Prestigious Honor Recognizes the Most Accomplished Researchers in Medical and Biological Engineering By Maureen Stanton The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has inducted Ioannis (Yannis) Paschalidis into its 2026 College of Fellows. This peer-elected membership is among the highest professional distinctions in the field, honoring the top two percent of medical and […]
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 […]
Advancing Evidence-Based Literacy Reform in Massachusetts As Massachusetts considers landmark literacy legislation requiring schools to adopt evidence-based reading instruction, Boston University’s Evidence-Based AI in Learning (EVAL) Industry Collaborative announced Amira Learning as the winner of its inaugural EVAL EdTech Evaluation Challenge. (March 3, 2026). The challenge was a national competition that identified AI-powered K–12 educational tools […]
By Brendan Galvin, CISE Staff Boston University computer scientist Professor Mark Crovella has spent years studying the unseen mechanisms that shape what people encounter online—from recommendation algorithms on platforms like YouTube to the powerful large language models (LLMs) now driving AI systems. His research explores how these technologies can unintentionally amplify bias and misinformation, influencing […]
By Maria Yaitanes Today, Boston University launched the Artificial Intelligence Development Accelerator (AIDA) Initiative. 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 […]
By Maria Yaitanes On January 27, the floors of New England houses, offices, and universities shook for about 20 seconds. Some thought it was a large truck driving outside. Others felt the tremors and knew something greater was at hand: a 3.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maine. Local social media pages and forums […]
BY GINA MANTICA Artificial intelligence (AI) technology can determine your ability to buy or rent a house, gain employment, get approved for a loan, and more. But many of the algorithms that drive AI are biased and may lead to discriminatory business practices. Federal lawmakers introduced the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 to Congress earlier […]
Boston University researchers developed a machine learning model that found that the brain’s resting state functional connectivity can predict how stroke survivors with aphasia recover their language skills. BY GINA MANTICA & ALEX JOHNSON Despite centuries of study, the human brain remains one of science’s greatest mysteries. Most research focuses on how the brain responds […]
BY GINA MANTICA There are over 10 million new cases of dementia each year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Researchers conduct neuropsychological tests to assess patients’ cognitive functioning, but transcribing the audio recordings takes a lot of time. Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can be used to analyze voice recordings of individuals to detect […]
BY GINA MANTICA Many people interact with natural language processing systems every day unknowingly by asking Siri for help or talking with a chat bot at an online store. Natural language processing (NLP) is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) that aims to build computer systems that can understand, process, and learn about language. But […]