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How BU’s Cryptographers Made Equity Unhackable

in CDS News, Interviews, Privacy, 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.

Tagged: BWWC, CDS, cryptography, Massachusetts, Mayank Varia, Neha Gondal, Research, Shriya Jonnalagadda

BU Today: BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps

in CDS News, Equity, Ethics, Events, Impact, In the News, Research, Statistics

CDS researchers selected to extend across the state an encrypted data program already in use to track the gender and racial wage gaps in Boston.

Tagged: Azer Bestavros, CDS, data science, Law, Massachusetts, Mayank Varia, Wage Equity

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CDS Professor Libby Barnes Applies AI to Climate Models of the Future

March 6, 2026

Read about Professor Libby Barnes' and her research group's work in the application of artificial intelligence to Earth science and making climate predictions.

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CDS Faculty Fellow Brian DePasquale Wins Esteemed Sloan Research Fellowship

February 17, 2026

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.

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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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