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

in Awards, CDS News, Health, Impact, In the News, Machine Learning, Research

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, led by professors Adrian Whitty and Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang.

Tagged: Awards, CDS, Engineering, machine learning, Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang

Joshua Peterson Co-Authors Landmark Nature Study on Using AI to Model Human Cognition

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, Human Factors in Computing, Research

CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson’s work in artificial intelligence around human cognition and behavior has made headlines and impact. Read about it now.

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Azer Bestavros, Behavioral Science, data science, Joshua Peterson, Research

Meet the 2025–26 CDS Faculty Fellows

in Announcement, Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, Climate, Climate Science, Machine Learning, Research

Read about the 2025-26 cohort of CDS Faculty Fellows – their research and work in artificial intelligence, neuroscience, climate science, and more.

Tagged: Artificial Intelligence, Azer Bestavros, Boqing Gong, Brian DePasquale, CDS, Data Science Initiative, Faculty Fellows, Maureen McCarthy, Patrick Keys

CDS Welcomes Five New Faculty Members

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, Climate, Machine Learning, Profiles, Research

Read about BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences’ dynamic new faculty- their backgrounds, achievements, and more.

Tagged: CDS, Elizabeth A. Barnes, faculty of computing & data sciences, Kinan Dak Albab, Lauren Wheelock, Naomi Saphra, Siddharth Mishra-Sharma

BU Today: Boston University Names Seven Junior Faculty Career Development Professors

in CDS News, Equity, Impact, In the News, Machine Learning, Research

Deepti Ghadiyaram is a CDS Faculty Fellow and was named Moorman-Simon Career Development Professorships, endowed by BU trustee Ruth Moorman (CAS’88, Wheelock’89,’09) and her husband, Sheldon Simon.

Tagged: Accessibility, AI, CDS, data science, Deepti Ghadiyaram, machine learning

CISE: Unraveling the Hidden Biases of Artificial Intelligence

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, Generative AI/ChatGPT, Interviews, Research

With support from the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR), Professor Mark Crovella is working to identify and measure bias, reveal model behavior, and inform responsible governance of AI systems. Read more about it here!

Tagged: Artificial Intelligence, CDS, computer science, LLM, Mark Crovella

Quanta Magazine: To Understand AI, Watch How It Evolves

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, In the News, Interviews, Research

Take a look at the recent feature of incoming CDS Assistant Professor Naomi Saphra, and her work with LLM behavior to optimize and improve how they are trained and utilized.

Tagged: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Naomi Saphra

Brian Cleary Awarded $2.25M NIH Grant to Advance Single-Cell Gene Expression Research

in Bioinformatics, CDS News, Research

Read about the recent accomplishment recognized by the National Institutes of Health of CDS Assistant Professor Brian Cleary for his work in bioinformatics.

Tagged: Algorithmic Lens on Biology Lab, Azer Bestavros, Bioinformatics Program, Brian Cleary, CDS, Maureen McCarthy, NIH

CDS PhD Students Calabrese & Precel Recognized for Research in AI Ethics and Computing Pathways

in Research

BU CDS PhD students Tyler Calabrese and Heila Precel earn NSF and CRA fellowships, advancing research in computing, data science, and technology.

Tagged: AI, Azer Bestavros, CDS, data science, Graduate Research, Heila Precel, Maureen McCarthy, NSF, PhD Program, Tyler Calabrese

BUMC: New AI Tool to Predict Markers of Alzheimer’s Disease

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, Health, Impact, In the News, Research

Read about the work being done by BU researchers to build an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict key signs of Alzheimer’s disease.

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, CDS, Medicine, Vijaya Kolachalama

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CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson leads project developing a scalable “Trust Score” to predict how and when people will rely on AI decision-makers across different domains - read more about it here!

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Boston University Launches Online Master of Science in Enterprise AI

January 27, 2026

The Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences announces the launch of its premiere Enterprise in AI online graduate program. Read about it here.

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Kinan Dak Albab Joins CDS as Assistant Professor, Advancing Research and Education in Data Privacy

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This year brings new faces to the CDS faculty team. Meet Assistant Professor Kinan Dak Albab and learn about his focus on data privacy and his work's recent recognition.

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