JFF Dillon Brout Receives Breakthrough New Horizons in Physics Prize
Recognized for advances in cosmic microwave background and supernovae cosmology Dillon Brout, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Boston University and a Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow, has been named a recipient of the 2026 New Horizons in Physics Prize — one of the most coveted honors for early-career scientists and part of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation awards, widely known […]
Sharing open-source use of PandemIQ Llama LLM code
By Cassandra Kennedy (BEACON) The Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON) announced public availability of PandemIQ Llama, an open-source, domain-trained large language model designed specifically for pandemic surveillance and biothreat analysis. BEACON, based at Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID), is a web-based platform and accompanying public health program which aims to address this need by […]
Konstantinos Spiliopoulos on the Future of Scientific AI
By Brendan Galvin, CISE Staff High above the ground, a sudden jolt of turbulence can unsettle even the calmest airline passenger. But for scientists, that moment of instability represents something far more significant: a deeply complex and still-unsolved problem in physics. Despite having equations that describe airflow, the chaotic nature of turbulence makes it nearly […]
Debbie Cheng Appointed AIDA’s Director of Strategy and Partnerships
By Maria Yaitanes Boston University’s Artificial Intelligence Development Accelerator (AIDA) Initiative appointed Hariri Institute faculty affiliate and steering committee member Debbie Cheng as its Director of Strategy and Partnerships. Cheng has a longstanding history of leadership at Boston University and beyond. She is Assistant Dean of Data Science, founding Executive Director of the Center for Health Data Science […]
Autonomous Vehicles Steer Cities Into the Future
Insights from a “Nature” Interview with Professor Christos Cassandras Christos Cassandras, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Head of the Division of Systems, and Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate at Boston University, is helping shape the future of autonomous transportation through a vision of connected, cooperative vehicles. Christos Cassandras, Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Head of the Division […]
EVAL Launches to Bridge the Gap Between AI EdTech Tools and Scientific Evidence
The Evidence-Based AI in Learning (EVAL) Industry Collaborative invites EdTech companies to enter their competition for independent validation. By Maria Yaitanes Each August, commercials sing the tunes of nursery rhymes while stores transform their spaces into homeroom-esque displays for back-to-school shopping. Students and families flock to the aisles to gather essential items. After perusing endless pencils, […]
Hariri Institute FRP Symposium: Enhancing Models for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Through Clinician-AI Collaboration
By Maria Yaitanes On October 29th, Hariri Institute hosted the “Enhancing Models for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Through Clinician-AI Collaboration” virtual Focused Research Program symposium. Please see below for a recap of the day’s engaging presentations, including recordings, key takeaways, and additional readings. We appreciate your interest in this Focused Research Program! A special thank […]
Hariri Institute Recognizes Key Individuals at Annual Community Recognition Awards
By Maria Yaitanes On Friday, September 12, Hariri Institute recognized Katherine D’Angelo, Nancy Clinton, Kristen Dionne, Pujan Paudel, and Asad Malik at its annual Community Recognition Awards ceremony. The Community Recognition Awards highlights the people who make the Hariri Institute’s mission of catalyzing cross-disciplinary collaborations among researchers possible. These individuals exemplify the heart of the […]
AI Breakthrough Offers New Path to Designing Next-Gen Materials
By Maria Yaitanes Every material’s properties—like strength or flexibility—depend entirely on how its atoms are arranged and bonded. Even with the same element, like carbon, small structural changes can lead to vastly different results: a diamond’s tight geometric bonds makes it hard, while graphite’s loose, layered structure makes it soft. Amorphous carbon describes a carbon […]
Yannis Paschalidis and John Byers Appointed Co-Directors Within Boston University’s AIDA Initiative
By Maria Yaitanes Hariri Institute Director Yannis Paschalidis, Distinguished Professor (ECE, SE, BME) of Engineering and Founding Professor of Computing & Data Sciences, and Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate, John Byers, Professor of Computer Science and Former Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty for Mathematical & Computational Sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences, have […]