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The latest news and innovations from CDS.
In a letter to University Deans, faculty, and staff, Provost Jean Morrison announced that CDS's very own Ngozi Okidegbe has been awarded the Moorman-Simon Interdisciplinary Career Development Professorship. This award -- made possible by the generous support of BU Trustee Ruth Moorman (CAS ’88, Wheelock ’89,’09) and her husband Sheldon Simon -- recognizes a faculty member pursuing truly interdisciplinary work.
MassMutual deepens partnership with second gift to CDS supporting research into responsible data use Recognizing the successful partnership between MassMutual and BU's Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS), we are excited to announce MassMutual has given another $3 million to support research into the responsible uses of data. This gift expands the existing collaborations […]
This past August, CDS student E.J. Wong (CGS ’21, CDS ’23), along with Professor Andy Andres (CGS), had the opportunity to combine data science skills with a passion for baseball. They attended the Society for American Baseball Research's (SABR) annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland where he was one of ten students to be awarded the […]
Boston University proudly welcomes Colleen Kenney as the Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS).
Can WhatsApp Messages Be Secure and Encrypted—but Traceable at the Same Time? Professor Mayank Varia's work looks to balance privacy and human rights with online trust and safety.
Boston University warmly welcomes Leonidas Kontothanassis as the Inaugural MassMutual Professor of the Practice in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS).
Using Markets to Address Manipulated Information Online Societies function badly without free speech, namely when individuals are unable to speak their minds freely – even when their speech is objectionable or even false. At the same time, societies also function badly when members cannot agree on basic facts. How can a society separate honest from […]
Boston University warmly welcomes Tanima Chatterjee as Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS).