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New Spring 2024 CDS Courses Announced

in Announcement, CDS News

CDS announces brand new courses that students can register for right now for Spring 2024!

Tagged: Anthony Chamberas, Langdon White, Moon Duchin, Thomas Gardos, Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang

Thomas Gardos Joins CDS

in Announcement

Read about Thomas Gardos, CDS’s new associate professor and inaugural director of the MS in Data Science Program.

Tagged: MSDS, Thomas Gardos

Industry Connections: 3 Questions with Jeremy Doig

in Industry Connections

Read about Jeremy Doig in the CDS “3 Industry Questions” feature.

Tagged: 3 Industry Questions, Industry Connections, Jeremy Doig, Leonidas Kontothanassis, Maureen McCarthy

Algorithmic Fairness Panel Discussion

in Conference News

Read about the growing data science field and the push to adopt ethical standards and collaborate with multiple disciplines to create new algorithms. 

Tagged: Algorithms, Azer Bestavros, BU College of Communications, fairness, Kevin Fitzpatrick., Manish Raghavan, MassMutual, Merve Hickok, Michelle Johnson, PIT-UN, Sina Fazelpour, Ziba Cranmer

Four-Week Machine Learning Symposium, Fall 2024

in Machine Learning

The CDS Machine Learning Symposium brings together leading scholars in machine learning to delve into the cutting-edge developments and foundational technologies shaping the field of machine learning.

Tagged: Aldo Pacchiano, lecture series, machine learning, Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang

Prof. Allison McDonald Explores Privacy and Safety Issues Related to Online Sexual Content

in Research

Read about Prof. Allison McDonald’s research studying the motivations of sexual content creators on OnlyFans, a subscription website many sex workers use.

Tagged: Allison McDonald, Only Fans, Research

Demystifying AI to Mitigate its Negative Consequences

in Artificial Intelligence

5 CDS Students Share Their Summer Internship Experiences

in CDS News, Student Internships

These five CDS students have summer internships where they’re able to explore their interests in the field whilst gaining valuable experience to use throughout their careers.

Tagged: Boston University, center for computing & data sciences, data science, undergraduate

Four New Faculty Members Join the CDS Community

in CDS News, Faculty Positions, Machine Learning

BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences welcomes new faculty. Read about Aldo Pacchiano, Joshua Peterson, Lisa Wobbes, and Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang.

Tagged: Aldo Pacchiano, Joshua Peterson, Lisa Wobbes, Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang

BU Named as World Building of the Year Finalist

in CDS News, In the News

Read about the Duan Family Center of Computing and Data Sciences’ nomination for World Building of the Year.

Tagged: Awards, Azer Bestavros, center for computing & data sciences

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