SPRING 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Emily Whiting, Computer Science, CAS Co-Pls: Keith Brown, Mechanical Engineering, ENG; Elise Morgan, Mechanical Engineering, ENG The project converges machine learning, physical experimentation, and design to address the general question of how to optimize a design when the fitness function can only be reliably determined through physical experimentation. Using a data-driven approach, it […]
SPRING 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Simon Kasif, Biomedical Engineering, ENG Co-Pls: Mark Crovella, Computer Science, CAS; Andrew Emili, Biochemistry, MED This project aims to advance fundamental knowledge of biology and open new opportunities for developing early diagnostics, prognostics and perhaps even novel therapeutically promising approaches to a devastating disease, Alzheimer’s.The significant cost, time, and effort […]
SPRING 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Michael Dietz, Earth & Environment, CAS Co-Pl: Abraham Matta, Computer Science, CAS The goal of this project is to build a scalable, cloud-based system for submitting, generating, archiving, and disseminating multi-model ecological forecasts. Beyond advancing ecological research and socially-useful forecasts, this system will contribute to the more general development of a […]
SPRING 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Joanna Davidson, Anthropology, CAS Co-Pl: Marie Abe, Ethnomusicology, CFA Despite the importance of what people say and hear towards understanding complex variations in human perception, experience, narratives, and signifying practices, as of today, there is not a publicly available digital tool to explore and visualize auditory patterns across space […]
9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Friday, February 2, 2018 BU School of Law, Room 102 765 Commonwealth Ave The question of who should regulate the Internet—governments, the private sector, or some combination of both—is one of the most important and controversial topics in the law today. For example, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently […]
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, former Hariri Institute Steering Committee member and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, coordinated the “Shaping the New Human-Technology Frontier: Current Research at BU” event, which brought together 40 professors at the School of Law’s Barristers Hall to foster interactions and offering a unique networking opportunity. The goal for the event was to bring people and professors on campus together who […]
Hariri Research Fellow Lucy Hutyra is part of the team of researchers awarded a $3 million, five-year National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) grant to prepare a new generation of interdisciplinary scientists to tackle urgent urban environmental problems through what is hoped will be a model graduate program for other universities.
[Return to Nexus Newsletter] By Sabrina Charania As part of its commitment to enriching the student research experience at BU, the Hariri Institute for Computing supports several computer science (CS) courses that provide experiential learning opportunities to students. These opportunities give students a chance to exchange ideas with industry leaders and allow them to explore how computational […]
Institute Director Azer Bestavros and Initiative on Cities Director Katharine Lusk co-led the National Science Foundation-Sponsored Workshop on Effective Community-University-Industry Collaboration Models for Smart and Connected Communities Research, as featured in the BU Federal Relations newsletter Beltway BUzz.
Funded by a partnership of the University and a group of alumni, BU is starting the new initiative Innovate@BU, designed to draw students and ideas from across the University.