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CISE Faculty Recognized for Groundbreaking AI Research with AIRR Awards
Recognized for their cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, 11 CISE faculty affiliates have been honored with AI Research Resource (AIRR) awards. This Hariri Institute program supports AI research at Boston University by giving researchers access to the New England Research Cloud (NERC), a regional computing infrastructure that provides cloud-based resources tailored to academic research. A […]
BU Assistant Professor Rabia Yazicigil (ECE, BME) Working to Enhance American Wireless Communications Through $6 Million Northeast Microelectronics Hub Grant
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in American supply chain logistics, especially regarding semiconductor chips, which are the foundation for modern technology and essential to future innovations. In 2020, the United States manufactured just 10% of the world’s total supply of semiconductors, a significant decrease from 1990 when America produced 37% of these chips. American economic […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Collaborative Research: CNS Core: Small: A New Architecture for Petabyte-scale File Transfer Evaluated in FABRIC
File transfer is a fundamental operation of the Internet. Important scientific instruments, such as the James Webb Space Telescope and the Large Hadron Collider, generate massive files daily. As files increase in size, it is more likely errors are introduced during their transfer, such as the ones not caught by the checksum process. Reliability is […]
Mark Crovella: Mapping the Internet in a New Age of Privacy
You can’t see it, but when you enter something in the search bar, there is a whole network of connections that happens. We typically don’t think about the internet having a map, but CISE faculty affiliate Mark Crovella, a founding member and faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, likened his work to figuring out what […]
Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Medium: ONSET: Optics-enabled Network Defenses for Extreme Terabit DDoS Attacks
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continue to present a clear and imminent danger to critical network infrastructures. DDoS attacks have increased in sophistication with advanced strategies to continuously adapt (e.g., changing threat postures dynamically) and induce collateral damage (i.e., higher latency and loss for legitimate traffic). Furthermore, advanced attacks may also employ reconnaissance (e.g., […]