collaboration with Tech Mahindra, to further develop innovative and industry-leading solutions in ORAN and 6G. This collaboration will focus on end-to-end testing and system integration in virtual and real-world environments, using innovative technologies such as digital twins and large-scale wireless network emulation systems, driving the fast-paced adoption of open, programmable and AI-powered RAN solutions.

Joint North American O-RAN PlugFest Readout – Spring 2024

The in-person read-out for the Joint North American O-RAN PlugFest is scheduled for May 29th at 9am-12pm at the Northeastern University campus in Burlington, MA.

Address: 147 S Bedford St, Building 5, Burlington, MA 01803

The Northeastern University campus in Burlington is about 30 minutes driving North of Boston. There are several convenient accommodation options around the campus. Northeastern operates a shuttle between the main campus in Boston and Burlington.

Remote participation will be arranged through an O-RAN ALLIANCE WebEx, the link can be found in the O-RAN ALLIANCE wiki.

The Open 6G OTIC at Northeastern University Announces General Availability of Open RAN Testing and Integration Solutions

05/14/2024

The Open6G Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC) at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University announces the general availability of testing and integration solutions for Open RAN, including conformance, interoperability, and end-to-end testing based on the O-RAN ALLIANCE specifications. The Open6G OTIC supports the testing for performance and interoperability requirements that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has highlighted as priorities in the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (PWSCIF) NOFO 2 on Open Radio Commercialization and Innovation.

WIoT Students Showcase Research at RISE Event

04/11/2024

Students from the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things showcased their research at the 2024 RISE Expo hosted by Northeastern University. The presented posters, shown below, explored topics such as robotic mapping and digital twins for 5G communications.

VIAVI Unveils Groundbreaking Advances in 6G and AI Research with Introduction of 6G City-Scale Digital Twin and AI-Native Air Interface

04/04/2024

Viavi Solutions Inc. today shared milestones in 6G and AI research based on the company’s 6G Forward Program. As 6G is the first AI-native generation of wireless communications, data sources such as a 6G city-scale digital twin will be vital for training other elements of the network such as the 6G AI-Native Air Interface.

Open6G OTIC at Northeastern University to Perform O-RAN 5G Interoperability Testing and End-to-End Demonstration of AmpliTech's O-RAN CAT B 64T64R MIMO Radio

04/03/2024

The Open6G Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC) at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University today announced entering into a partnership and contractual agreement with AmpliTech Group, Inc., a NASDAQ company, to perform 5G interoperability testing (IoT) and conformance testing of AmpliTech’s newly released, leading-edge O-RAN CAT B 64T64R MIMO radio unit (O-RU).

Northeastern University and the Singapore University of Technology and Design Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Open RAN and 6G

2/27/2024

At the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, Northeastern University and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a partnership on research and development on next-generation wireless networks.

O-RAN ALLIANCE Awards Seed Funding to WIoT for Next Generation Open RAN Research Platforms

11/17/2023

The O-RAN ALLIANCE has awarded the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University the first round of nGRG seed funding. This will support platforms for research and development of next-generation open Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure.

Performance of Cellular Networks on Wheels

11/16/2023

Researchers at WIoT, in collaboration with Purdue University, conducted the first in-depth measurement study of the mobile networks of all three major US carriers while driving across the continental US.

WIoT Start-Up DeepCharge Featured on ABC/WMTW News

10/31/2023

WIoT start-up DeepCharge – led by Yousof Naderi, Kaushik Chowdhury, and Ufuk Muncuk – is receiving notable media attention. Watch the full ABC News interview here.

Multiverse at the Edge: Interacting Real World and Digital Twins for Wireless Beamforming

9/28/2023

Researchers Unveil ‘Multiverse’ Approach for Vehicle-Mounted Millimeter-Wave Radios, Employing Real-Time Digital Twins to Optimize Beam Selection in Dynamic Environments.

WIoT Institute Presents 5G Training and Certification with Qualcomm Wireless Academy 5G University Program

9/27/2023

The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things presents the 5G Training and Certification for Students in collaboration with the Qualcomm Wireless Academy (QWA) 5G University Program.

Mobile Near-field Terahertz Communications Beyond 6G

9/21/2023

The future of wireless technology is taking a giant leap into the world of sub-terahertz and terahertz technologies. Read how WIoT researchers are actively exploring this emerging field.

Beyond 100 GHz: WIoT Institute's Visionary Initiative to Reshape Spectrum Sharing

9/21/2023

A visionary research initiative from WIoT Institute researchers, now supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), could reshape the spectrum landscape above 100 GHz.

Unlocking Potential: High School Scholars Collaborate with Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things

9/20/2023

Learn how the WIoT Institute nurtured their experience as the next generation of tech innovators shaping the future of technology.

A5G Networks and Northeastern University Deploy Automated Multi-Vendor Private and Edge Network

9/13/2023

This cutting-edge network features a fully virtualized and automated Radio Access Network (RAN) using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and a cloud-native mobile core by A5G.

Joint Optimization of Storage and Transmission via Coding Traffic Flows for Content Distribution

8/29/2023

This paper was awarded at WiOpt 2023, the 21st International Symposium on Mobile, Ad-hoc, and Wireless Networks held in Singapore.

WIoT Institute Joins the 1st Global OTIC Summit in Singapore

8/25/2023

The Global OTIC Summit brought together the Open RAN ecosystem’s experts, researchers, and industry leaders.

NeTS: Medium | Resilient-by-Design Data-Driven NextG Open Radio Access Networks

8/22/2023

This initiative will build the fundamental science underlying the next generation of data-driven cellular networks and aims at making these networks operating with the swiftly proliferating Open RAN framework secure by design against cyberthreats.

IoT Goes Sky: Non-terrestrial Connectivity for the IoT Via Satellites and Unmanned Aerial Systems

8/21/2023

This seminar will focus on non-terrestrial connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT) and, more specifically, on radiofrequency (RF) based non-terrestrial Machine-Type Communication (MTC).

Spectrum Harmony: Balancing 6G and Satellite Signals for Coexistence

8/14/2023

In a recent conversation with IEEE Spectrum, WIoT’s Principal Research Scientist, Michele Polese, discusses solutions for the data-hungry wireless society of the 6G era.

Beyond 100 GHz: Exploring Wireless Communications Sensing and Security

8/10/2023

This article is an analysis of the rapidly evolving 5G networks and the implications on the deployment of terahertz wireless communications.

Northeastern University has received the first award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Wireless Innovation Fund

8/09/2023

This achievement, announced on August 8th, was awarded to the WIoT Institute project “Toward Energy Efficiency Testing in Open RAN.”

Can 5G mmWave support Multi-User AR?

8/04/2023

Researchers at WIoT at Northeastern University study whether today’s ultra-fast 5G mmWave networks can support latency-critical multi-user AR applications.

Prof. Josep Jornet has been appointed as the Chair of the Terahertz Communications SIG at the IEEE RCC

8/02/2023

The Terahertz Communications Special Interest Group (SIG) at IEEE aims to advance research and development in Terahertz (THz) communications for 6G and beyond.

Coexistence and Spectrum Sharing Above 100 GHz

8/01/2023

Researchers at WIoT Institute present a comprehensive tutorial exploring techniques and scenarios to facilitate active/passive sharing above 100 GHz while maximizing the benefits for all users.

Professor Kaushik Chowdhury Among Top 10 Finalists for the 2023 Blavatnik National Awards

7/31/2023

We celebrate Professor Kaushik Chowdhury’s outstanding achievement as one of the top 10 finalists at the 2023 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists in the Physical Sciences and Engineering category.

Nanonetworking in the Terahertz Band and Beyond

7/26/2023

Researchers at WIoT Institute present a comprehensive analysis of the state-of-the-art in electromagnetic nanoscale communication and networks, employing a meticulous bottom-up approach.

Prof. Edmund Yeh was Awarded a Patent for Network and Method for Servicing a Computation Request

7/19/2023

Prof. Yeh’s patent is a data-centric computing framework integrating joint computation, caching, and request forwarding. It includes a virtual control plane operating on request counters and an actual plane handling computation and data requests.

Northeastern University launches O-RAN OTIC for Next-Generation Cellular Networks in the Open6G Hub

7/06/2023

WIoT Institute at Northeastern University announces the establishment of an Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC) in Burlington, MA, to promote research, development, and testing of next-generation Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN).

WIoT Institute Participation at Osaka Face-to-face meeting (O-RAN F2F)

6/29/2023

Davide Villa, a Ph.D. candidate and researcher at the WIoT Institute, joined forces with Open Air Interface Software Alliance to showcase the O-RAN over the air demos.

Exploring the Future of Testing: Prominent Leaders Emphasize Long-Term Investments in Critical Technologies

6/13/2023

During the most recent edition of NI Connect, Professor Kaushik Chowdhury and other influential leaders delved into the significance of long-term investments in critical technologies for the future of testing at NI Connect.

A Reservation-based Adaptive MAC Protocol for OFDM Physical Layers in Underwater Networks

5/31/2023

A Reservation-based Adaptive MAC Protocol for OFDM Physical Layers in Underwater Networks” is one of the most recent in a series of works by WIoT researchers intended to test the limits of solutions for underwater networking.

Northeastern University Tests SignalCraft Technologies RF Frontends in End-to-End 5G Standalone Network

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.

To the Moon and Beyond: Deep Space Communications at NASA

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.

Can real-time communication be achieved at THz frequencies?

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

How close are we to the 6G era?

5/12/2023

Professor Josep Jornet explains in an interview with “New Day” at Arirang TV, a Korean TV network, what will happen with the introduction of 6G, the current state of this technology, and its future.

New data-driven radio fingerprinting technique enables secure device authentication at scale

5/3/2023

Researchers at WIoT Institute have recently developed SignCRF, a scalable, channel-agnostic, data-driven radio #authentication platform with unmatched precision in wireless #fingerprinting devices.

Professor Tommaso Melodia, Director of the WIoT Institute, discussed the future of 6G in an interview with “The Why”.

4/24/2023

Prof Melodia discusses the status of 6G research and the challenges associated with its full development.

New patent for “Real-time cognitive wireless networking through deep learning in transmission and reception communication paths.”

4/24/2023

heir definitions describe the equipment and methods required to implement spectrum-driven embedded wireless networks utilizing deep learning in real time.

Neural Network-Based OFDM Receiver for Resource Constrained IoT Devices published in IEEE Xplore Magazine

4/21/2023

This paper explains how modular Machine Learning (ML)-based neural networks can be used to replace the channel estimation, demapping, and decoding operations in the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) receiver.

Professor Francesco Restuccia: Chair of FutureG Working Group at the NSC

4/19/2023

The FutureG Working Group will provide a collaboration forum to discuss the key technological advances needed in 5G technologies.

Northeastern University launches Fully Automated and Virtualized O-RAN Private 5G Network with AI Automation

4/18/2023

WIoT Institute and its Open6G R&D Center announce the availability of the first production-ready private 5G network fully automated through Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Colosseum as a Digital Twin: Bridging Real-World Experimentation and Wireless Network Emulation

4/13/2023

WIoT researchers apply the digital twin (DT) concept to large-scale wireless systems to address, obviate or minimize the impact of errors of emulation models.

New patent for “Device and method for reliable classification of wireless signals.”

4/7/2023

WIoT Institute Professors Salvatore D’Oro, Tommaso Melodia, and Francesco Restuccia were recently awarded a patent for “Device and method for reliable classification of wireless signals.”

WIoT Professor Josep Jornet and Ph.D. Student Sherif Badran Awarded at ACM HotMobile ’23

4/6/2023

Professor Josep Jornet and Ph.D. student Sherif Badram were awarded the Best Demo Award at the 24th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (ACM HotMobile ’23) for their work “Adversarial Aerial MetaSurfaces.”

Professor Josep Miquel Jornet as keynote speaker at IEEE #WCNC2023

09/3/2023

We are happy to announce Professor Josep Miquel Jornet’s participation as keynote speaker during the IEEE WCNC Wireless Communications and Networking Conference #WCNC2023 next March 27th in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

NSC MIL-CIV TDL ENG Task Group Releases Recommendations

09/3/2023

A new spectrum best practices document has been published by the National Spectrum Consortium MIL-CIV Task Group and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) with the participation of Professor Tommaso Melodia as Task Group co-chair.

WIoT Institute at the Global Technology Conference (GTC) for the Era of AI and the Metaverse

07/3/2023

WIoT Institute will be featured in the “A Bridge to 6G – Aerial Research and Innovation Platform” session, with the latest research in wireless systems and applications based on artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Professor Tommaso Melodia named honorary director of Hanscom Air Force Base Communications and Information Division

02/3/2023

WIoT Institute director Tommaso Melodia was named honorary director of Hanscom Air Force Base Communications and Information Division with nine directors and commanders.

WIoT at the Mobile World Congress MWC Barcelona 2023

01/3/2023

The WIoT Institute is at the #MWC23 in Barcelona, presenting the end-to-end framework that enables the automated deployment of O-RAN services and network intelligence at the virtual exhibition.

Comments on the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Implementation

27/2/2023

WIoT recently contributed to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) request for comments regarding the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Implementation.

Breaking Through the Air-Water Interface with Software-Defined Visible Light Networking

27/2/2023

The latest research paper, ‘Breaking Through the Air-Water Interface with Software-Defined Visible Light Networking’ has been published in IEEE Internet of Things Magazine.

Understanding O-RAN: Architecture, Interfaces, Algorithms, Security, and Research Challenges

23/1/2023

The first detailed tutorial on Open RAN discusses the major research challenges researchers and practitioners in the wireless community face. It also presents early research results and a deep dive into the O-RAN specifications to describe the network architecture, design principles, and interfaces.

NeutRAN: An Open RAN Neutral Host Architecture for Zero-Touch RAN and Spectrum Sharing

18/1/2023

Explore NeutRAN is a zero-touch framework based on the O-RAN architecture for improved performance with fewer infrastructure and spectrum resources.

Multi-kilometre and multi-gigabit-per-second sub-terahertz communications for wireless backhaul applications

12/30/2022

Professor Jornet and his team, in collaboration with NASA, the United States Air Force, and Amazon, have demonstrated for the first time that high-speed, high-bandwidth wireless communication can be performed over long distances using the terahertz frequency.

Wang to Organize the First DACC Workshop at AAAI in February 2023

12/2/2022

ECE Associate Professor Yanzhi Wang will organize the First Workshop on DL-Hardware Co-Design for AI Acceleration to be held in February 2023 at the 2023 AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 2023).

Michele Polese receives the 2022 ISSNAF Young Investigator Award for Computer Science

11/23/2022

ECE Principal Research Scientist Michele Polese received the Mario Gerla award for research in computer science at the ISSNAF Young Investigators Award ceremony.

Signed a Memorandum as an international partner between WIoT and (B5GPC)

11/15/2022

The Institute of Wireless Internet of Things (WIOT) at Northeastern University and The Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (B5PC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the global efforts toward implementing beyond 5G and 6G technologies.

WIoT Launches Open6G Research and Development Center

09/27/2022

Northeastern University’s Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) launches OUSD(R&E) Funded Open6G Cooperative Research and Development Center.

Powering Reconfigurable Implantable Medical Devices

06/28/2022

ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia received a patent for creating a “Reconfigurable implantable medical system for ultrasonic power control and telemetry.”

Improving Acoustic Wireless Communication

06/28/2022

ECE Professor Tommaso Melodia and ECE Research Assistant Professor Emrecan Demirors were awarded a patent for designing a “method and apparatus for wireless communications.

Northeastern Spin-Out Startup is Improving Connection Between Humans and Intelligent Machines

05/31/2022

In a world where humans and intelligent machines will soon be working side-by-side, companies are working to ensure that human beings—not their hardware-built friends—remain in the driver’s seat.

The Future of 6G Wireless Could Be Closer Than You Think

05/26/2022

An idea that was once considered science fiction, is now closer to becoming a reality thanks to Northeastern professors who have successfully tested a method that could allow telecommunication providers to move beyond 5G and into higher bandwidths.

Delivering Network Content More Effectively

05/18/2022

ECE Professor Edmund Yeh was awarded a patent for a “network and method for delivering content while minimizing congestion costs by jointly optimizing forwarding and caching strategies.”

Creating a Wireless Virtual Network Testbed for Adaptive Resource Management

05/10/2022

ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia was awarded a $500k NSF grant for creating “A Software-Defined Edge Infrastructure Testbed for Full-stack Data-Driven Wireless Network Applications.”

WIoT Startup ‘DeepCharge’ Featured on Forbes

05/10/2022

DeepCharge, founded by ECE Professor Kaushik Chowdhury and Research Assistant Professor Yousof Naderi, was featured in the Forbes article “DeepCharge Develops Universal Wireless Charging“. DeepCharge is a NU startup and part of the accelerator program at the Roux Institute.

Jornet Selected for IEEE RCC Early Achievement Award and as Distinguished Lecturer

05/04/2022

ECE Associate Professor Josep Jornet received the 2022 IEEE Radio Communications Committee (RCC) Early Achievement Award for his pioneering contributions to the field of terahertz communications.

WIoT Faculty Win INFOCOM Best Paper Award

05/04/2022

ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia and William L. Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia received the best paper award at the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM), for their work “ChARM: NextG Spectrum Sharing Through Data-Driven Real-Time O-RAN Dynamic Control.”

Yeh to Speak at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

04/22/2022

Professor Edmund Yeh will give an invited seminar titled “Data-Centric Networking: Theory, Algorithms and Applications” in the Electrical Engineering Seminar Series at Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Handling Both Routing and Caching Effectively

02/25/2022

ECE Associate Professor Stratis Ioannidis and Professor Edmund Yeh were awarded a patent for “Joint routing and caching method for content delivery with optimality guarantees for arbitrary networks.”

Watch: Driving 6G Research Priorities Panel

02/22/2022

The Institute Director, Professor Tommaso Melodia, joins the Driving 6G Research  Priorities Panel in a discussion.

Using 5G for Reliable Connectivity

02/07/2022

The Institute Director, Professor Tommaso Melodia, explains the importance of wireless 5G service in broadcasting events like the Olympics.

How 5G Coverage Helps The 2022 Winter Olympics Get Viewer Gold

02/01/2022

Professor Tommaso Melodia discusses how 5G technology works and why a reliable wireless network is essential in this age of streaming games and entertainment on the go.

Transmitting Implantable Medical Device Data Ultrasonically

02/01/2022

The Institute Director, Professor Tommaso Melodia, was awarded a patent for designing an “Ultrasonic multiplexing network for implantable medical devices.”

Creating a Wireless Network Operating System

02/01/2022

The Institute Director, Professor Tommaso Melodia, was awarded a patent for creating a “Distributed wireless network operating system.”

3G must die so 5G can live

02/02/2022

Wireless providers will shut down 3G throughout the year, leaving an unknown number of devices without service.

Is the 5G flight crisis over?

01/26/2022

What is the cause of 5G signal disturbances at U.S. airports that led to the flight cancellation crisis, and how does it affect 5G’s future?

Is 5G Really A Threat To Air Travel?

The emergence of 5G service near U.S. airports has led to the cancellation of flights by international carriers.

WIoT Showcases Innovative AI-based O-RAN Solutions at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles

'One-of-a-kind' Cellular Platform Could Help Usher In 6G Technology

Fully Autonomous Drones Are on the Horizon

Northeastern’s WIOT to Co-Host First Annual 6G Symposium

Beyond 5G: The 6G revolution is ushering a new era

Director Tommaso Melodia is being interviewed on France 24 Tech 24.

WIOT joins MITRE Engenuity's Open Generation Consortium

A Twisting Vortex of Laser Light Might Solve our Internet Congestion Woes

Northeastern University launches The Institute for Wireless Internet of Things

WIoT Inventors contribute to the recognition of Northeastern among the top 100 universities for the number of patents awarded

WIOT Student Raffaele Guida inducted in to Huntington 100

The Battle for Bandwith

A safer way to transmit personal data? Use your body like a wire

Northeastern to design the wireless networks of the future

This researcher puts science and innovation under the microscope

NSF names third PAWR wireless research platform