Professor Venkatesh Saligrama (ECE) Appointed BU Data Science Faculty Fellow
The Data Science Faculty Fellows Program was created in 2017 by Provost Jean Morrison as a part of the BU Data Science Initiative, to help build on the University’s vision for research and education in this strategically important area. Candidates are selected through an evaluation of their current research portfolio, demonstrated contributions, a track record […]
Professor Manuel Egele Awarded $750,000 Grant from ONR for Malware Research
Malware is a constant threat in the 21st century. The most common way to deal with a malware infection is to clean the malicious software from a computer or to reinstall its operating system in an effort to restore its original functionality. However, sophisticated malware that steals sensitive information can, upon detection, be repurposed to […]
Professor Stringhini Presents Keynote at Computational Methods in Online Misbehavior Workshop
Online hate shared through social media platforms has developed into more of an epidemic than we may realize. Bullying, racist tweets, negative posts, memes and more allow people to easily band together and promote hatred. Like-minded people gather in polarized online communities, identify suitable targets, and proceed to carry out their attacks. In his efforts […]
Professor Alexander Sergienko (ECE) Receives Durable Equipment (DURIP) Award for Quantum Communication Research
Modern communication relies on complex and nuanced technologies but the future is quantum communications. In his endeavors to bring communication to the future, Professor Alexander Sergienko (ECE) received a Durable Equipment (DURIP) Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). This award is a recognition of his efforts to develop devices for efficient […]
Professor Janusz Konrad Named IEEE Distinguished Lecturer for 2019-2020
Signal processing is the hidden engine of a myriad of applications we interact with every day. From cellular technology to automotive vehicles or from emergency brain imaging to emergency braking. The Signal Processing Society, the first society of the Institute of the Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) founded in 1948, is the world’s premier professional […]
Three ECE Professors Receive CAREER Awards
Within these past few months, not one, not two, but three professors from the ECE Department have won CAREER Awards, which are among the most prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation. Such awards help support faculty in the early stages of their careers. The three winning faculty are Michelle Sander (ECE, MSE), Lei Tian […]
Professors Ajay Joshi and Manuel Egele Team Up to Win Google Research Award
Younger generations may not know the feeling but those born before the 2000s era know the torture of sitting at a slow computer. Staring at the screen, waiting for a file or a web browser to load. That was back when the world had a little more patience. Now, every computer has to be faster […]
Can Technology Eliminate Blind Spots?
By Kat J. McAlpine (BU Today) What if your car possessed technology that warned you not only about objects in clear view of your vehicle—the way that cameras, radar, and laser can do now in many standard and autonomous vehicles—but also warned you about objects hidden by obstructions. Maybe it’s something blocked by a parked […]
Highway US-33 – Honda and Cassandras Team Up
Self-driving smart cars used to be something that was seen in the movies; an idea that was too far away to even consider a possible reality. Yet, today we are closer to realizing this dream than ever. Most smart cars on the market come equipped with detectors to alert the driver another vehicle is in […]
Page Cache Hacking
The phone lights up and buzzes against the table. The news app notification pops up on the screen alerting the public of a recent cybersecurity threat. That constant fear that nothing we keep on our computers stays private is becoming more and more of a reality. According to a Clark School study done at the […]