Information Sciences
Information Sciences involves collecting, storing, retrieving, and analyzing the flow of information to improve efficiency. Research areas include: Computation over networks, human/animal decision making and perception, information theory, inverse problems, machine learning, medical imaging, signal and image processing, synthetic aperture radar imagery, video analytics, anomaly detection
$3 Million for Transformational Energy Technology
Boston University was awarded $3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for an academic-industry research collaboration that will be led by Michael Caramanis, BU Professor (ME, SE) and faculty affiliate of the Center for Information & Systems Engineering and of the Institute of Sustainable Energy. The funding will […]
No, it’s Not Your Imagination, the Air in Boston is Cleaner
A massive reduction in rush hour traffic has reduced carbon and nitrogen emissions in Boston. Photo by Above Summit for Boston University Photography AIR POLLUTION & COVID-19 BU researchers say emissions went down almost instantly, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, after Governor Baker issued a statewide stay-at-home advisory Since last month, as daily commuters and city […]
BU Researchers Propose Method for Controlling COVID-19 through Cellphones
CISE faculty affiliate Ari Trachtenberg along with fellow Boston University Computer Science professors Mayank Varia, and Ran Canetti recently published a paper that proposes a method for using cellphones to track COVID-19, while protecting user privacy. The researchers write: “Successful containment of the Coronavirus pandemic rests on the ability to quickly and reliably identify those […]
Secure Bio-Engineered Sensors for Disease Management
The objective of this project is to address the limitations in our current ability to measure disease biomarkers in the gastrointestinal tract. Unable to track the levels of these molecules, we have an incomplete picture of the process of inflammation, and thus cannot evaluate disease progression or how well treatments are working. To overcome gaps […]
Changing the Ways of Selfish Driving
Salomón Wollenstein-Betech (PhD candidate, SE) develops dynamic, data-driven tools to estimate and optimize congested roadways Boston has the worst traffic in the nation, according to a new study released this week. As city traffic thickens, the quintessential need for a resolution to this problem arises. Boston University PhD candidate (Systems Engineering) Salomón Wollenstein-Betech has created a […]
Neuro-Autonomy: Neuroscience-inspired Perception, Navigation, and Spatial Awareness for Autonomous Robots
State-of-the-art Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are trained for specific, well-structured environments and, in general, would fail to operate in unstructured or novel settings. This project aims at developing next-generation AVs, capable of learning and on-the-fly adaptation to environmental novelty. These systems need to be orders of magnitude more energy efficient than current systems and able to pursue complex goals in […]
How Fitbits, Other Bluetooth Devices Make Us Vulnerable to Tracking
BU researchers found that a third-party algorithm can track the location of some Bluetooth devices In 2018, nearly 3.7 billion new Bluetooth-enabled devices shipped worldwide to consumers. From phones and speakers to thermostats and fridges, home appliances and personal devices including “wearables” are rapidly becoming more connected by Wi-Fi than ever before, creating what’s called […]
NSF Student Travel Grant for the 2019 IEEE North American School of Information Theory (NASIT 2019)
This project funds U.S. student participation at the 12th annual IEEE North American School for Information Theory (NASIT). Information Theory studies the transmission, processing, and use of information in many contexts; it draws from and contributes to a large number of disciplines in the engineering, computer, and mathematical sciences. The types of research topics presented […]
Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial Intelligence
Every day, it becomes a little harder to find a corner of healthcare not being touched in some fundamental way by data analytics. That Fitbit on your wrist may soon send your resting heart rate to Google, where it would join the electronic health records of millions of others, and where algorithms could yield comprehensive […]
How to Make Self-Driving Vehicles Smarter, Bolder
With $7.5M DOD grant, BU researchers head international team developing bioinspired control systems for self-navigated vehicles Autonomous vehicles that can maneuver themselves around any city are already out on our public roads, says Yannis Paschalidis, but operating off-road remains a challenge. “These vehicles are designed for very structured environments, within roads and lanes,” says Paschalidis, a […]