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Scott Arena
Network Specialist Scott Arena Brings 38 Years of Industry Experience to the Classroom Master Lecturer, Computer Science MS, Boston University; BS, Merrimack College; AS, Daniel Webster College What is your area of expertise? I spent the last 38 years of my career working in the research and development field of telecommunications and high-order networking... More
Drop-In Peer Help Hours Added for Spring 2019
Good news for CS&IT students in need of additional support in their studies, the department now has peer help available at 1010 Commonwealth Avenue, 3rd floor for select topics and classes. New drop-in and faculty office hours can be found on the Department of Computer Science website. For any online... More
MET CS Paint Party @ The Pub
Paint a picture of the iconic Citgo Sign located in the middle of Kenmore Square, accompanied with detailed instruction by BU's very own Paul Hastings. All skill levels are welcome for this fun social event! Drink ticket, appetizers, and all paint supplies will be provided. You will take home your version... More
In Support of Presenting Alumni, Faculty Lou Chitkushev and John Day attend Paris Conference and Workshop
Alumni Dan Cokley (MET’17) and Leland Smith (MET’16) were selected to present a paper born of a project that began during their time in the course Network Media Technologies (MET CS 635) at the 22nd Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks this past February in Paris, France. The... More
John Day
Networks, Maps, and Happy Accidents—a Q&A with BU MET’s John Day Lecturer, Computer Science MSEE, BSEE, University of Illinois Please describe your specific area of expertise. This is a difficult question to answer. One of the problems of being an “old far— . . . guy,” is that I came through computer science at... More
Dr. Shengzhi Zhang
Fooling the Machines: Dr. Shengzhi Zhang Tackles Security Issues in Deep Neural Networks Associate Professor, Computer Science PhD, Penn State University; BS, Tongji University (Shanghai, China) What is your area of expertise? My research focuses on cyber security, especially security issues that could impact people’s daily life, such as AI security, IoT security, automobile... More
Andrey Blidman
Getting Started at MET—Coordinator Andrey Blidman is Your Guide Program Coordinator, MET Department of Computer Science Can you please briefly summarize what your role at BU MET entails? I have several responsibilities as the computer science program coordinator within the Computer Science department of Boston University’s Metropolitan College. I work with both online... More
Alexis Yang
Graduating to Success: Alexis Yang Puts His Master’s to Work MS in Computer Information Systems (MET’18) Software Developer Engineer at Amazon for the project Amazon GO. What is your background? I studied computer information systems at MET, and officially received my Master of Science on the 25th of September, 2018. Before that, I studied... More
Joseph Burgoyne
Joseph Burgoyne: Think Like a “Malicious Actor” When Assessing Security Risks Lecturer in Computer Science Senior Director, Cyber Security at GE Healthcare MBA, Southern New Hampshire University; BS, University of Massachusetts Lowell What are your areas of expertise? My areas of expertise include medical device cybersecurity, information security, risk management, data privacy, HIPAA, security architecture, More
Sambasiva Rao Gangineni
Exploring the Possibilities of Data Analytics with Sambasiva Rao Gangineni (MET’19) Graduate Research Assistant, Boston University Metropolitan College MS, Computer Information Systems, concentration in Data Analytics (MET’19); BTech, R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering (India) What is your background, what program are you enrolled in and why did you choose to enroll in... More