Category: Faculty News

Lei Tian Receives 2025 University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award

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 […]

Yannis Paschalidis and John Byers Appointed Co-Directors Within Boston University’s AIDA Initiative

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 […]

Eshed Ohn-Bar Recognized with College of Engineering Early Career Research Excellence Award

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 […]

AI-powered Breakthrough in Plasma Science Delivers New Computational Efficiencies

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 […]

Boston University Announces Task Force on Convergent Research and Education

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 […]

Atomic Lab Secures NIH-Funded CEIRR Grant to Study Influenza and Combat Outbreak

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 […]

Michael Otto awarded the 2024 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Outstanding Researcher Award

by Margo Stanton Michael Otto, professor of psychological and brain sciences and Hariri Institute faculty affiliate and former fellow, was awarded the 2024 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Outstanding Researcher Award. The award recognizes researchers in the field who have made significant literature contributions to advance the study of behavior therapies. Throughout his […]

Hariri Institute Director Yannis Paschalidis on “The Role of GenAI in Research”

Hariri Institute Director and Distinguished Professor of Engineering Yannis Paschalidis joined host Peggy Smedley of The Peggy Smedley Show on July 17th to discuss The Role of GenAI in Research. They discussed: How GenAI impacts the world—particularly research and development, education, and business. Categories of GenAI systems that are out there. Some of the key concerns and […]

Emma Lejeune and Rabia Yazicigil Selected to Participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s 2024 The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliates Emma Lejeune, (ENG, ME) and Rabia Yazicigil (ENG, ECE, BME) have been selected for the National Academy of Engineering’s 2024 The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.  The goal of the symposium is to bring together early-career engineers to facilitate collaboration and build connections between the next generation of engineering leaders. […]