Alumni | College of Engineering

A Steel Ring and a Solemn Oath

in *NEWS, Alumni, Biomedical Engineering, Caleb Farny, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Elise Morgan, Irving Bigio, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students

After stirring and thought-provoking words from Irving Bigio about their coming responsibilities, nearly 350 graduating seniors recited the Obligation of the Order of the Engineer.

Tagged: Caleb Farny, Elise Morgan, Irving Bigio

An Alum Who Sees the Big Picture

in *NEWS, Alumni, Biomedical Engineering

Through surgical practice, education, technology development, and entrepreneurship, Brian Dunkin (ENG’85) has been a force for the advancement of minimally invasive surgery.

Tagged: Kenneth Lutchen

Evidence-Based Hope

in *NEWS, Alumni, Andrew Sabelhaus, Andy Fan, Biomedical Engineering, Brianne Connizzo, Christos Cassandras, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Elise Morgan, Gianluca Stringhini, Ji-Xin Cheng, Joerg Werner, Kamal Sen, Kamil Ekinci, Lei Tian, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Sean Lubner, Siddharth Ramachandran, Stormy Attaway, Students, Systems Engineering

In a pair of ceremonies leading up to BU Commencement, the College of Engineering celebrated the Class of 2026.

Tagged: Andrew Sabelhaus, Andy Fan, Brian Dunkin, Brianne Connizzo, Christos Cassandras, Elise Morgan, Gianluca Stringhini, Ji-Xin Cheng, Joerg Werner, Kamal Sen, Lei Tian, Pippi Pi, Robert Brown, Sean Lubner, Siddharth Ramachandran, Stormy Attaway

Building Smarter, Safer AI: Alumnus Vittorio Giammarino’s Research Journey

in *NEWS, Alumni, SE Research, Systems Engineering

Vittorio Giammarino’s research explores how artificial intelligence systems can operate more safely and reliably outside controlled laboratory settings. By combining machine learning, robotics, and advanced mathematics, his work focuses on developing adaptable AI systems capable of making intelligent decisions in complex real-world environments.

Alfred Hero Delivers 2026 DeLisi Lecture

in *NEWS, *Research, Alumni, Ayse Coskun, Biomedical Engineering, Brianne Connizzo, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Emma Lejeune, Mechanical Engineering

“Signal processing should play a role equal in the canon to other methods promulgated in AI that typically don’t have performance guarantees.”

Tagged: Ayse Coskun, Brianne Connizzo, Emma Lejeune

Preventative Measures for Online Scams

in *NEWS, *Research, Alumni, ECE - Data Science and Intelligent Systems, ECE - Mobile/Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity, ECE Faculty, ECE Research, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gianluca Stringhini

Professor Gianluca Stringhini and Pujan Paudel (PhD’25) received a Distinguished Paper Award at NDSS 2025 for an effective new system designed to identify fraudulent websites.

“Our Work’s Not Done”

in *NEWS, Alumni, Mechanical Engineering

An alum’s nonprofit saves women’s lives through medical equipment donations.

Tagged: Theo de Winter

Engineering for Impact: Mission to Bridge Global Gaps in Water, Energy, and Opportunity

in *NEWS, Alumni, Mechanical Engineering

Meet Gayatri Sundar Rajan, a MechE alumna and societal engineer working to close the gaps that keep underserved populations from accessing life-changing water and energy technologies. When she graduated from Boston University in 2022 she wanted to use engineering to address urgent global challenges. Today, she is a PhD researcher at the University of Oxford […]