With NIH Funding, Pawel Przytycki Seeks to Decode Cell State Progression
At CDS, data science research pushes beyond the boundaries of digital impact. Read about Assistant Professor Pawel Przytycki’s work in furthering our understanding of disease progression through unique markers.
From Theorems to Thunderstorms: Forecasting West Africa’s Rains with AI
Read about Professor Yves Atchadé and his team’s work building a deep learning model that forecasts rains in West Africa using AI.
A Meaningful Spring Break: CDS Students Partner with MassMutual to Serve the Community Through Data
Boston University students participated in the Data Days for Good (DD4G) initiative this spring; read about the projects they worked on helping address local challenges and more!
Recapping a Weekend of “+ X” – where data science meets everything (and some) at the 2025 BU Spark! DS+X Hackathon
Read about a student’s personal experience at the 2025 DS+X Hackathon — their journey, achievements and takeaways!
Opinion: The Case for Vigilance in AI Markets
In this opinion post, BU CDS affiliated faculty and Professor of Law Stacey Dogan makes the case for vigilance in AI markets.
CDS StuGov 2024-25: A Year of Growth, Mentorship, and Community
Read about Boston University Computing & Data Sciences’ Student Government 2024 goals and objectives in this POV.
Photo Essay: My Spring 2024 Semester at CDS
CDS Reflections: Isabella Boncser (SAR’26’28) has a passion for photography. That passion brought her to the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences at Boston University where she worked as a student photographer. Check out her best and brightest.
CDS Spring Fling Reflections & Inspirations from Emma Steel
Read about the CDS Student Government’s first annual Spring Fling in April 2024.
Student Voices: Harnessing Data Science for Urban Policy-making
With the success of the recent Exploring Data & Cities panel event, read student moderator Vijay Fisch’s perspective on the panel’s impact and its important context.
University hiring must be centrally organized around interdisciplinarity
In this Times Higher Ed Op-Ed, BU President Emeritus, Robert A. Brown discusses why university hiring must be centrally organized around interdisciplinarity