Faculty, Staff, Student and Alumni Spotlights
A team representing BU’s Metropolitan College emerged victorious at the annual Cyber Games Competition, put on by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity. It marked the second straight year BU MET’s team placed in the regional event.
Pre-Med Undergrad Makes Successful Pivot to Health Informatics Thanks to BU MET Christel El Hayeck Associate At Strategy MS in Health Informatics with a concentration in Applied Data Analytics (MET’23) What motivated you to earn your master’s degree at this point? Why did you choose to fulfill your goal at Metropolitan College? As an undergraduate, I […]
Prof. Ming Zhang Excites Students About Potential for Computer Vision Ming Zhang Assistant Professor, Computer Science PhD, Utah State University; BS, Shandong University, China What is your area of expertise? I focus on computer vision, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Please tell us about your work. Can you share any current research or recent publications? […]
Alum Sarthak Dawar Aims to Use Applied Data Analytics to Improve Healthcare Sarthak Dawar Data Scientist Intern at Telenav, Inc. MS in Applied Data Analytics (MET’22) What do you find most fascinating about the discipline of applied data analytics? Do you have a particular focus within the broader field? The fascinating thing about this discipline […]
Linpeiyu Ji (Jenny) MS in Computer Information Systems, Concentration in Health Informatics (MET’22) Graduate Certificate in IT Project Management What do you find most fascinating about the discipline of computer information systems? Do you have a particular focus within the broader field? I was attracted to the health informatics concentration of MET’s MS in Computer Information […]
MSCS Degree Helps Designer Pivot to New Career as Data Scientist Maryam Asghari Data Scientist at Telenav MS in Computer Science (MET’22) What do you find most fascinating about the discipline of computer science? Do you have a particular focus within the broader field? Computer science is the art of solving complex and challenging problems, […]
Lecturer, Computer Science Statistical Programmer, Phastar BA, Boston University; MS, University of Connecticut; MS, Tufts University What is your area of expertise? My areas of expertise are applied mathematics, specifically data science and machine learning, parametric and non-parametric statistics, and numerical linear algebra/numerical analysis. Please tell us about your work. Can you share any current […]
Research Assistant, Explainable AI; Technical Fellow, BU Spark! MS in Computer Information Systems, concentration in Data Analytics (MET’22) What compelled you to return to school and pursue a graduate education? What is your long-term objective? Many industries nowadays are exploring digital and data evolution. I used to have a first-hand feeling for such needs, working […]
Alum Advises Students to “Learn as Much as You Can” Christopher Nzuka Assistant Project Manager, Pearson MS in Computer Information Systems, IT Project Management Concentration (MET’20) Why did you choose BU MET for your graduate studies? What set BU MET apart from other programs you were considering? I joined Boston University MET following a recommendation […]
Prof. Vijay Kanabar on BU MET’s Distinguished History in IT Project Management Education Dr. Vijay Kanabar Associate Professor, Director, Project Management PhD, University of Manitoba; MS, Florida Institute of Technology (Computer Science); MBA, Webber College; BS, University of Madras, India; PMP (Project Management Professional), Project Management Institute; CSM (Certified ScrumMaster), Scrum Alliance What is your […]