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.
Rising Stars 2024: Recapping the Learning Experience
Read about the Rising Stars Program at Boston University 2024.
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.
CDS Announces Faculty & Staff Awards 2023
Read about BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences Faculty and Staff Celebration & Awards 2023.
Mayank Varia Appointed with Tenure
Read about Mayank Varia, a new associate professor in CDS with research in theoretical and applied cryptography in computer science.