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Adapting to an Evolving Field: Q&A with MSDS Director Tom Gardos

in MSDS Program, Q&A

Discover how BU’s MSDS program prepares data science leaders. Director Tom Gardos shares its vision, flexible curriculum, and real-world learning opportunities.

Tagged: data science, Experiential Learning, Maureen McCarthy, MSDS, Thomas Gardos

Boston Business Journal: How Boston University’s data sciences school achieved gender parity

in CDS News, In the News, Q&A

Read about the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences’ effects on gender representation in data science and STEM higher education.

Tagged: Azer Bestavros, CDS, data science, Women, women in data science

CDS Student Voices & Inspirations: One Word’25

in CDS News, Impact, Q&A, Student Spotlight

Students of the BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences share what CDS means to them and how they would sum up CDS in just one word.

Tagged: data science, social impact, Student Life

CDS Welcomes Acevedo-Garcia and Chang as Faculty Fellows

in Announcement, Equity, Q&A, Research

CDS welcomes two new Faculty Fellows! Explore their focus areas and insights in a Q&A with Dolores Acevedo-Garcia and Michael Chang.

Tagged: AI, Azer Bestavros, CDS, data science, Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Faculty Fellows, Michael Chang

BU Today: Tired of Remembering All Those Passwords? Help May Be in Sight

in CDS News, Impact, In the News, Privacy, Q&A, Research, Security

Read about the work being done by CDS professor Mayank Varia on cybersecurity in this Q&A about his research.

Tagged: cybersecurity, Mayank Varia, privacy

In BU’s Online Master’s Program, Students Learn How Data Science Makes AI Happen

in Artificial Intelligence, Interviews, Q&A

In this Q&A, Azer Bestavros, Boston University associate provost, discusses the Online Master’s in Data Science program, its curriculum, career-enhancing benefits, and more.

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Azer Bestavros, data science, Maureen McCarthy, Michael S. Goldberg, Online Master's in Data Science

CDS Student Voices & Inspirations: One Word’24

in CDS News, Impact, Q&A, Student Spotlight

Hear from the students of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences as they share what CDS means to them and how they would sum up CDS in just one word.

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, civic tech, data science, data sciences, undergraduate

Random Actor Enters Phase 2

in CDS News, Q&A

Read about the Random Actor project and the BU Spark! and BU College of Fine Arts professors leading the charge.

Tagged: BU College of Fine Arts, BU Spark!, Clay Hopper, computational vision, interactive generative-computer graphics, James Grady, projection mapping

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Collage of headshots of Yves Atchadé and Emily Ryan, CDS Duan Family Faculty Fellows

Yves Atchadé and Emily Ryan Named Duan Family Faculty Fellows in CDS

October 24, 2025

Duan Family Faculty Fellows recognized for advancing interdisciplinary research and leadership across computing, engineering, and data science.

Photo of the BU Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences exterior front at night

BU Today: A Sleepover in the CDS Building? BU Students Will Participate in Weekend-Long Hackathon

October 23, 2025

The DS + X Hackathon is here at CDS, and students are ready to jump in!

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The Brink: From Better Batteries to Improved Cartilage Repair, BU Ignition Award Winners Aim for Real-World Impact

October 22, 2025

Learn about one of the winning projects at the BU Ignition Awards 2025 that aims to design new medicines using machine learning and chemical thinking tools, lead by professors Adrian Whitty and Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang.

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