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 Assistant Professor Promoted to IEEE Senior Member
Congratulations to BU CS Assistant Professor Manos Athanassoulis on being promoted to IEEE Senior Member!
Boston University CS Faculty Promoted to Senior Lecturers
Congratulations to CS faculty Dora Erdos, Christine Papadakis-Kanaris, and Abbas Attarwala on being promoted to Senior Lecturers!
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 […]
CS Faculty Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Congratulations to CS faculty Alina Ene for being promoted to Associate Professor with tenure!
Graduate Student Fellow Helps Computers Interpret Human Languages
Computers don’t speak the same language as humans, but Afra Feyza Akyürek uses machine learning to help computers process and interpret human languages better. Akyürek, a PhD student in Computer Science at Boston University, aims to improve the dialogue between humans and computers and refine programs like Siri or Alexa. Learn more about Afra Feyza […]