Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115
Biography
Sergey Petrushkevich is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Northeastern University (NU). He is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking (UN) Laboratory, part of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT). His research focuses on mobile Sub-THz/THz wireless communication systems.
He received his B.S. in Computer and Electrical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) in 2023 and his M.S. in Computer Engineering (Computer Networks and Security, GPA: 3.9/4.0) in 2025, both from Northeastern University. He joined the UN Lab as an undergraduate researcher in 2021. He also has industry experience through co-op positions at Kythera Space Solutions (Systems Development) and Boston Engineering (Embedded Software). Since January 2025, he has been a Graduate Researcher at Lockheed Martin, contributing to the development of next-generation 5G/6G wideband software-defined radios.
His research interests include high-speed wireless systems (80Gbps+), fast adaptive beam tracking, multi-sensor fusion, software-defined radios (SDRs) using Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs, real-time signal processing, and experimental validation of new communication techniques. He is a key contributor to the THzAlign project, an experimental platform for testing beam realignment algorithms in sub-THz frequencies. His work has been published in leading conferences and journals.
Selected Honors and Awards
Magna Cum Laude, Northeastern University, 2023
Dean’s List for Academic Achievement, Northeastern University
Research
- High-Speed Wireless Systems: Designing and implementing systems capable of achieving data rates exceeding 80Gbps.
- Beam Management: Developing and implementing fast adaptive beam tracking and multi-sensor fusion techniques to ensure reliable communication in dynamic environments. This includes work on the THzAlign project.
- Software-Defined Radios (SDRs): Utilizing Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC technology for flexible and rapidly prototyped SDR platforms.
- Real-time Signal Processing: Creating algorithms and hardware implementations for the real-time processing of high-bandwidth signals.
- Experimental Validation: Designing and using experimental platforms to test and validate advanced communication techniques.
- 5G/6G Wideband SDRs: Research and development of wideband software defined radios for future 5G and 6G systems.
UN Lab Projects
UN Lab Publications
