CDS’s Xuezhou Zhang Secures NIH Funding for AI-Driven Drug Repurposing Collaboration
Read about CDS Assistant Professor Xuezhou “Jack” Zhang’s award-winning research on AI-driven drug repurposing and more.
Modeling the Mind: Understanding Human Behavior Through Autonomous Agents
Read about CDS PhD Yan (Stella) Si’s recent productivity tool project that she’s launched to help students manage their busy days through AI.
A Meaningful Spring Break: CDS Students Partner with MassMutual to Serve the Community Through Data
Boston University students participated in the Data Days for Good (DD4G) initiative this spring; read about the projects they worked on helping address local challenges and more!
New CDS Faculty Member Lauren Wheelock Brings Interdisciplinary Expertise in Data Science and AI to Boston University
In Fall 2025, Boston University’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) welcomed Lauren Wheelock as a Clinical Assistant Professor. With a background spanning mathematical optimization, machine learning, and applied data science, Wheelock brings a deeply interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research—one that bridges theory, application, and ethical considerations in the fast-evolving world of data […]
CDS Faculty Fellow Michael Chang Named Margaret McGuire Earl Career Development Professor
CDS Faculty Fellow Michael Chang was recently appointed as a Margaret McGuire Earl Career Development Professor at BU Wheelock. Read about it here!
CDS Faculty Fellow Brian DePasquale Wins Esteemed Sloan Research Fellowship
Read about CDS Faculty Fellow Brian DePasquale’s research project developing AI models of how human brains perceive odors, securing a 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship.
Joshua Peterson Leads DARPA-Funded Study on AI Trust
CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson leads project developing a scalable “Trust Score” to predict how and when people will rely on AI decision-makers across different domains – read more about it here!
Boston University Launches Online Master of Science in Enterprise AI
The Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences announces the launch of its premiere Enterprise in AI online graduate program. Read about it here.
Kinan Dak Albab Joins CDS as Assistant Professor, Advancing Research and Education in Data Privacy
This year brings new faces to the CDS faculty team. Meet Assistant Professor Kinan Dak Albab and learn about his focus on data privacy and his work’s recent recognition.
Elizabeth A. Barnes Named Inaugural Dalton Family Chair in Environmental Data Science & Sustainability
This year brings new faces to the CDS faculty team. Meet Professor Barnes, who brings a new bridge between sustainability and data science in her position and her research.