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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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Advancing Responsible AI: Naomi Saphra Joins CDS as Assistant Professor

July 13, 2026

We're excited to welcome Assistant Professor Naomi Saphra to CDS, bringing her passion deep learning and real-world impact. Read her Q&A here!

The BU team that helped build two new tools to make it easier for towns to go green (from left): Jonathan Buonocore, Emily Ryan, Cutler Cleveland, Patricia Fabian, and Natalia Escobar-Pemberthy, who is the Clean Energy and Environment Legacy Transition (CELT) Initiative program manager. Photo by Alison Gold

Duan Family Faculty Fellow Emily Ryan Helps Launch Clean Energy Tools for Massachusetts

July 13, 2026

Read about the local sustainability impact being made by Faculty Fellow Emily Ryan and her team!

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2026 Faculty, Staff, & Student Awards

June 11, 2026

The 2025-2026 academic year has come to a close, so we're celebrating community achievement! Students, faculty, and staff were recognized this year for their work and impact.

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