The Brink: From Better Batteries to Improved Cartilage Repair, BU Ignition Award Winners Aim for Real-World Impact
Learn about one of the winning projects at the BU Ignition Awards 2025 that aims to design new medicines using machine learning and chemical thinking tools, lead by professors Adrian Whitty and Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang.
BU Today: Boston University Names Seven Junior Faculty Career Development Professors
Deepti Ghadiyaram is a CDS Faculty Fellow and was named Moorman-Simon Career Development Professorships, endowed by BU trustee Ruth Moorman (CAS’88, Wheelock’89,’09) and her husband, Sheldon Simon.
From Frogs to Frontiers: CDS Freshman Publishes Research on Machine Learning and Conservation
As a high schooler, Nemai Anand built a frog call classifier using machine learning—work that led to a published paper and a future at Boston University CDS.
CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson Merges AI and Behavioral Science
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.
3 Data Science Questions with Wayfair’s Vinny DeGenova
In this Q&A, Wayfair’s Associate Director of Data Science & Machine Learning, discusses the evolving AI job market, the importance of math, real-world data experience, and communication skills. Learn how Wayfair uses AI to enhance customer experiences.
BU Today: AI @ BU—A to Z
Read about how CDS professors are pioneers through the whole alphabet of AI!
New Spring 2025 CDS Courses Announced
CDS announces new spring 2025 courses.
Four-Week Machine Learning Symposium, Fall 2024
The CDS Machine Learning Symposium brings together leading scholars in machine learning to delve into the cutting-edge developments and foundational technologies shaping the field of machine learning.
Nathan Jones: Using Data Science to Study How We Teach
Nathan Jones believes that machine learning and AI provide opportunities to expand the kinds of questions asked in educational research. Data science can also help address challenges faced by educational researchers.