Author: Hariri Institute

Artificial Intelligence Augmented Microscopy:

Deep Learning Enabled Digital Immuno-Fluorescence Labeling for Intelligent Cell Phenotyping (Aim-Dif)

FALL 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE PI: Lei Tian, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Co-PI: Yi Ji, Assistant Professor, Medicine What is the Challenge? The specific problem we aim to tackle in this project is the fundamental multiplexing limitation in immunofluorescence (IF) microscopy that restricts imaging only a few types of molecular targets on the same biological sample […]

Spatial Dynamics of Private Land Conservation and Use: Towards Large-Scale Hypothesis Testing

FALL 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE PI: Christoph Nolte, Assistant Professor, Earth & Environment Co-PI: Curtis Woodcock, Professor, Earth & Environment What is the Challenge? Voluntary private land protection is the single largest driver for the expansion of conserved land in the United States today, but significant concerns exist regarding its cost-effectiveness. Empirical studies have not […]

Towards Data Driven, Inexpensive and Reusable Sensors for Water Contamination Detection

FALL 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE PI: Renato Mancuso, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Co-PI: Xi Ling, Assistant Professor, Chemistry What is the Challenge? Drinking water contamination is, sadly, a surprisingly widespread issue. According to a recently published report [1], nearly 77 million people in the U.S. — about a quarter of the total population — in 2015 […]

The China Christian Database: An Essential Digital Tool for the Cartography and Prosopography of Christianity in China

SPRING 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE PI: Daryl Ireland, Research Assistant, Professor of Mission What is the Challenge? The study of Christianity in China is often met with the question, “What does Beijing have to do with Jerusalem?” Nationalist historiography and post-colonial theory have tended to relegate Christianity to the status of “foreign,” thus rendering it […]

Machine Learning for Multi-Functional Kirigami Metamaterials

SPRING 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE PI: David Campbell, Professor, Physics, CAS What is the Challenge? Atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene and MoS2 have been studied extensively due to their exceptional physical properties (mechanical strength, electrical and thermal conductivity, etc.). Recently, the PIs were among the first to investigate “kirigami”-based 2D metamaterials. These […]

Frontier Culture and Modern Politics in the U.S.: A Data-Driven Approach

SPRING 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE PI: Samuel Bazzi, Assistant Professor, Economics Co-PI: Martin Fiszbein, Professor, Economics What is the Challenge? What is the influence of the American Frontier on historical culture and modern politics in the United States? New data shows that the American frontier fostered individualism and opposition to redistribution. In particular, previous work shows that these attributes, […]

Institute Co-Sponsors BU Data + Narrative Workshop

Monday, June 4 – Friday, June 8, 2018 The Data+Narrative Storytelling Workshops at Boston University provide ground-breaking training positions for speakers to engage attendees through powerful data-driven stories. Embarking on it’s fifth successful year training students and professionals from all disciplines, the workshop continues to offer the Digital Badge certification program in Data+Narrative skills. The certification is an […]

Institute Junior Faculty Fellows, Research Awardees and AIR Core member Receive Tenure

The institute is pleased to announce that Junior Faculty Fellow Cara Stepp, Hariri Research Awardees Marié Abe and Joanna Davidson and AI Research Initiative Core Faculty member Kate Saenko are 4 of 24 faculty members on the Charles River Campus promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure. Ranging from fields such as social and health sciences, information systems, musicology, mathematics, marketing, […]