Energy Systems

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 […]

Secretary of State John Kerry Visits CISE Director Ayse Coskun

On Thursday, February 6th, 2025, former Secretary of State John Kerry visited the Boston University Center for Information & Systems Engineering to meet with CISE Director and Professor Ayşe K. Coşkun (ECE, SE). Secretary Kerry was joined by Ambassador David H. Thorne, former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, and Varun Sivaram, Council on […]

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, […]

Emiliano Dall’Anese, Boston University Professor, joins as CISE Affiliated Faculty

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), motor vehicles produced about 22% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, making them the most significant contributor to the country’s emissions. Emiliano Dall’Anese, Associate Professor (ECE, SE) and faculty affiliate of the Center for Information & Systems Engineering and Hariri Institute, uses optimization, control, […]

Ayşe Coşkun Gives Sustainable Computing Seminar at Sabanci University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate

The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to novel innovations across industries, from healthcare to transportation to education and more. However, as AI advances it also demands more energy, increasing the strain on the electrical grid. Compared to a typical Google search, each ChatGPT search consumes approximately ten times more energy. CISE Director Ayşe […]

High-Fidelity Self-Learning Tool for Residential Load and Load Flexibility Forecasting

The project will research, develop, and demonstrate technology that enables the modulation of controllable household loads, to provide multiple grid services, including peak capacity management, ramp support, and frequency regulation.  We will show how the fusion of data from multiple sources, including communicating thermostats, smart appliances, weather forecasts, utility bills, solar production data, and interval […]

Balancing electricity demands and costs of high-performance computing

Some computational problems are so complex that they require many times more calculations than a typical laptop can handle. High performance computing (HPC) combines a number of computer servers to carry out these large-scale computations that often operate on massive data sets. But data centers for HPC require immense amounts of power and limiting power […]

Creating Safe, Energy-Efficient Buildings in a Post-Covid World

Smart building technology has been a growing trend in the commercial real estate sector to help building owners and other stakeholders automate processes, reduce costs, boost energy efficiency, and improve the comfort of tenants.  In a post-covid world, its adoption is expected to increase as safety amenities top the list of concerns of tenants planning […]