Akua Dickson researches safe autonomy, a future where robots help, not harm
SE PhD candidate Akua Dickson worked with robotics controllers and motion planning and found a love for safe autonomy — robots doing autonomous tasks and helping humans solve problems in a safe way.
BU Launches an Open-Source Infectious Diseases Monitoring Tool Powered by AI and Human Experts
From measles, to influenza, to mpox, to malaria—infectious diseases outbreaks are happening all over the world, at nearly all times. For health professionals and public health officials, staying up-to-date with pathogens that are particularly dangerous—or have the potential to become a pandemic, like COVID-19 did—is vitally important to help keep us all safe. But accessing real-time information on outbreaks, as they pop up around the globe, isn’t always simple; currently, much of it is aggregated by hand.
Finding Avenues to Repair Neurotrauma
O’Shea made it his mission to help people, like his best friend, following various neurotrauma.
Dean’s Catalyst Awards Announced for 2025
The awards aim to give an early boost to bold ideas in research.
Béla Suki Presents 2025 DeLisi Lecture
“There is no aspect of the integration of science, engineering, and technology related to lung function that Béla would not be able to impact and use.”
SE PhD Students Win TC Outstanding Student Paper Prize
Sabouni and Ahmad collaborated and won the TC Outstanding Student Paper Prize.
Wilson Wong is College’s Newest AIMBE Fellow
The synthetic biology pioneer was honored with one of the highest professional distinctions in his field.
Honored from Within
College and University Shower Awards on ECE Faculty
Microplastics Could Be Fueling Antibiotic Resistance, Zaman Lab Finds
“There are microplastics all around us, and even more so in impoverished places where sanitation may be limited.”
Yazicigil to Colead $6 Million Project to Advance Wireless Capabilities
The team is pioneering universal data decoding chips to develop the nation’s wireless communications capabilities.