Assistant Professor Positions-Systems Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Division of Systems Engineering (SE) are collaborating to fill two tenure track positions, both at the Assistant Professor level, beginning Fall 2016. The positions are tentatively called “Mechatronics” and “Cyber-physical Systems,” although the distinction is not sharp, and candidates applying to either one will automatically be considered […]
Taylor Locke, CISE Industry Roundtable 10-28-15
CISE Director, Ioannis Paschalidis, welcomed Taylor Locke, Data Scientist, Analytics Engineer, and Consultant to the 2nd Fall Semester 2015 Industry Roundtable. Locke’s impressive professional experience ranges from being Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the Informatics and Decision Support Group to Altman Vilandrie & Co. as Data Scientist and Operations Specialist to working independently […]
CISE/SE Students at the World’s Largest Gathering of Women in Technology
by Christina Polyzos Theodora Brisimi (ECE), Elli Ntakou (ME, SE), and Yasaman Khazaeni (ECE, SE) attended the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing on October 14-16, 2015 in Houston Texas with the support of CISE and the Division of Systems Engineering. Theodora Brisimi (ECE) and Elli Ntakou (ME, SE) presented posters. Brisimi (advisor: Ioannis […]
CISE Industry Roundtable: Sam Howes
This semester’s first CISE Industry Round Table Event was led by Samuel Howes, (ENG ’14) software developer at Mingle Analytics, a healthcare startup. Faculty host, Ayse Coskun, graciously introduced her former student to a group of 10 students who eagerly listened as Sam discussed how his experience at BU prepared him for a professional career […]
Energy Efficiency for Urban Housing Project Receives Renewed Support
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Longer-Range Future’s project, “Enhancing Energy Efficiency for Urban Housing”, last month received renewed support from Wells Fargo to fund its ongoing research. The project aims to identify the factors that drive energy use and determine effective programs that can achieve greater energy efficiency, while considering residents’ comfort levels and desired energy-use needs. The new funds will allow for […]
Alan Alda Center Teaches Scientists to Connect
Researchers learn tools to help communicate By Barbara Moran Anyone who peeked into a ninth floor room at the Photonics Center last Friday would have seen a curious sight: 14 staid scientists, standing in pairs, silently mirroring each other’s movements, like well-dressed practitioners of rudimentary tai chi. Gloria Waters, BU vice president and associate provost […]
CISE Welcome Back 2015 event
Please join CISE for light appetizers and drinks to welcome in the 2015 academic year. Friday, September 18, 2015 4PM or after the CISE seminar PHO, West End Lounge
Zhejiang University Faculty Visits Boston University
On October 31, 2014, Boston University and Zhejiang University in China signed an agreement that has developed a framework of cooperation between the College of Engineering at BU through its Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE) and the Faculty of Information Technology at Zhejiang through its State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology. Spearheaded […]
College Announces New Masters Degree Specializations
Students Can Amplify Expertise in a High-Value Career Path By Janet A Smith Motivated by emerging economic sectors, the College of Engineering has created new Master’s degree specializations in the high-impact, interdisciplinary fields of Data Analytics, Cybersecurity and Robotics. The specializations are designed to meet the demand for highly skilled professionals in these rapidly expanding […]
Popular Science Recognizes ENG Professor for CleanTech Innovation
Power Grid Optimization Software Lowers Costs, Boosts Renewables By Mark Dwortzan In its June issue, Popular Science recognized Research Associate Professor Pablo Ruiz (ME) as one of 12 trailblazing energy technology innovators. Ruiz leads a team of researchers that has designed software that locates electric power grid congestion and reroutes power to less active transmission […]