How BU’s Cryptographers Made Equity Unhackable
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.
BU Today: BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps
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.
BU Hosts Secretary Jones to Mark Workforce Equity Milestone
Boston University and Secretary Lauren Jones marked the release of the 2025 Workforce Data Report, celebrating a decade of impact through BU’s partnership with the Boston Women’s Workforce Council and leadership in wage equity and secure data science.
Professor Mayank Varia Wins Best Paper Award for Cryptographic Framework Tackling Legal Accountability
An award-winning study by BU’s Mayank Varia explores how NDAs, central to #MeToo-era cases, balance privacy and accountability—and what new laws mean for the future of justice and transparency.
BU Today: Tired of Remembering All Those Passwords? Help May Be in Sight
Read about the work being done by CDS professor Mayank Varia on cybersecurity in this Q&A about his research.
Intellectual Property and Information Law
In this ProMarket POV, Stacey Dogan, Professor of Law and a CDS affiliated faculty member, argues that antitrust regulators in the U.S. and Europe must investigate Big Tech-AI partnerships to prevent potential monopolization in the evolving market.
Research & Impact Video: 20 Milestones
Learn about BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences year of discovery, experiential learning, and innovation.
MainStreetPulse: An Early Warning Platform for Monitoring and Supporting Main Street Businesses
Read about the CDS research project designed to better understand the health of individual small businesses and Main Street business districts in Boston using cryptography, incentives, and publicly available data.
BU Professors Earn NSF Grant for Data Science Project Fighting Online Misinformation
BU Professors Earn NSF Grant for Data Science Project Fighting Online Misinformation
Comments on AI Accountability: Harnessing BU’s Interdisciplinary Community
Faculty members of CDS came together to publish a contribution to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration regarding AI governance. Read about the process and their comments on AI accountability.