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Associate Provost Azer Bestavros explains his vision to position BU at the forefront of a computing and data science 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
They are using data in the worlds of biology, public health, and self-driving cars to explore new career paths.
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Read about CDS alum Osama Dabbousi, and his recent achievement in receiving the prestigious Rhodes scholarship.
Read about students' innovative web and application development projects at the Code & Tell Showcase at BU Spark!, including winner Effan Audi Khalif's secure subletting platform.
CDS Assistant Professor Pawel Przytycki has been recognized by the LAMA2 Association with an award for his team's research.
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.
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.
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.
Read about a student's personal experience at the 2025 DS+X Hackathon — their journey, achievements and takeaways!
Learn about a Boston University research study on YouTube and the way it explores how creators manage tensions between teaching and monetization.