Learning to Learn More with Less
AIR Speaker Series Yuxiong Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University When: Monday, November 18, 2019 12:00pm-1:00pm Where: Hariri Institute for Computing, Seminar Room MCS 157, 111 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA Abstract: Understanding how humans and machines learn from a few examples remains a fundamental challenge. Humans are remarkably capable of grasping new concepts from […]
Allyson Sgro Gives Wed@Hariri Talk About Multicellular Decision Making
Yesterday, Allyson Sgro, BU Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Hariri Institute for Computing Junior Faculty Fellow, gave a talk on her research titled “What Happened and What Should I Do Next: Identifying Algorithms Multicellular Decision Making.” This talk is part of the Wed@Hariri Talk Series where Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellows share their research with […]
Discrete Bayesian Modeling for Biological Systems Using Cellular Latent Dirichlet Allocation (Celda)
Wed@Hariri: Meet Our Fellows Series Joshua Campbell, Assistant Professor, Computational Biomedicine, MED When: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 2:45pm-4:00pm Where: Hariri Institute for ComputingSeminar Room MCS 157, 111 Cummington Mall Abstract: Single-cell genomic technologies such as single-cell RNA-seq have emerged as powerful techniques to quantify molecular states of individual cells and can be used to elucidate the […]
What Happened and What Should I Do Next? Identifying Algorithms Multicellular Decision Making
Wed@Hariri: Meet Our Fellows Series Allyson Sgro, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering When: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:45pm to 4:00pm Where: Life Science & Engineering Building, 24 Cummington Mall, Room LSE 103 Abstract: Coordinating behaviors across groups of cells is critical for a wide range of biological processes ranging from development […]
2019 Junior Faculty Fellows Welcomed at Luncheon
On October 11, 2019, the Hariri Institute for Computing hosted the Junior Faculty Fellows Award Luncheon to celebrate and welcome the ninth cohort of Junior Faculty Fellows. The event was held at the Hotel Commonwealth and was attended by the newest JFFs, former fellows and faculty. The event was hosted by Professor Azer Bestavros, Founding […]
Privacy and Security Threats in Social Network Ad Targeting and Delivery
CYBER ALLIANCE SERIES Alan Mislove, Professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University When: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 3:30pm to 5:00pm Where: BU LAW (765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, 15th Floor Faculty Lounge) Abstract: The enormous financial success of online advertising platforms is partially due to their precise targeting and delivery features. Recently, […]
Big Data: Business Intelligence and Your Privacy
Presented by the Boston University Alumni Association Featured Speaker: Dr. Azer Bestavros, Warren Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Founding Director of the Hariri Institute for Computing at Boston University When: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Event Start Time: 6:00 pm Event End Time: 9:00 pm Where: Convene, 810 Seventh Ave, New York, NY Schedule: 6:00 pm […]
Individual Freedom Versus the Hidden Persuaders: Preserving Individual Freedom in an Age of Socio-Technical Control via Algorithmic Rewards and Punishments
When: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Event Start Time: 10:00 am Event End Time: 6:00 pm Where: Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road, Boston, MA Abstract: Consequences of computer network-based monitoring and control reach into everyone’s lives, with implications for individual rights and autonomy. Bringing together internationally recognized scholars, the conference investigates this growing problem and […]
Language Deprivation and the American Sign Language Lexicon
Join us on Monday, August 5th at 3:00 PM for a guest talk featuring Naomi Caselli, Assistant Professor of Deaf Studies at BU’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development! Event Details Date: Monday, August 5, 2019 Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Seminar Room, Hariri Institute for Computing Language Deprivation and the American […]
Privacy Amplification with Couplings and Overlapping Mixtures
Borja Balle, Amazon Research When: Thursday, June 20, 2019 Event Start Time: 1:30 pm Event End Time: 3:00 pm Where: Hariri Institute for Computing, 111 Cummington Mall, Seminar Room, MCS 180 Abstract: Privacy amplification is a key component of many state-of-the-art analyses in differential privacy. Amplification results come under different guises, including amplification by sampling, shuffling […]