Striim, A Next Generation Distributed Streaming Platform Speaker: Alok Pareek February 25, 2021 Moderated by Professor Kia Teymourian Abstract: Striim is a novel end-to-end distributed streaming ETL and intelligence platform that enables rapid development and deployment of streaming applications. A key area of innovation is to process database events in a continuous streaming manner while […]
Application of Machine Learning to Construct Investment Portfolios Speaker: Dr. Eugene Pinsky, Associate Professor of the Practice Moderated by: Kia Teymourian, Assistant Professor of Computer Science January 28, 2021 Abstract: One of the primary applications of machine learning methods is to uncover patterns from historical relationships and trends in the data. In unsupervised learning, we […]
Delete: The Forgotten Operator Speaker: Dr. Mathos Athanassoulis, Assistant Professor Moderated by: Kia Teymourian, Assistant Professor of Computer Science December 11, 2020 Abstract: When building new data systems, and their underlying storage managers, typically we optimize performance (access time or throughput), however, as data management tasks are increasingly moving to the cloud and refer to […]
The Department of Computer Science at BU MET held its latest research seminar with Dr. Max Mühlhäuser, Professor, University of Darmstadt. Entitled, “Extrapolating the Research Timeline of HCI: Cyber Meets Physical,” this virtual seminar was moderated Dr. Reza Rawassizadeh, Associate Professor of Computer Science. The abstract for “Extrapolating the Research Timeline of HCI: Cyber Meets Physical,” is […]
Through generous donations to Metropolitan College, alumnus Steven G. Akers (MET’94) has funded the naming of three offices in the BU MET building at 1010 Commonwealth Avenue: The Izabella Temkina Computer Science Chair’s Office The Annie Wilcox Applied Social Sciences Chair’s Office The Mabel A. Akers Administrative Sciences Chair’s Office The Izabella Temkina Computer Science Chair’s Office […]
After completing their degree studies during what was certainly one of the most unusual semesters in history, the Metropolitan College (MET) Class of 2020 was finally able to celebrate together and with their families, receiving the recognition they deserve. On Saturday, October 2, 2021, as the entire Boston University community enjoyed a sunny Alumni […]
Prof. Yuting Zhang regularly enhances cybersecurity curriculum to maintain cutting edge We’re pleased to announce that Dr. Yuting Zhang has been named Director of Cybersecurity programs. Read more about this exciting appointment. Yuting Zhang Assistant Professor, Computer Science Director, Cybersecurity PhD, Boston University; MS, BS, University of Science and Technology Beijing What is your area of expertise? As the […]
Metropolitan College has appointed Dr. Yuting Zhang as director of Cybersecurity programs. An assistant professor since 2011, Dr. Zhang has long played a significant leadership role at Boston University in the important field of security. As faculty coordinator of information security programs, she developed a proposal for a new joint degree in cybersecurity between MET and College of Arts […]
Alum’s Collaboration with BU MET Faculty Inspired Him to Pursue PhD Yihua Xu Computer Science PhD Student Illinois Institute of Technology Master of Science in Computer Science (MET’20) Tell us a little about what you’re doing now. Now I am studying for a PhD in computer science at the Illinois Institute of Technology. What led […]
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