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Boston University Computer Science Faculty Win 6 New National Science Foundation (NSF) Awards!

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Congratulations to BU faculty Adam Smith, Manos Athanassoulis, Richard West, Ran Canetti, Abraham Matta, John Liagouris, Vasiliki Kalavri, and John Byers who have each won an NSF award! Travel: Student Travel Grant for 2022 Boston Differential Privacy Summer School Award Number: 2227905; Principal Investigator: Adam Smith; NSF Organization: CNS Start Date: 06/01/2022; CAREER: Robust LSM-Based […]

Boston University CS Professors win SaTC Medium Award

Congratulations to BU CS Assistant Professor John Liagouris and his Co-Principal Investigators Mayank Varia (Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences) and fellow CS Assistant Professor Vasiliki Kalavri for receiving a SaTC Medium award to build the next version of Secrecy (for secure collaborative analytics)! Learn more about their work in this presentation.

BU CS Professor Talks Cybersecurity and Cryptography

The Hariri Institute asked experts from the Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cybersecurity (RISCS) about cryptography and its role in maintaining data privacy now, especially in social and legal contexts. They spoke with researchers Ran Canetti (Professor of Computer Science, BU College of Arts and Sciences), Mayank Varia (Associate Professor, Faculty of Computing and […]

The Theoretical Computer Science Volume Honors BU CS Professor Emeritus

The Theoretical Computer Science published a volume titled “Taming Randomness and Complexity” in honor of Peter Gacs, BU CS Professor Emeritus! Theoretical Computer Science is mathematical and abstract in spirit, but it derives its motivation from practical and everyday computation. Its aim is to understand the nature of computation and, as a consequence of this understanding, provide more […]

Boston University CS Professor wins 2021 ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award

Congratulations to BU CS Professor Adam Smith on receiving a 2021 ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award! The Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award honors specific theoretical accomplishments that have had a significant and demonstrable effect on the practice of computing. This award is accompanied by a prize of $10,000 and is endowed by […]

Boston University CS Student wins 3rd place in the New Venture Competition

Congratulations to CompSciLib, an all-in-one ed-tech web app that revolutionizes computer science learning and comprehension, led by N.J Umoh (CAS’23) won 3rd place in the New Venture Competition held by Innovate@BU/BUild Lab! The New Venture Competition is BU’s largest pitch competition awarding students prizes between $6,000 and $18,000 to fund their venture projects. Learn more […]

Boston University CS PhD Student Wins RTAS 2022 Award

BU CS PhD student, Anam Farrukh, has just won the Best Student Paper Award and Outstanding Paper Award at RTAS 2022 with a paper titled “FlyOS: Integrated Modular Avionics for Autonomous Multicopters.” RTAS is a top-tier conference with a focus on systems research related to embedded systems and time-sensitive systems. The broad scope of RTAS […]