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Leonidas Kontothanassis

CDS Data Science Major Xiang Fu ’26 Earns Prestigious Provost’s Scholars Award for Academic Exploration

in Student Spotlight

Read about Xiang Fu ’26, a data science major in the BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS), who received a Provost’s Scholars Award for Academic Exploration.

Tagged: Azer Bestavros, Leonidas Kontothanassis, Maureen McCarthy, Provost Scholar, Toni Fitzgerald, Xiang Fu

CDS Industry Connections Lecture Series

in Industry Connections, Lecture Series

Learn about BU Computing & Data Sciences Industry Connections Speaker Series: Technology Experts Sharing Their Experiences, Expertise, and Job Market Insights

Tagged: Industry Connections, Jeremy Doig, lecture series, Leonidas Kontothanassis, Marina Hatsopoulos

Research & Impact Video: 20 Milestones

in Research

Learn about BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences year of discovery, experiential learning, and innovation.

Tagged: ADSA, Aldo Pacchiano, Allison McDonald, Azer Bestavros, Brian Cleary, BU Spark!, kira goldner, Langdon White, Leonidas Kontothanassis, Mark Crovella, MassMutual, Mayank Varia, Neha Gondal, Ngozi Okidegbe, Pawel Przytycki, PIT-UN Convening 2023, Wesley Wildman, Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang, Ziba Cranmer

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

Leonidas Kontothanassis Joins the CDS Faculty at BU

in Profiles

Learn about Leonidas Kontothanassis — the Inaugural MassMutual Professor of the Practice — bringing real-world experience to the classroom.

Tagged: data science, Leonidas Kontothanassis, MassMutual

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Headshot of Mayank Varia, BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

How BU’s Cryptographers Made Equity Unhackable

November 15, 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.

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

November 14, 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.

Photo collage of Faculty member headshots from Boston University, including Kira Goldner from the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

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

November 14, 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.

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