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Futurity: AI Can Diagnose 10 Types of Dementia

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

Learn about the recent developments being made on dementia diagnosis at the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences with Professor Vijaya Kolachalama’s research on a clinically scalable AI tool.

Tagged: Artificial Intelligence, CDS, Vijaya Kolachalama

KPMB: CCDS is Ultimate Connectivity, Sustainability Goals, Prioritizing Well-Being of All

in CDS News, In the News, Sustainability

What makes the Center for Computing and Data Science special? Hear what KMPB has to share about the building and the inspiration for the wooden models by Micah Sieber.

Tagged: CDS, center for computing & data sciences, Micah Sieber

The Brink: Predicting the Likelihood of Alzheimer’s Disease with AI

in Health, Impact, In the News, Research

Read about the impactful research being done on using artificial intelligence to calculate the probability of Alzheimer’s.

Tagged: AI, CDS, Hariri Institute, Research, yannis Paschalidis

GBH News: Have an old or forgotten credit card bill? You might end up carless.

in Civic Tech, Equity, In the News, Justice Media Co-Lab

Read about how the recent rise in debt collection has caused major issues for many, and the work being done to fix the system.

Tagged: CDS, civic tech, equity, Justice Media co-Lab

The Boston Globe: BU survey says people want social networks, not government, to remove fake news

in Ethics, Impact, In the News, Research

Recent legal verdicts have had big implications on the data of social media. Read about the discussions around them and the recommendations Assistant Professor Chris Chao Su has for the future of social networks.

Tagged: CDS, Chris Chao Su, COM

Inside Higher Ed: The Uncertain Future of Private Research Universities

in Impact, In the News, Research

Dr. Brown writes that the growing share of research costs covered by institutions risks making the private research university business model unsustainable. Read more about his thoughts in this article.

Tagged: Boston University, CDS, Robert Brown

CDS Students Launch Co-ed Technology Fraternity

in Impact, Profiles, Student Spotlight

Read about the co-ed fraternity launched by BU data science students.

Tagged: CDS, co-ed fraternity, data science, Kappa Theta Pi, Maureen McCarthy, Paul Lee, Toni Fitzgerald, Tye Robison

BU Today: Cloud Computing Platform CloudWeaver Wins at Spring 2024 Spark! Demo Day

in CDS News, Civic Tech, Events, Impact, In the News, Spark! News, Student Spotlight

The Spring 2024 BU Spark! Demo Day and Experiential Learning Expo showcased a variety of impactful student projects. Read more about the student team that won the event’s Innovation Award!

Tagged: BU Spark!, CDS, civic tech, data science, undergraduate

Data Science and the Power of Mentorship

in Mentorship

Learn about the BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences/MassMutual partnership and the Data Days for Good Mentorship Program.

Tagged: BU Spark!, Data Days for Good, MassMutual

Student Voices: Harnessing Data Science for Urban Policy-making

in Civic Tech, Equity, Events, Student Events, Sustainability, Views & Voices

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.

Tagged: civic tech, equity, Sustainability

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Joshua Peterson Leads DARPA-Funded Study on AI Trust

February 2, 2026

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

January 22, 2026

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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