Engineering a Less Invasive Path to Earlier Lung Cancer Detection
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in the US, making interdisciplinary approaches to combating it increasingly important. That is what one PhD candidate at Boston University is devoting his time to. Chae Woo Lim, a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering working under Dr. Sheila Russo at BU’s Material Robotics Laboratory, works with […]
Vassilis Digalakis Jr. joins CISE as he tackles AI’s biggest flaws
In today’s rapidly changing artificial intelligence landscape, Assistant Professor Vassilis Digalakis Jr. (Questrom (OTM)) is building a different kind of future. Digalakis, who joined CISE as a Faculty Affiliate in February 2026, isn’t just interested in making AI faster or more powerful. For him, the real challenge is making it human-like. He views AI as […]
Opening the Right Doors: Konstantinos Spiliopoulos on the Future of Scientific AI
Cruising at 30,000 feet, the plane suddenly jolts. The “Fasten Seatbelt” sign dings, and for a few seconds, the ride is bumpy. To a passenger, this is an annoying phenomenon, but to a scientist, it’s one of the unsolved problems of physics— turbulence. There are equations to describe the flow of air, but they can […]
From Selfish Driving to Social Optimality: Insights from a “Nature” Interview with Professor Christos Cassandras
In the modern urban landscape, driving is fundamentally “selfish.” Each driver chooses a route based on personal convenience, often leading to traffic congestion. Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Head of the Division of Systems Engineering, and CISE Faculty Affiliate Christos Cassandras (ECE, SE) is proposing a solution to this problem—transforming cities into integrated “cyber-physical systems” in […]
How a Low-Cost Soft Robot Is Learning to Perform Surgery Inside a Beating Heart
In a leap for minimally invasive medicine, a soft robot is learning to perform delicate procedures inside a living, beating heart—something no human hand could ever achieve. For Assistant Professor Tommaso Ranzani (ME, MSE, BME), who leads this project, it’s the culmination of years of design and experimentation. His team’s latest breakthrough marks one of […]
Unraveling the Hidden Biases of Artificial Intelligence
For years, Boston University computer scientist and CISE faculty affiliate Professor Mark Crovella (CDS, CS, ECE, SE) has studied the invisible forces shaping what we see online. The stakes are high: when YouTube’s recommendation system steers users toward more extreme videos, it can fuel polarization and misinformation. Now, with large language models generating instant answers, […]
Innovative Energy Efficiency: Fisheye Cameras in Smart Spaces
Imagine a bustling corporate office building where energy consumption needs to be balanced with maintaining a comfortable environment for employees. In such settings, traditional methods of regulating air handling systems can lead to inefficiencies and waste energy in unoccupied areas. This is where the research of Boston University Professors and CISE affiliates Thomas Little, Janusz […]
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. […]
New Artificial Intelligence Program Could Help Treat Hypertension
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, two leading causes of death in the U.S, and it is on the rise in this country. Nearly one in two adults have high blood pressure according to the Center for Disease Control. While hypertension is a treatable medical condition, it can be […]
A New Decoder Chip Breaks the Record for Energy Efficiency for Longer Battery Life and Hardware Sustainability
Whenever information is exchanged, whether it is in the form of text, audio, or video, it is transmitted through a medium known as a channel. During this transmission, the information is susceptible to corruption by various forms of interference known as noise. To preserve the accuracy of the transmitted message, it is encoded at the […]