CISE 25th Anniversary Seminar
For 25 years, CISE has served as Boston University’s hub for convergent research in intelligent systems – bringing together faculty, students, and industry partners to tackle some of today’s most pressing challenges. Join us as we celebrate this milestone with reflections from our founders, presentations from renowned alumni and faculty, and a look back at the collaborations and discoveries that have defined CISE’s first quarter-century. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, and even more excited for what’s ahead. Here’s to the next 25 years!
Friday, September 25, 2026
1:30pm – 4:00pm
665 Commonwealth Ave. CDS 1750
Agenda
1:30pm – 1:35pm | Video – Welcome to CISE 25th Anniversary Seminar: Ayse Coskun, CISE Director and Professor (ECE, SE)
1:35pm – 1:50pm | Opening Remarks: Elise Morgan, Dean, College of Engineering, (ME, MSE, BME)
1:50pm – 1:55pm | Video – Genesis of CISE: Michael Caramanis, CISE Co-Founder and Professor (ME, SE)
1:55pm – 2:40pm | CISE Founders Panel:
- John Baillieul – Distinguished Professor (ME, SE Appointed, ECE)
- Christos Cassandras – Distinguished Professor (ECE, SE)
- David Castañon – Professor (ECE, SE)
- Yannis Paschalidis – Director, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering.
- Moderator: Vivek Goyal – CISE Deputy Director and Professor (ECE)
2:40pm – 2:45pm | Video – 25 Years of CISE
2:45pm – 3:15pm | Alumni Presentations
- 2:45pm – 3:00 pm: Yasaman Khazaeni, VP of Data Science and Machine Learning, Rue Gilt Group
- 3:00pm – 3:15pm: Tommy Vitolo, MA State Representative
3:15pm – 3:30pm | Kenneth Lutchen, Vice President & Associate Provost for Research; Dean of Engineering, Emeritus; Professor (BME)
3:30pm – 3:50pm | Faculty Presentations
- 3:30pm – 3:40pm: Sheila Russo, Associate Professor (ME, MSE)
- 3:40pm – 3:50pm: Emiliano Dall’Anese, Interim Head of the Division of Systems Engineering, Associate Professor (ECE, SE)
3:50pm – 4:00pm | Closing Remarks: Vivek Goyal, CISE Deputy Director and Professor (ECE)