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Scott Arena

March 27th, 2019

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

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Drop-In Peer Help Hours Added for Spring 2019

March 27th, 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

March 27th, 2019

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

John Day

February 22nd, 2019

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

February 22nd, 2019

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

February 22nd, 2019

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

February 22nd, 2019

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

February 22nd, 2019

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

February 22nd, 2019

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