Ayşe Coşkun publishes AI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts in The Conversation
CISE Director and Professor Ayşe Coşkun (ECE, SE) published an article in The Conversation highlighting the energy strain that artificial intelligence has placed on the power grid. The article emphasizes magnitude of data center growth that has occurred in the advent of this era of large language models. In the United States, 15 states contain […]
CISE Students Win CSS TC 2024 Outstanding Student Paper Prize
The committee for the Outstanding Student Paper Prize 2024 announced this year’s prestigious award recipients. Among six national nominations, one paper written by two CISE students stood out for its innovative contributions to the field of smart cities. Ehsan Sabouni and H.M. Sabbir Ahmad and their collaborators are exemplars of academic excellence and collaborative spirit. […]
Coskun Lab Collaborates with Brown University Researchers on Breakthrough in Chip Thermal Simulation
Ayşe Coşkun and co-authors win prestigious TCAD Best Paper Award for research advancements in fast chip thermal simulation Boston, MA, June 27, 2024 – BU Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Professor and Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE) Director, Ayşe Coşkun, Professor Sherief Reda of Brown University, three BU alumni Zihao Yuan (CE PhD’22), […]
Sabelhaus Receives NSF CAREER Award
Andrew Sabelhaus , Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, recently received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. Sabelhaus plans to develop soft robots that can be used for healthcare applications such as drawing blood, checking blood pressure, and administering flu shots or nasal swabs. These robots could perform such tasks at […]
The Future of Driving: Control Barrier Functions and the Internet of Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Association reports that 94% of serious car crashes are due to human error. Christos Cassandras, Boston University Distinguished Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Head of the Division of Systems Engineering, and a co-founder of the Center for Information & Systems Engineering (CISE), has made monumental contributions to the […]
Bobak Nazer awarded the 2024 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology
Bobak Nazer (ECE, SE) received the prestigious 2024 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology. The university-wide award recognizes innovative faculty use, development, or adaptation of technology to enhance undergraduate student learning. Read more about the award and Nazer’s use of technology here.
CISE Alumni Salomón Wollenstein- Betech featured in Bostonia article
Center for Information & Systems Engineering alumni Salomón Wollenstein-Betech (SE) was featured in Bostonia article highlighting potential measures for reducing traffic in Boston. Advised by CISE Faculty Affiliate Christos Cassandras (ECE, SE), Wollenstein-Betech studied transportation infrastructure and traffic patterns. In Bostonia, he engaged in a Q&A regarding congestion pricing, commuting, and public transportation. Wollenstein-Betech discussed […]
Vivek Goyal, CISE Affiliate Faculty, Receives Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
Vivek Goyal, Professor (ECE), Associate Chair of Doctoral Programs for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and Faculty Affiliate for the Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE) and the Hariri Institute for Computing, has published more than 200 papers, co-authored a textbook, has more than 20 issued patents, and has taught at Boston University […]
RASTIC Grand Opening: A New Robot Exploration and Testing Facility for Students
Guided by the Boston University College of Engineering’s belief that “Great Minds Do Not Think Alike,” the new BU Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center (RASTIC) was officially set in motion on March 4, 2024. RASTIC will not only allow students to expand and hone their robot skills but will serve as an […]
Boston University celebrates the grand opening of the Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching & Innovation Center (RASTIC)
Photos by Mike Spencer An autonomous robot cut the ceremonial ribbon at the grand opening of Boston University’s $8.8 million Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching & Innovation Center (RASTIC). Held March 4th, the grand opening included talks from state, industry and university leadership; facility tours; and 16 student demonstrations of robotic projects, spanning smart cities, medical robotics, […]