Category: Wed@Hariri

Wednesdays @Hariri

Sahar Sharifzadeh, Institute Junior Faculty Fellow, To Give Feb 8, 2017 Meet Our Fellows Talk

Meet Our Fellows/Research Preview:Jonathan Hersh, Hariri Graduate Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing; PhD candidate, Economics (CAS)
Meet Our Fellows/Junior Faculty Fellow Presentation: Large-Scale Computation for Materials Science
Sahara Sharifzadeh, Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing; Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering (ENG)
Last fall, the Hariri Institute for Computing launched a redesigned “Meet Our Fellows” series that will showcase the Institute’s 2016 Junior Faculty Fellows as well as the inaugural cohort of Hariri Graduate Student Fellows. Prior to Junior Faculty Fellow presentations, a Graduate Student Fellow will give a 5-minute preview of his or her current research.

Chris Wright, VP of Red Hat, to Give 1/25 Wed@Hariri Seminar

In collaboration with Boston University’s Cloud Computing Initiative (CCI), the Hariri Institute for Computing will be hosting Chris Wright, Vice President and Chief Technologist of Red Hat, for a Wednesday@Hariri seminar.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017;
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, networking and refreshments at 2:45 PM (with reception to follow the talk);
Hariri Institute for Computing

Argyro Karanasiou & Dimitris Pinotsis to Give 11/30 Wed@Hariri Lecture

In collaboration with Boston University’s Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security Group (RISCS), the Hariri Institute for Computing will be hosting Dr. Argyro Karanasiou (Senior Lecturer of Law, Bournemouth University) and Dr. Dimitris Pinotsis (Visiting Research Scientist, MIT) for a Wednesday@Hariri seminar
– Emergent Normative and Legal Aspects of Automated Systems: The Intricacies of Machine Learning Algorithms

Charles Berret to Give 11/16 Wed@Hariri Lecture

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Hariri Institute for Computing 111 Cummington Mall, Room 180 In collaboration with the Department of Journalism (COM) and the Storytelling with Data workshop, the Hariri Institute for Computing will be hosting Charles Berret (PhD candidate, Columbia Journalism School) for a Wednesday@Hariri seminar. Data, Computation and […]

Dan Li, Institute Junior Faculty Fellow, To Give Oct 26, 2016 Meet Our Fellows Talk

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Refreshments & networking at 2:45 PM Hariri Institute for Computing 111 Cummington Mall, Room 180 This fall, the Hariri Institute for Computing is launching a redesigned “Meet Our Fellows” series that will showcase the Institute’s 2016 Junior Faculty Fellows as well as the inaugural cohort of Hariri […]

Adam Guren, Institute Junior Faculty Fellow, To Give Sept 28, 2016 Meet Our Fellows Talk

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Refreshments & networking at 2:45 PM Hariri Institute for Computing 111 Cummington Mall, Room 180 This fall, the Hariri Institute for Computing is launching a redesigned “Meet Our Fellows” series that will showcase the Institute’s 2016 Junior Faculty Fellows as well as the inaugural cohort of Hariri […]

Sam Ling, Institute Junior Fellow, Gives April 20, 2016 Meet Our Fellows Talk

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Refreshments to follow Hariri Institute for Computing 111 Cummington Mall, Room 180 The Formation & Flexibility of Visual Perception  With an introduction given by Chantal Stern, Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences and Director, Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory. Sam Ling Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing […]

Neha Gondal, Institute Junior Fellow, Gives April 6, 2016 Meet Our Fellows Talk

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Refreshments to follow Hariri Institute for Computing 111 Cummington Mall, Room 180 Who does Academic Inequality Hurt more? An Examination of Academic Hiring Networks by Professorial Rank, Gender, and Discipline Neha Gondal Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, College […]

Leila Agha, Institute Junior Fellow, Gives Mar 16, 2016 Meet Our Fellows Talk

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Hariri Institute for Computing, Room 180 Refreshments to follow Big Names or Big Ideas: Do Peer Review Committees Select the Best Science Proposals? Leila Agha Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Markets, Public Policy and Law Department, Questrom School of Business With an introduction given by […]

Manuel Egele, Institute Junior Fellow, Gives Feb 10, 2016 Meet Our Fellows Talk

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Hariri Institute for Computing, Room 180 Refreshments to follow Where’s the Money in Cyber-Crime? Manuel Egele Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Abstract: Popular media constantly reminds us how cyber-criminals are out to hack our computers, invade our privacy, […]