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MSCS Candidate Subrat Mishra successfully defends COVID-19-related thesis
On December 23, 2020, MSCS candidate Subrat Mishra (MET’21) defended his thesis titled “Analysis of SARS-COV-2 in Thoracic Computerized Tomographic Imaging Data with Machine Learning Algorithms.” Thesis committee members included Dr. Reza Rawassizadeh(Advisor), Dr. Lou Chitkushev, Dr. Kia Teymourian, and Dr. Guanglan Zhang. One bottleneck in diagnosing COVID-19 (also known as... More
Mary Lucas
Excellence in Graduate Study Award Recipient and Nurse Mary Lucas Gains Valuable Health Informatics Expertise Through MSCIS That Propels Career Pivot Mary M. Lucas RN Care Management Coordinator, Independence Blue Cross Master of Science in Computer Information Systems, concentration in Health Informatics and Data Analytics (MET’20) What do you find most fascinating about the discipline... More
Striim, A Next Generation Distributed Streaming Platform
Computer Science Research Seminar Series On Thursday, February 25, the Department of Computer Science will hold its third research seminar with Alok Pareek, Founder and head of engineering at Striim. Entitled “Striim, A Next Generation Distributed Streaming Platform,” this virtual seminar will be moderated by Dr. Kia Teymourian, assistant professor and coordinator... More
Application of Machine Learning to Construct Investment Portfolios
On Thursday, January 28, the Department of Computer Science held its second seminar with Associate Professor of the Practice Eugene Pinsky, coordinator of software development. Entitled “Application of Machine Learning to Construct Investment Portfolios,” this virtual seminar was moderated by Dr. Kia Teymourian, assistant professor and coordinator of programming languages. The... More
Industry Panel: Building Your Career in Tech | January 26, 2021
January 26, 2021 Expert Panelists Adam Arakelian, Director of Engineering, Dell EMC Jennifer Pixley, Sr. Consultant Program Manager, Dell Technologies Dawson Williams, Head of Research & Product Development at Plum Laboratories, LLC Moderated by Dr. Anatoly Temkin, Chair, Department of Computer Science
Emerging Leaders in Data Science Fellowship
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. For more than 60 years, NIAID research has led to new therapies, vaccines, diagnostic tests, and other technologies that have improved the health... More
MET Computer Science and Learning Team Authors New Book on Best Practices in Online Education
Written by MET Office of Distance Education Associate Director of Instructional Design Dan Hillman, Computer Science Associate Professor Emeritus Robert Schudy, and Department of Computer Science Chair Anatoly Temkin, Best Practices for Administering Online Programs is a practical volume for university teams seeking to manage effective online programs. Defining, designing, More
New Computer Science Research Seminar Series Launches with Talk by CAS Professor Manos Athanassoulis
On Friday, December 11, the Department of Computer Science at BU MET kicked off its new Research Seminar Series with guest Manos Athanassoulis, assistant professor of computer science at BU’s College of Arts & Sciences. Entitled “Delete: The Forgotten Operator,” this virtual seminar was moderated by Kia Teymourian, assistant professor... More
Madani Naidjate
Dr. Madani Naidjate (ENG’84, GRS’91) Shares His Passion for Algorithmic Solutions to Practical Problems Madani Naidjate Lecturer, Computer Science Professor of Mathematics and Director, Berenson Center for Mathematics at Dean College PhD, MS, Boston University; BS, Algiers Polytechnic Institute (Algeria) What is your area of expertise? I specialize in applied mathematics, telecommunications, and computing. Please tell us... More
Mikhail Chertushkin
Stay Hungry for Knowledge, Study, and Follow Your Dreams, Says Award Winner, Mikhail Chertushkin (MET’20) Mikhail Chertushkin NLP Manager, Data Science at RepTrak MS in Computer Science (MET’20) What do you find most fascinating about the discipline of computer science? Do you have a particular focus within the broader field? Knowing computer science is like... More