Demo Day Spring 2025 Features Innovative Solutions in Civic Tech, Legal AI, Urban Mobility, and More
On May 1, students from the Duan Family Spark! Initiative courses and programs gathered at the Spring 2025 Demo Day event to present the results of a semester of innovation, collaboration, and hands-on learning. Hosted on the first and second floors of the Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences, and part of the […]
Advisor of the Year: Molly-Kate MacLeod on Bridging Student Experience Across BU
Read about Molly-Kate MacLeod, her “Advisor of the Year” Award for time at SHA, and how she is enhancing the student experience at CDS.
Fall 2025 CDS Course Spotlight
CDS announces new fall 2025 courses.
Professor Mayank Varia Wins Best Paper Award for Cryptographic Framework Tackling Legal Accountability
An award-winning study by BU’s Mayank Varia explores how NDAs, central to #MeToo-era cases, balance privacy and accountability—and what new laws mean for the future of justice and transparency.
CDS Student Voices & Inspirations: One Word’25
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.
CDS Assistant Professor Kira Goldner Receives NSF CAREER Award
Read about CDS Assistant Professor Kira Goldner receipt of the highly competitive prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for her groundbreaking research in Multidimensional Utility Maximization.
3 Data Science Questions with Wayfair’s Vinny DeGenova
In this Q&A, Wayfair’s Associate Director of Data Science & Machine Learning, discusses the evolving AI job market, the importance of math, real-world data experience, and communication skills. Learn how Wayfair uses AI to enhance customer experiences.
BU’s “Changemakers”: Crovella and Wildman Named Inaugural Duan Family Faculty Fellows in CDS
Learn about Boston University’s inaugural Duan Family Faculty Fellows, Mark Crovella and Wesley J. Wildman, in BU’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences.
Elsevier: Will the American research university make it to its 100th birthday?
Read this op-ed piece about the future of research by Dr. Robert A. Brown
Co-Lab Unlocks the Power of Data Science in Journalism
Discover Boston University’s Justice Media Co-Lab (JMCL), where students collaborate with top publications like MarketWatch, gain hands-on experience, explore interdisciplinary storytelling, and build career pathways in data-driven journalism.