Olawale Akanji, BU PhD Student, Exposes Hidden Risks in Digital Lending Apps Through Android Security and Privacy Research
Digital lending apps have transformed how people access credit in emerging markets, offering quick loans at the tap of a screen. But for many users, these apps carry hidden risks, ranging from aggressive harassment to privacy violations. As smartphones become the primary gateway to financial services in emerging markets, a Boston University PhD candidate uncovered […]
Making the Cloud More Reliable: How LLMs Can Improve Latency and Reliability
When a car is booked in a rideshare app, a seemingly simple request triggers thousands of messages sent across a distributed system that must be executed with near-perfect reliability. Distributed systems are the invisible engine of today’s economy. Its full integration into our daily routines makes its reliability essential. But what can we do when […]
BU PhD candidate Efe Şencan and team win Best Paper Award at PEARC Conference
High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems have become crucial to accelerating scientific discovery and technological innovation. Because of the high demand for these systems, increasing application performance and efficiency on the system can have a significant impact on productivity. Fifth-year PhD candidate Efe Şencan’s paper, “Analyzing GPU Utilization in HPC Workloads: Insights from Large-Scale Systems,” written in […]
Zijian Guo, CISE PhD Candidate, Earns Fellowship, Best Paper Award, for Research in Safer, Smarter AI
As artificial intelligence continues to shape everything from autonomous cars to home robotics, one Boston University PhD candidate is working to ensure that these systems not only function but also work safely. Zijian Guo, a second-year PhD candidate in Systems Engineering advised by Associate Professor Wenchao Li (ECE, SE, CS), was recently named a Hariri […]
2025 CISE PhD Student Scholars
In an effort to give back to the CISE community, CISE has established the CISE PhD Student Scholar Award. This student program recognizes the strength of incoming CISE students through a one-time endowment to support research-related expenses. Awardees also act as CISE Seminar student hosts during their first two years, enabling them to network with visiting […]
Smart Sharing: How Jonathan Chamberlain is Protecting Radiometers by Redesigning Spectrum Access
Imagine a major highway that is essential for many people’s commute, but only has one lane. This would pose an access issue, as not everybody who needs to use the highway would be able to efficiently because there’s not enough space. There is currently a resource allocation problem with wireless bands, important communications tools in […]
CISE Student, Akua Kodie Dickson, Featured by BU College of Engineering for Autonomy Research
CISE student Akua Kodie Dickson (SE Ph.D. candidate) is working to advance safety and trust in robotics. During her Ph.D., Dickson began working with robotic controllers and motion planning. This led her to find a passion for safe autonomy — robots doing autonomous tasks and helping humans solve problems in a safe way. “One of […]
CISE Hosts 11th Annual Graduate Student Workshop (CGSW 11.0)
Over 100 student and faculty attendees gathered on January 24th, 2025, for the 11th Annual Graduate Student Workshop hosted by the Center of Information and Systems Engineering (CISE). The day-long symposium featured doctoral students from different disciplines across Boston University’s College of Engineering presenting their original research. “CGSW aims to bring together CISE students, faculty, […]
BU Ph.D. candidate Fatih Acun on his innovative data center research
As artificial intelligence and supercomputing workloads continue to grow, data centers are consuming more power, putting a significant strain on the power grid. This surge in demand has created a pressing need for innovative solutions to integrate large-scale data centers with power grids. Third-year Ph.D. student Fatih Acun is exploring ways to optimize data center […]
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. […]