Seth Villegas
Seth Villegas is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences (CDS). Seth is a philosopher whose main specialization is in technological ethics. He teaches the ethics component of several BU Spark! practicum courses and DS 380: Data, Society and Ethics. Seth is also a faculty contributor to the Online Master’s in Data […]
Lisa Wobbes
Lisa Wobbes is a clinical assistant professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS), which she joined in the Fall of 2023. Lisa has a background in applied mathematics and data science. She received her PhD in applied mathematics from Delft University of Technology in 2019, advised by Matthias Möller and Kees Vuik. […]
Joshua Peterson
Joshua Peterson comes to BU as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS). His work focuses on the use of large-scale datasets and machine learning to understand and predict human behavior, including decision making, face perception and stereotyping, moral judgment, and visual object classification, among others. Josh’s most notable recent […]
Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang
Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang comes to BU as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. Prior to joining CDS, Jack was an Associate Research Scholar affiliated with the ECE department and the Center for Statistics and Machine Learning at Princeton University working with Prof. Mengdi Wang. His research focuses on the […]
Aldo Pacchiano
Aldo Pacchiano comes to BU as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS). His research lies in the areas of Reinforcement Learning, Online Learning, Bandits, and Algorithmic Fairness. Aldo is particularly interested in furthering our statistical understanding of learning phenomena in adaptive environments and using these theoretical insights and techniques […]