How can we improve healthcare around the world without exposing any private patient information? Slated to launch later this Fall, The Boston University Data Privacy Collaborative is a new initiative of the Hariri Institute for Computing, which aims to tackle problems of this kind. One of its founding members is Datavant, an organization dedicated to […]
Led by Boston University professor Jonathan Jay, the “Shape-Up” team was awarded the “EveryTown for Gun Safety” Prize by MIT Solve, an initiative of MIT, with $100K funding. The team is 1 of the 32 new Solver teams and was selected from a pool of nearly 1,400 applications from over 100 countries. MIT Solve aims to advance […]
On September 16th, Abraham Matta, a Hariri Research Fellow, received a grant from the Division of Computer and Network Systems, National Science Foundation for his proposal titled “CNS Core: Small: Collaborative Research: HEECMA: A Hybrid Elastic Edge-Cloud Application Management Architecture”. This project will examine how application software can be partitioned and deployed over different parts of a […]
CYBER ALLIANCE SERIES Alan Mislove, Professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University When: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 3:30pm to 5:00pm Where: BU LAW (765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, 15th Floor Faculty Lounge) Abstract: The enormous financial success of online advertising platforms is partially due to their precise targeting and delivery features. Recently, […]
Professor Danielle Citron has been given the honor of being named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow. A professor at Boston University’s School of Law, Professor Citron is 1 out of 26 people to be recognized as a MacArthur Fellow and has been awarded $625,000 to invest in their passions. The MacArthur Foundation supports creative individuals, networks, […]
FALL 2019 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Martin Herbordt, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENG Co-PI: Mayank Varia, Research Associate Professor of Computer Science, CAS Track: HIC & Red Hat Collaboratory Datasets can tell a great story and provide critical insights in almost every aspect of society. Unfortunately, guaranteeing privacy can slow this process, and critical insights otherwise […]
FALL 2019 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Jennifer Beane, Assistant Professor of Medicine, MED Track: Digital Health Initiative Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, and the pre-cancer lesion is an important clinical indicator of lung cancer risk to help therapies intercept the cancer development process in the early stage to increase survival. In this case, […]
FALL 2019 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Swathi Kiran, Associate Dean, SAR Co-PI: Margrit Betke, Professor of Computer Sciences, CAS Track: Digital Health Initiative & Artificial Intelligence Research Over 2 million people are currently living with aphasia due to a stroke, and the patients do not know whether they will ever recover to improve their communication/cognitive skills. Aphasia therapy […]
FALL 2019 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy, CAS Track: HIC In some low- and middle- income countries, transactions between the buyers and the sellers are often conducted informally and are based on credibility. Formalizing contracts can be important and beneficial. The team wants to measure the potential advantages of formalizing […]
FALL 2019 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, Assistant Professor of Medicine, MED Co-PI: Rhoda Au, Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, MED Track: Digital Health Initiative & Artificial Intelligence Research Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease that will require a high cost of care, and the total amount keeps rising. Identifying risk factors that are amenable […]