Boston University Professors Dima Kozakov and Sandor Vajda Win Top Honors at Global CASP-16 Competition in Category of Multiprotein Complexes By Maureen Stanton A BU-led interdisciplinary research team, bringing together expertise in biomedical engineering, applied mathematics, and theoretical physics, has won top honors at the internationally renowned CASP-16 (Critical Assessment of Structure Prediction) competition. The […]
By Maureen L. Stanton Legal-Tech Framework enables confidential reporting of private misconduct settlements At the intersection of technology and justice, Boston University Professor Mayank Varia, with an interdisciplinary research team from Northwestern University, introduces a new, fully-integrated policy and technical approach to balance private settlement confidentiality with public oversight. Their work, honored with the Best […]
Lei Tian, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate, and a CISE Faculty Affiliate, was awarded the 2025 Boston University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award. In an announcement from Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, the award “recognizes outstanding scholars who excel as teachers inside and […]
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 Maureen L. Stanton Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow Eshed Ohn-Bar has received the Boston University College of Engineering (ENG) Early Career Research Excellence Award for 2025. Ohn-Bar, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, leads the Human-to-Everything (H2X) Lab at BU, which develops intelligent technologies with robust autonomy and real-time assistance capabilities. His research […]
Unlocks Potential for Space and Fusion Research By Maureen L. Stanton Plasma physics plays a critical role in a wide array of scientific and technological fields, from understanding the Sun and other stars to predicting space weather, advancing fusion energy, and exploring cosmic phenomena like black holes and neutron stars. However, accurately simulating plasma behavior […]
Task force members include Hariri Institute faculty affiliates By Maria Yaitanes Boston University President Melissa Gilliam, MD, announced the launch of the BU Task Force on Convergent Research and Education in a recent memo. Convergent research is a collaborative approach that goes beyond interdisciplinary research to solve specific, complex societal problems that require diverse disciplinary […]
by Margaret Stanton, CISE Staff The COVID-19 pandemic exposed major weaknesses in the U.S. semiconductor supply chain. By 2020, the U.S. produced just 10% of the world’s semiconductors—down from 37% in 1990. In response, the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act was passed to boost R&D and revive domestic manufacturing, with a goal of increasing U.S. […]
The Atomic Lab at Boston University has received a new NIH-funded grant through the Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR) – an international research network created by NIAID to study influenza and combat outbreaks. This project, led by Hariri Institute Faculty Fellow Adriana Tomic in collaboration with Adolfo García-Sastre, is supported by […]
Kayhan Batmanghelich, with collaborators, published a paper that uses anatomy-aware generative AI and explainable AI methods to improve synethsizing 3D images with specific abnormalities By Maureen Stanton In 2021, OpenAI launched a GenAI model called DALL-E that captivated the world with its ability to generate an image instantly with a simple text caption. Now GenAI […]