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Choosing your perfect engineering pathway

From electrical grids to AI algorithms, engineering offers countless paths — but knowing where you fit can shape your future. Whether you lean toward hardware, software, or both, understanding program ...
Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering

Hardavellas and dos Reis Named Awardees of NQAC Quantum Grand Challenges Program

On April 24, Gov. J.B. Pritzker addressed industry leaders, scientists and government officials about “the nation’s best quantum hub” and announced Professors Nikos Hardavellas and Roberto dos Reis ...

New AI framework autonomously optimizes training data, architectures and algorithms — outperforming human baselines

EVOLVE, an agentic framework that autonomously optimizes AI training data, model architectures, and learning algorithms — ...
Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering

Adaptive Algorithm Aims to Reduce Kidney Discards and Improve Transplant Access

Developed by Professor Sanjay Mehrotra, the Sliding Scale AdaptiVe Expedited (SAVE) algorithm could improve organ allocation ...

The new engineering playbook: how AI design copilots are reshaping product development

Learn how AI design copilots are redefining engineering speed, creativity, and system-level innovation.
IEEE

Comparative Analysis of the Performance of Recent Optimization Algorithms in Solving Engineering Problems

Abstract: Intelligent optimization algorithms are currently the mainstream methods for solving engineering design problems. This paper conducts a comprehensive analysis of the performance of five ...
IEEE

Fama : An FPGA-Oriented Multi-Scalar Multiplication Accelerator Optimized via Algorithm-Hardware Co-Design

Abstract: Multi-scalar multiplication (MSM) is the primary computational bottleneck in zero-knowledge proof protocols. To address this, we introduce FAMA, an FPGA-oriented MSM accelerator developed ...