LONDON \u2014 The Institute for Intelligent Networked Systems will open the door to more European partnerships and groundbreaking research in the fields of artificial intelligence and wireless communications with its new London hub.<\/p>\n
Having secured 68 patents for new inventions, built more than 30 industry partnerships and conducted advanced wellness research since its inception in 2019 at Northeastern University\u2019s Boston campus, the institute, formerly known as the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things, has opened its first research office outside of the U.S. The new hub at Northeastern\u2019s London campus means a transatlantic expansion of industry partnerships in the AI and wireless communications space.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to be working at creating an interface between the world of connectivity and the world of intelligence,\u201d institute director Tommaso Melodia told a launch event on Friday. \u201cWe will have an expanded focus \u2026 with new research topics, new areas and new expertise that is brought by the London hub.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe think that the creation of the hub in London will create an opportunity to partner even more in Europe and to create additional opportunities,\u201d Melodia added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The institute is dedicated to making wireless communications faster, more energy efficient and more secure, with a focus on AI, machine learning and telecommunications. London becomes its third location, adding to its headquarters in Boston and a satellite office in Burlington, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
The U.K. office is being led by Bipin Rajendran, professor of intelligent computing systems, and Osvaldo Simeone, professor of information engineering.<\/p>\n
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01\/23\/26 \u2013 London, UK \u2013 Northeastern\u2019s Intelligent Networked Systems Institute\u2019s London hub inaugural event and conference is held on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Speakers included institute director Tommaso Melodia and new professors leading the London Hub, Bipin Rajendran, professor of intelligent computing systems, and Osvaldo Simeone, professor of information engineering. Photo by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University<\/p>\n
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01\/23\/26 \u2013 London, UK \u2013 Northeastern\u2019s Intelligent Networked Systems Institute\u2019s London hub inaugural event and conference is held on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Speakers included institute director Tommaso Melodia and new professors leading the London Hub, Bipin Rajendran, professor of intelligent computing systems, and Osvaldo Simeone, professor of information engineering. Photo by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University
\nIntelligent Networked Systems Institute researchers Bipin Rajendran, professor of intelligent computing systems, and Osvaldo Simeone, professor of information engineering, will lead the London hub. Photos by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University<\/p>\n
The researchers\u2019 projects include working with U.S. tech giant IBM to develop the next generation of AI hardware and investigating misbehavior by the AI technology that is behind everyday use apps such as OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT and Google\u2019s Gemini.<\/p>\n
Melodia told Northeastern Global News that the new researchers would help diversify its expertise with their focus on machine learning, neuromorphic computing \u2014 computing that is inspired by how the human brain can process large quantities of information at speed \u2014 and quantum computing.<\/p>\n
Simeone said the U.K. hub\u2019s two missions would be \u201cdeveloping reliable AI\u201d and focusing on \u201cemerging computing for our times.\u201d Rajendran and Simeone are only two weeks into the job but already front a team of about 20 researchers based at Portsoken One, the technology and engineering-focused building on Northeastern\u2019s London campus.<\/p>\n
The two professors have been buddied up for the past decade, first working together in New Jersey before moving as a duo first to King\u2019s College London and now to Northeastern.<\/p>\n
Rajendran described himself and Simeone as \u201ccomplementary\u201d in terms of their research expertise. \u201cI totally agree,\u201d Simeone responded. \u201cBipin is an expert on systems, hardware, software and co-design. And I\u2019m more of a theoretician \u2014 an information theorist. So the way this works is that, typically, I come up with some kind of idea or system that can work on paper and then Bipin makes it work in practice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their joint arrival will significantly bolster the research portfolio on the London campus. Simeone has acquired funding from the European Research Council to investigate the reliability of AI in telecommunications. He is currently hiring researchers for the project, which is expected to start in February.<\/p>\n
He also has funding from the American not-for-profit organization Coefficient Giving<\/a> \u2014 formerly called Open Philanthropy \u2014 to detect when large language models misbehave. Known as LLMs, they are the basis of the chatbot technology found in apps such as ChatGPT and Microsoft\u2019s Copilot.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe they\u2019re trying to cheat or jailbreak and behave in ways that you would not like them to,\u201d Simeone explained. \u201cWe put probes inside the model to figure out when the model is reasoning or going in directions it isn\u2019t supposed to.\u201d<\/p>\n