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CCDS Featured in the Smithsonian Channel Series “How Did They Build That?”

in Awards, CDS News, In the News, Sustainability

The Center for Computing & Data Sciences is featured on the Smithsonian Channel’s “How Did They Build That?” program, October 2024.

Tagged: Azer Bestavros, Boston University, center for computing & data sciences, Dennis Carlsberg, KPMB, Maureen McCarthy, Sam Moller, Smithsonian Channel, Suffolk Construction

BU Today: Career Development Professorships Awarded to Five BU Researchers

in Awards, Bioinformatics, CDS News, Health, In the News, Research

Read about Boston University’s Office of the Provost has announcement of this year’s winners of the prestigious Career Development Professorships, including CDS awardee Assistant Professor Brian Cleary.

Tagged: Azer Bestavros, Biology, Brian Cleary, CDS, data science

Nature: Why AI might be a game-changer for Africa

in CDS News, Civic Tech, Equity, Machine Learning, Research

Read about Professor Elaine Nsoesie’s research and work devoted to developing more accessible AI and machine learning programs in Africa.

Tagged: Africa, AI, CDS, civic tech, data science, Elaine Nsoesie, Global Impact, Research

ProPublica: Many Judges Choose Not to Recuse, Even With Their Families

in Ethics, In the News, Justice Media Co-Lab

Read about the recent court case surrounding unpaid wages and the ongoing fight for justice.

Tagged: Brooke Williams, BU Spark!, Justice Media co-Lab

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

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2026 Faculty, Staff, & Student Awards

June 11, 2026

The 2025-2026 academic year has come to a close, so we're celebrating community achievement! Students, faculty, and staff were recognized this year for their work and impact.

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CDS Assistant Professor Siddharth Mishra-Sharma Leads BU in Joining NSF Institute for Artificial Intelligence

June 4, 2026

Boston University is joining a national effort to pioneer the forefront of artificial intelligence. Read here about how CDS is now apart of the NSF's AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI).

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CDS and Bioinformatics Faculty and Students Recognized for Innovation

May 28, 2026

BU's Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering has announced its awardees for this year's fellowships and research programs!

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