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 […]
The Boston University Provost Office released the Boston University AI Task Force Report on April 11, 2024. The comprehensive report is the work of a university-wide task force appointed by the Provost Office last fall and led by Yannis Paschalidis, Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Director of the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and […]
By Ken Rudolph, Hariri Institute The Red Hat Collaboratory at Boston University has announced the recipients of its 2024 Research Incubation Awards. Twelve new and renewed research projects received nearly $2 million in funding to support research in topics ranging from reconfigurable hardware to homomorphic encryption, energy efficiency, and training models for autonomous vehicles. This […]
Hariri Faculty Affiliate Carol Neidle received a grant through the NSF Convergence Accelerator program: https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/convergence-accelerator (2022 Cohort, Phase I, Track H: Enhancing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities). This is a collaboration with Principal Investigators Dimitris Metaxas of Rutgers University and Matt Huenerfauth of Rochester Institute of Technology. As part of NSF’s commitment to accelerating use-inspired solutions for persons with disabilities, these researchers were […]
BY GINA MANTICA Orran Krieger’s career has focused on solving challenging computing problems that impact society. Nearly ten years after he first had the idea for creating a truly “open” production cloud, Krieger’s vision has transformed into reality: a community of researchers, engineers, and information technology (IT) professionals are all working together to accelerate the […]
A multidisciplinary team of researchers were awarded funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop models that predict disease emergence and spread, and to devise pandemic mitigation strategies. BY GINA MANTICA A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Boston University will work towards predicting and preventing future pandemics as part of a new $1 million […]
Boston University researchers developed a model that detects cognitive impairment accurately and efficiently from voice recordings. BY GINA MANTICA Alzheimer’s Disease diagnoses are timely and expensive, requiring hour-long in-person neuropsychological exams with trained clinicians that then transcribe, review, and analyze individuals’ responses. But researchers at Boston University developed a tool that could automate analyses and […]
BY: KAORI (CHRISTINE) YOH & GINA MANTICA Olivia Wyatt likes baseball so much that she once created her own class in high school around sports analytics. Now, Wyatt combines her interest in sport psychology with her background in data science to develop data-driven interventions aimed at reducing bias-based harassment in athletics. As a Graduate Student […]
MEDIA CONTACT: Gina Mantica, Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications, gmantica@bu.edu The Hariri Institute is excited to announce our next set of Focused Research Programs (FRPs)! These programs are designed to evolve and advance Boston University’s research in computing and data science around areas of strategic importance and emerging opportunity. The Institute facilitates research convergence […]
MEDIA CONTACT: Gina Mantica, Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications, gmantica@bu.edu The Hariri Institute is excited to announce our 2022 awarded cohort of Junior Faculty Fellows and Graduate Student Fellows! These fellows are using computational tools to answer research questions in public health, counseling psychology, astronomy, finance and more. The Institute supports these computing and data-driven […]