Gianluca Stringhini, Junior Faculty Fellow at the Hariri Institute for Computing, recently joined a team of eight academics from across the globe to conduct a study on how online communities, particularly in the Manosphere, have been orchestrating harassment campaigns and spreading extremist ideologies on the web. Using a tool developed by Google called the Perspective API, the […]
Dr. Mary Anne Franks, Professor of Law & Dean’s Distinguished Scholar, University of Miami School of Law When: Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 03:30 pm – 05:00 pm Where: Hariri Institute for Computing Seminar Room MCS 157 111 Cummington Mall Abstract: It is no coincidence that the Internet is effectively controlled by a handful of multi-billion-dollar […]
Come meet the Honda Research Initiative leaders to learn about their special track and discuss your research proposal ideas. This event is for BU Faculty only. When: Thursday, March 12th 9am – 10:30am Where: Hariri Institute’s Seminar Room 111 Cummington Mall, MCS 157, Boston, MA 02215 ABOUT HRI The Honda Research Institute is an advanced […]
Azer Bestavros, the founding director of the Hariri Institute of Computing at Boston University is now ready to take the helm as the Associate Provost for Computing and Data Science (CDS) at Boston University. Talking about his journey on becoming a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and his utmost zeal for the […]
About the Speaker Chris Wright, the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Red Hat, was the Keynote Speaker at the 2020 Open Cloud Workshop, held this past March at the George Sherman Union on the campus of Boston University. Chris’s responsibilities at Red Hat include incubating emerging technologies and developing forward-looking perspectives on […]
Kristen Grauman, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin When: 10:30am – 11:00am Networking & refreshments 11:00am – 12:00pm Talk Where: Kilachand Center, Colloquium Room 101 610 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 Abstract: Computer vision has seen major success in learning to recognize objects from massive “disembodied” Web photo collections labeled by […]
Cyber Alliance Speaker Series Speaker: Sam Weinstein, Assistant Professor, Cardozo School of Law, University of California-Berkeley When: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 3:30pm – 5:00pm (Light refreshments before and after the presentation) Where: Boston University, School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Ave, 15th Floor Faculty Lounge Abstract: Blockchain technology is transforming how markets work, and their disruptive potential […]
Charless Fowlkes, Professor & Chancellor’s Fellow, Computer Science, University of California, Irvine When: Monday, March 16, 2020 12:30pm – 1:30pm Where: Metcalf Trustee Ballroom (9th floor) 1 Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215 Abstract: The content of an image can be understood in many ways, from inferring low-level descriptions of surface shape and material properties, to high-level […]
BU Today published an article titled “10 Alums Working in Data Science Share Their Career Path Stories” that features prosperous alums who have successfully made their mark in the field of computing and data sciences. With “data scientist” being named one of the best jobs in America, based on indicators such as salary, job satisfaction and […]
Dan Roth, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Pennsylvania When: Monday, April 27, 2020 10:30am – 11:00am, Networking and reception 11:00am-12:00pm, Talk Where: Kilachand Center, Colloquium Room 101 610 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 Abstract: The fundamental issue underlying natural language understanding is that of semantics – there is a need to move […]