MedAI Hackathon: Tackling Real Biomedical Problems With Artificial Intelligence
By Maria Yaitanes Today’s most pressing challenges require an integrated approach across disciplines — a concept Hariri Institute FY26 Focused Research Program (FRP) award recipients Vijaya B. Kolachalama and Jennifer Beane-Ebel embraced in their recent event, the MedAI Hackathon. Held on April 10 and 11 at the Duan Family Center for Computing and Data Sciences, […]
How to Stand Out: Data Science Careers in the Time of AI
By Maria Yaitanes In an era where automation and “vibe coding” are reshaping how we build software, the Data Science Mentoring Circles program (DSMC) is reinforcing the vital role of the human element in data science. By focusing on the “human” side of the field—from building high-visibility side projects to leveraging mentorship—the program ensures BU […]
Four New Faculty Affiliates Welcomed to the Hariri Institute
The Hariri Institute is pleased to welcome an exceptional group of new faculty affiliates to our community: Questrom School of Business Assistant Professor Vassilis Digalakis, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Adjunct Assistant Professor Nathanael Fillmore, Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences Assistant Professor Kinan Dak Albab, and College of Engineering Visiting Research Associate Professor […]
Hariri Institute Welcomes New Faculty Affiliates
The Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to welcome four new faculty affiliates: Nikolaos Daskalakis, MD, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology, & Biophysics; Gareth Morgan, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine; Koichiro Shiba, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; Meredith Brooks, PhD, Assistant Professor of Global Health. Learn more about our new […]
Boston University’s Sarah Milligan Launches First Comprehensive R Package Bringing Variational Autoencoders to Tabular Data
By Hariri Institute Staff Sarah Milligan, a 2025 Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellow and PhD candidate in Biostatistics at the BU School of Public Health, has developed a groundbreaking R package that brings Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) to tabular data, the first comprehensive tool of its kind available in the R programming language. VAEs are a […]
Announcing Hariri Institute Fellows and Focused Research Program Awards
9 Fellows and 3 Focused Research Programs Awarded The Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to announce our 2025 Fellows and 2026 Focused Research Program (FRP) award recipients. The Institute has awarded four Junior Faculty Fellows and five Graduate Student Fellows, representing early-career faculty and exemplary first-year and second-year graduate students who are pursuing innovative […]
Lei Tian Receives 2025 University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award
Lei Tian, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate, and a CISE Faculty Affiliate, was awarded the 2025 Boston University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award. In an announcement from Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, the award “recognizes outstanding scholars who excel as teachers inside and […]
Eight Hariri Faculty Affiliates Have Been Newly Promoted
BY HARIRI INSTITUTE STAFF Recognized as Leaders in Their Fields & Classrooms Eight faculty affiliated with the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering have been promoted to the rank of full professor at Boston University. They were among 23 faculty from the Charles River Campus who were promoted recently in […]
Eshed Ohn-Bar Recognized with College of Engineering Early Career Research Excellence Award
By Maureen L. Stanton Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow Eshed Ohn-Bar has received the Boston University College of Engineering (ENG) Early Career Research Excellence Award for 2025. Ohn-Bar, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, leads the Human-to-Everything (H2X) Lab at BU, which develops intelligent technologies with robust autonomy and real-time assistance capabilities. His research […]
Hariri Institute Welcomes New Faculty Affiliates
Boston University’s Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to welcome four new faculty affiliates: Emiliano Dall’Anese, PhD, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; Janet Freilich, JD, professor of law; Najoung Kim, PhD, assistant professor of linguistics; and Ching-Ti Liu, professor of biostatistics. Learn more about our new affiliates below. Emiliano Dall’Anese, PhD, is […]