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Joshua Peterson

Joshua Peterson Leads DARPA-Funded Study on AI Trust

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, Research

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!

Tagged: Artificial Intelligence, CDS, Joshua Peterson, Research

Joshua Peterson Co-Authors Landmark Nature Study on Using AI to Model Human Cognition

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, Human Factors in Computing, Research

CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson’s work in artificial intelligence around human cognition and behavior has made headlines and impact. Read about it now.

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Azer Bestavros, Behavioral Science, data science, Joshua Peterson, Research

CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson Merges AI and Behavioral Science

in Artificial Intelligence, Research

AI models like GPT-4o often assume humans are more rational than we are. CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson’s research reveals why this bias matters for machine intelligence.

Tagged: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Behavioral Science, Joshua Peterson, Large Language Models, LLM, machine learning

New Spring 2025 CDS Courses Announced

in Announcement, CDS News

CDS announces new spring 2025 courses.

Tagged: AI, Aldo Pacchiano, Alishah Chator, Artificial Intelligence, Joshua Peterson, machine learning, mathematical and computational social sciences, privacy

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

Joshua Peterson Joins BU as Assistant Professor in CDS

in CDS News, Profiles

Read about Joshua Peterson, assistant professor with BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

Tagged: faculty, Joshua Peterson

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Joshua Peterson Leads DARPA-Funded Study on AI Trust

February 2, 2026

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!

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Boston University Launches Online Master of Science in Enterprise AI

January 27, 2026

The Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences announces the launch of its premiere Enterprise in AI online graduate program. Read about it here.

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Kinan Dak Albab Joins CDS as Assistant Professor, Advancing Research and Education in Data Privacy

January 22, 2026

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.

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