Open Positions | Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

Engage and innovate with like-minded colleagues. We fully intend to shape the future of data sciences. And maybe yours along with it.

If you want to be at the cutting edge of research and innovation in the heart of the city, consider joining Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences.

Positioned to Lead in a 21st-Century Data-Driven World

Associate Provost Azer Bestavros explains his vision to position BU at the forefront of a computing and data science world.

These Faculty Are Using Data Science to Help Change the World

Crossing disciplines and using data, they are working to predict diseases in people, to reduce the gender wage gap, to help marginalized groups like undocumented immigrants and victims of domestic violence, and more

For These BU Students, Data Science Is Their Present and Their Future

They are using data in the worlds of biology, public health, and self-driving cars to explore new career paths.

CDS Making Headlines

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Awards

Przytycki Lab Awarded for Project on “Spatial Transcriptomics in Pediatric Human LAMA2 Skeletal Muscle”

November 18th, 2025

CDS Assistant Professor Pawel Przytycki has been recognized by the LAMA2 Association with an award for his team's research.

CDS News

How BU’s Cryptographers Made Equity Unhackable

November 15th, 2025

Learn about how BU researchers, led by professor Mayank Varia, were able to use cryptography to create a privacy-preserving platform to analyze wage-equity without revealing individuals' payrolls and other data.

Artificial Intelligence

CDS Affiliate John Byers Selected to Lead AIDA and Advise the Provost on AI Strategy for BU

November 14th, 2025

CDS Affiliated Faculty and former Founding Faculty member John Byers has been appointed Executive Director of BU AIDA, read about it and CDS Associate Provost Azer Bestavros' words of support for this appointment.

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Awards

The Brink: National Science Foundation Honors 6 BU Researchers with CAREER Awards

November 14th, 2025

CDS Assistant Professor Kira Goldner has been awarded by the NSF to advance her work on fairer allocation of social services, using data science to tackle inequalities and more.

CDS News

Recapping a Weekend of “+ X” – where data science meets everything (and some) at the 2025 BU Spark! DS+X Hackathon

November 10th, 2025

Read about a student's personal experience at the 2025 DS+X Hackathon — their journey, achievements and takeaways!

Human Factors in Computing

Educational YouTubers Balance Integrity and Income in the Age of Algorithms

November 5th, 2025

Learn about a Boston University research study on YouTube and the way it explores how creators manage tensions between teaching and monetization.

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Announcement

Yves Atchadé and Emily Ryan Named Duan Family Faculty Fellows in CDS

October 24th, 2025

Duan Family Faculty Fellows recognized for advancing interdisciplinary research and leadership across computing, engineering, and data science.

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In the News

BU Today: A Sleepover in the CDS Building? BU Students Will Participate in Weekend-Long Hackathon

October 23rd, 2025

The DS + X Hackathon is here at CDS, and students are ready to jump in!

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