Our team

Director
Prof. Matteo Rinaldi

Matteo Rinaldi received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010. He joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Northeastern University as an Assistant Professor in January 2012.

Read more about Prof. Matteo Rinaldi.

Program Manager
Wenjun Zhang

Program Manager, SMART Center, Northeastern University

BS: University of Science and Technology of China, China
PhD & MBA: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Email: w.zhang@northeastern.edu
CV: Wenjun Zhang, Ph.D.

Research Faculty
Prof. Zhenyun Qian

BS: Southeast University, Nanjing, China
MS: Northeastern University, Boston, MA
PhD: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Email: qian@ece.neu.edu
CV: Zhenyun Qian

Associate Research Scientist
Luca Colombo

BS: Politecnico di Milano, Italy
MS: Politecnico di Milano, Italy
PhD: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

Email: l.colombo<@northeastern.edu
CV: Luca Colombo, Ph.D.

Pietro Simeoni

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Northeastern Sensors & Nano Systems Laboratory

BS: Politecnico di Torino, Italy
MS: Politecnico di Torino, Italy
PhD: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

Email: p.simeoni@northeastern.edu
CV: Pietro Simeoni

Gabriel Giribaldi

PhD Student in Nanotechnologies

Northeastern Sensors & Nano Systems Laboratory

BS: Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

MS: Joint degree between EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, PoliTo, Turin, Italy and INP, Grenoble, France

Email: giribaldi.g@northeastern.edu
CV: Gabriel Giribaldi
Ongoing project: Design and fabrication of super high-frequency microacustic resonators for RF filtering applications and micromachined ultrasound transducers for IoT applications.

Farah Ben Ayed

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – Northeastern University

Northeastern Sensors & Nano Systems Laboratory

BE: Electric Engineering with IT Minor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Exchange Student: EPFL Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Email: benayed.f@northeastern.edu
CV: Farah Ben Ayed
Ongoing project: Design and assemble sensor node for Zero-Power Sensors for Large Scale Energy-Smart Farms.

Ryan Tetro

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University

Northeastern Sensors & Nano Systems Laboratory

BS: Haverford College, Haverford, PA

MS: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Email: tetro.r@northeastern.edu
CV: Ryan E. Tetro
Ongoing project: Design and fabrication of Lithium Niobate Laterally Vibrating Resonators operating at very- and ultra-high frequencies, showcasing high figure of merit for use in radio frequency front-end receivers.

Zuyu Meng

PhD in Electrical Engineering in the area of micro and nanoelectromechanical systems, Northeastern University

BS: Linfield University, Portland, OR

MS: University of California, Berkeley, CA

Email: meng.zu@northeastern.edu
CV: Click here
Ongoing project: Nano-opto-mechanical Piezoelectric Resonant Infrared- sensitive MEtamaterials (NPRIME) for Quantum-Limited Photodetection.

Kun Zhang

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University

BS: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

MS: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Email: zhang.kun3@northeastern.edu
CV: Kun Zhang
Ongoing project: Design and Fabrication of AlN-based SAW pressure sensor for harsh environments.