Privacy Preserving Energy Analytics for Data Centers
AI for Understanding Earthquakes
Teaching Machines Human-Like Intelligence
Hariri Institute FRP Symposium: Enhancing Models for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Through Clinician-AI Collaboration
By Maria Yaitanes On October 29th, Hariri Institute hosted the “Enhancing Models for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Through Clinician-AI Collaboration” virtual Focused Research Program symposium. Please see below for a recap of the day’s engaging presentations, including recordings, key takeaways, and additional readings. We appreciate your interest in this Focused Research Program! A special thank […]
Reimagining the Future of Materials Discovery: From Automation to Collaboration
Hariri Faculty Keith Brown (ENG) Leads the Next Evolution of Self-Driving Labs By Maureen Stanton Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) — research systems that combine robotics, AI, and autonomous experimentation — are transforming discoveries of new and better materials. Capable of running and analyzing thousands of experiments in real time, SDLs accelerate discovery at a scale previously […]
New Research Tackles Future of Encryption in the Age of Quantum Computing
By Maureen L. Stanton Today’s encryption faces mounting risks—from escalating cyberattacks to the looming threat of quantum computing. As digital systems grow more complex and reliant on cloud and third-party services, vulnerabilities multiply. JP Morgan, for instance, reports that it blocks 45 billion hacking attempts daily. But the bigger threat is on the horizon: “Q-Day”—the […]
The Heat Divide: Mapping America’s Unequal Burden of Heat
BU Study Maps Climate Change, Demographics, and Disaster Risk, Providing Actionable Insights By Maeve Smillie and Maureen Stanton By mid-century, the U.S. will be a much hotter place. Heatwaves will last longer, summer temperatures will soar, and the number of dangerously hot days will rise sharply—especially in the US South. But not everyone will feel […]
Privacy Meets AI: Enabling Data Center Collaboration to Support Grid Stability
FRP Spotlight: Privacy Preserving Energy Analytics for Data Centers By Maureen L. Stanton Next time you ask ChatGPT a complex question, consider this: generating a 100-word response involves trillions of calculations. Now multiply that by 10% of the world’s population — roughly its user base — and the energy used could reach 400,000 kWh, enough […]
Shaking Things Up: How BU Researchers Are Driving Earthquake Understanding Through Artificial Intelligence
By Maria Yaitanes On January 27, the floors of New England houses, offices, and universities shook for about 20 seconds. Some thought it was a large truck driving outside. Others felt the tremors and knew something greater was at hand: a 3.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maine. Local social media pages and forums […]
What would you pack if you were heading to Mars?
Boston University scientists explored this question at an interdisciplinary conference held on Friday, May 24 entitled “Space Travel with Earth Wisdom.” The event brought together researchers at the intersection of ecology, botany, biology, bioinformatics, data-science, and space science to look at how humans can approach space travel ethically and sustainably and how we can use […]