Hariri announces Bryan Plummer as Hariri Junior Faculty Fellow.
Congratulations to Bryan Plummer for being selected as Hariri Junior Faculty Fellow. The Institute awarded six Junior Faculty Fellows and seven Graduate Student Fellows, representing early-career faculty and exemplary doctoral students who are pursuing innovative computationally-driven research with the potential for high impact. Our 2023 cohort of fellows represent a variety of colleges and schools across Boston […]
Seven Computer Science Professors awarded Red Hat Collaboratory Research Incubation Awards!
This Spring seven Computer Science Professors awarded Red Hat Collaboratory Research Incubation Awards! Computer Science Assistant Professor Vasiliki Kalavri, and Computer Science Associate Professor Jonathan Appavoo, in collaboration with Red Hat Data Scientist Sanjay Arora were awarded $149,986 in funding for their proposal, “Towards high performance and energy efficiency in open-source stream processing” Computer Science […]
Professor Jonathan Appavoo shares how he uses Red Hat OpenShift to elevate learning in the classroom
Jonathan Appavoo, Associate Professor at Boston University, built an innovative, containerized lecture/lab education environment to teach the basics of computer science using Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS and Red Hat OpenShift Data Science. Jonathan uses this containerized cloud services platform on AWS to provide a scalable, industrial-grade Linux environment for the browser-based student learning […]
BU CS Professor Awarded Wang Professorship
Ran Canetti, professor of Computer Science at Boston University, has just been awarded the Wang Professorship. The Wang Professorship is a university-level endowed professorship award given to a faculty member who is a distinguished scholar and teacher in the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, or engineering. This award recognizes Ran’s profound impact on cryptography and […]
BU CS Faculty Contribute Ideas for the Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware (ECASH) Bill
Dr. Gabe Kaptchuk, Research Assistant Professor in Computer Science, and Eran Tromer, expected to begin faculty appointments at CAS in computer science in 2023, contribute ideas for the Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware (ECASH) Bill. The United States needs an electronic currency to help those who are shut out of the digital economy even as […]
BU CS invites applications for new faculty members!
To apply: Lecturer position (review to begin 3/1/23 and continue on a rolling basis): https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/24007 Assistant Professor position (review to begin on 12/2/22 and continue on a rolling basis): https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19503 Note that the review and screening of applicants will start immediately after December 2, so it is important that candidates make sure that their letters of […]
Boston University Computer Science Faculty Win 6 New National Science Foundation (NSF) Awards!
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 […]
BU CS invites applications for new faculty members
To apply: Lecturer position (review to begin 5/1/22 and continue on a rolling basis): https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/21670 Assistant Professor position (review to begin on 12/1/21 and continue on a rolling basis): https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19503 Associate Professor of the Practice position (review to begin on 11/1/21 and continue on a rolling basis): https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19506 Boston University Computer Science has the following […]
Abbas Attarwala wins the 2020 Gitner Award
BU CS’s own Abbas Attarwala has been selected to receive the 2020 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching and Technology. “This award recognizes the faculty member or team that best exemplifies innovation in teaching through the use, development, or adaptation of technology. The award celebrates innovation that results in positive learning […]
BU CS invites applications for new faculty members
Boston University Computer Science has openings for two tenure-track assistant professorships beginning July 1, 2020. Areas in which our searches are particularly focused are data-centric computing, machine learning, robotics, human-computer interaction, and graphics. However applications in all areas of computer science are welcome and will be carefully considered. The Department is in the midst […]