BU ENG Researcher Wenchao Li Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
By Maureen Stanton Wenchao Li, an ENG assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering with affiliate appointments in systems engineering and computer science, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Li’s research sits at the intersection of formal methods and machine learning, with a focus on […]
Introducing the Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center (RASTIC)
Video by Natalie Williams By Maureen Stanton An autonomous robot cut the ceremonial ribbon at the grand opening of Boston University’s $8.8 million Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center (RASTIC). Held March 4th, the grand opening included talks from state, industry and university leadership; facility tours; and 16 student demonstrations of robotic projects, spanning […]
Why do some vaccines protect some individuals and not others?
Blending machine learning with systems human immunology, Professor Adriana Tomic is working toward creating effective, long-memory vaccines for strong immunity against pandemic-potential viruses By Chloe Wojtanik and Maureen Stanton The flu affects about a billion people annually, abruptly forcing people to take sick leave, scramble for childcare coverage, and other disruptions. While the majority will […]
ECE Professors and Institute Faculty Affiliates Make Impact at SC23
Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliates and Boston University Professors of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) made a major impact at SC23 (also known as SuperComputing, or the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis), the premier conference in high-performance computing (HPC). Affiliate Roscoe Giles served as the Keynote, Plenary, and Invited Speakers Chair. Several papers were […]
Hariri Institute Welcomes Four New Faculty Affiliates
Boston University’s Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to welcome four new faculty affiliates: Anand Devaiah, MD, professor of neurosurgery and ophthalmology; Charlene Ong, ND, MPHS, assistant professor of neurology and neurosurgery; Patrick McNamara, PhD, associate professor of neurology; and Xin Zhang, PhD, Professor of Engineering. Anand Devaiah, MD, is an otolaryngologist (ENT) at Boston […]
A Preemptive Strike on Future Pandemics
A BU-led research team publishes new findings that show how detecting and correctly assigning deaths can help mitigate the impact of pandemics By Maureen Stanton, Hariri Institute COVID-19 caused catastrophe and chaos across the globe. According to some disease forecasters, the world could face another COVID-like pandemic within 10 years. To improve our response to […]
IBM and Meta launch the AI Alliance with MOC Alliance as a Founding Member
By Margaret Stanton The MOC Alliance at the Boston University Hariri Institute has become a founding member of the AI Alliance, an international community of leading technology developers, researchers, and adopters collaborating to advance open, safe, responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI). The aim of the AI Alliance is to foster an open community and enable developers […]
How Dickens and other Authors Shaped Attitudes to Education—With Lasting Impacts
In Education for All? BU political scientist Cathie Jo Martin says education systems continue to be influenced by the ideas of Enlightenment- and Industrial Revolution-Era writers Story by Maureen Stanton and Alex Grzybowski Video by Natalie Williams In her new book, Education for All, Cathie Jo Martin, a Hariri Institute faculty affiliate and BU professor […]
Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment: Russo’s R01 Grant Allows for Promising Research Path
By Brendan Galvin, CISE Staff Sheila Russo, a CISE and Hariri Affiliate Professor (ME, MSE), won a four-year R01 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH). This grant will support her research on soft robotics, which will enhance the safety and precision of interventional bronchoscopies, specifically addressing cancer biopsies. A lung cancer biopsy entails […]
Chuanfei Dong Receives 2023 HPC Innovation Excellence Award
By Margo Stanton, Hariri Institute for Computing Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate Chuanfei Dong received the 2023 HPC Innovation Excellence Award from Hyperion Research, which recognizes achievements made in High Performance Computing (HPC) technologies for business and scientific applications. Dong, an assistant professor of astronomy and electrical and computer engineering at Boston University, was recognized for performing […]