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AIDA Featured in President Gilliam’s 2nd Annual Address
AIDA plays a key role in two of the strategic pillars of Boston University's strategic framework. Our work was highlighted as an example of being an academic and intellectual destination. The AI at BU student course and Terrier GPT were also highlighted in the fourth and final pillar: enhancing BU's... More
9/15: Health Data Science & AI Showcase
Join colleagues from across BU and beyond for an afternoon of research, networking, and collaboration. The Health Data Science & AI Showcase brings together faculty, trainees, staff, and collaborators from diverse disciplines to highlight innovative research in health data science, artificial intelligence, geospatial analytics, translational research, and related fields. The Showcase... More
John Byers Joins National Panel on AI Adoption at AASHTO Leadership Conference
On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, AIDA Executive Director John Byers joined transportation and technology leaders at the AASHTO Agency Administration Leadership Conference, held at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza in Boston. Byers served as a panelist on the conference's opening plenary session, which drew approximately 250 transportation officials representing all... More
AIDA Announces Ambassadors Program
Faculty, staff, and students are eligible to become ambassadors.
The Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Announces Fall 2026 Lineup of In-Studio AI Jams
Collaboratively Discovering AI Sessions: Fall 2026 Do you have a lingering question about AI, or perhaps a "riff" of an idea for your classroom that you’re ready to amplify? Drop in for an open In-Studio AI Jam: Collaboratively Discovering AI session! The first thirty minutes of each session will provide attendees with... More
Podcast: John Byers Speaks with BU Virtual on AI, Computer Science, and the Skills that Will Matter Most
5/29: Boston Tech Week
The following events are presented by Boston University Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, as a part of #BostonTechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com. Register in the links below: Transforming Brain Health and Disease through AI - More
5/13: AI In-Studio Workshop: Teaching and Learning Health Communication with HeyGen
Date: Wednesday, May 13th 2026 Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm Location: Hiebert Lounge, 72 E. Concord Street The AI Development Accelerator and Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning invite members of the BU community to attend a workshop on the BU Medical Campus on Simulating Human Interactions with HeyGen, a generative AI... More
5/4 Dr. Huimin Cheng “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Health” Event Recording Now Available
4/30: MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm On April 30, the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) will host the third annual MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium. This day-long event will feature MIT faculty research presentations, a keynote address by Jon Kleinberg, Tisch University Professor of Computer Science and Information Science at Cornell University, More