Scott Ladenheim
Scott Ladenheim is an associate professor of the practice in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS), which he joined in the summer of 2024. Scott’s interests are in the fields of data science, machine learning, and quantum computing. Scott has a background in applied mathematics, scientific computing, and data science. He received his […]
Siddharth Mishra-Sharma
Siddharth Mishra-Sharma is incoming Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Science (CDS) at Boston University (July 2025). Siddharth works bidirectionally at the intersection of AI and physics, with a focus on applications towards fundamental physics discovery. To that end, Siddharth’s research examines how AI can be used to make better use of […]
Jeffrey Considine
Jeffrey Considine is an Associate Professor of the Practice in Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. He is responsible for designing and teaching many of the courses within the online Master’s in Data Science program, and actively participates in the overall course design. Jeffrey Considine received the Ph.D. degree in computer science from Boston University […]
Thomas Gardos
Thomas comes to Boston University after a 30-year career at Intel, where he worked in both research and in engineering roles. Most recently, he led a computer vision and computational photography research and development team, developing deep learning applications and algorithm specifications for ultra-low-power computer vision chips. Previously, Thomas led Intel’s video compression technology algorithm […]
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, and Bandits and Algorithmic Fairness. Aldo is particularly interested in furthering our statistical understanding of learning phenomena in adaptive environments and use these theoretical insights and […]
Leonidas Kontothanassis
Boston University warmly welcomes Leonidas Kontothanassis as the Inaugural MassMutual Professor of the Practice in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS). Funded by a generous gift from MassMutual, this new position brings industry expertise to classroom teaching and laboratory research focused on societally relevant real-world problems. Professors of the Practice are officers of […]
Allison McDonald
Allison McDonald is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) at Boston University. Working at the nexus of security, privacy, and human-computer interaction (HCI), McDonald’s research emphasizes how technology impacts digital safety and exacerbates marginalization of often-overlooked groups such as refugees, political dissidents, and victims of domestic abuse. To that end, she leverages […]