BY: NATALIE GOLD From November 10-12, the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science(DIMACS) at Rutgers University held the Workshop on Co-Development of Computer Science and Law. The event focused on the future of converging computational techniques and legal principles, and the necessity of providing a computer science perspective on the legal and social […]
BY: GINA MANTICA The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated the digital boom. This new virtual world, though convenient, comes with issues of digital privacy and cybersecurity that the law is not yet equipped to handle. But reexamining current policies through a technical lens could provide a temporary solution. Concepts from mathematics can help scientists, lawyers, and […]
BY: GINA MANTICA Every surface is composed of thousands of tiny, individual, interacting atoms. To study how two surfaces interact, researchers have to take into account not only the characteristics of each atom, but also the properties of the larger surfaces that the atoms join together to create. Dealing with such large amounts of data […]
Many people hear the term “greener earth” and envision flourishing rainforests. But former Junior Faculty Fellow Dan Li hears this phrase and pictures mathematical equations. Li and colleagues use computational models to understand the role that physics plays in climate change so that they can propose effective mitigation strategies. Their article, recently published in Science […]
Scholars and scientists across the globe have found new ways to ensure that important research does not come to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University recently showed how Hariri Institute-funded collaborative work can not only continue safely, but also flourish in the face of change. […]
The Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellows have organized a “Atypical PhD journeys in computing and data science” panel discussion on December 3rd, 11:00am – 1:00pm. The panel led by 2018 Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellows Quang-Thinh Ha and Shrabasstee Banerjee will dive deep into the unique paths of well-accomplished professionals in the field of computing […]
If scientists and lawmakers don’t know how much it costs to conserve private lands, then they cannot enact sufficient policies to protect it. Christoph Nolte, a Junior Faculty Fellow at the Hariri Institute for Computing and an Assistant Professor in Earth & Environment at the BU College of Arts & Sciences, used machine learning to build a map that shows the value of lands across the contiguous United States.
The Hariri Institute of Computing has organized a “Reasoning about Complex Media from Weak Multi-modal Supervision” seminar on Monday, November 30th, 11:00am- 12:00pm as a part of its AIR Weekly Seminar series. The speaker for this event is Adriana Kovashka, Professor in Computer Science at the University of Pittsburgh. The AIR seminar will address the […]
On Thursday, November 19th, Katia Bulekova, Manager of Scientific Programming and Applications at Boston University’s Information Services and Technology (IS&T), will be presenting on organizing software workflow with Github at this week’s “Did You Know You Could…?” Series talk. The series provides a venue in which people can quickly get exposed to practical topics either […]
The Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellows have developed a “Did You Know You Could…?” Series. The series provides a venue in which people can quickly get exposed to practical topics enabled by computing and data science. This coming Friday, November 13th, Derry Wijaya, Hariri Institute Research Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer […]