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BY GINA MANTICA Tesary Lin uses economics to better understand social problems. Lin’s interdisciplinary research draws not only on theories from economics and marketing, but also on insights from other disciplines, such as computer science and law. After she completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics, Lin’s advisor suggested that she apply to business programs where […]
BY WILL J TOMLINSON, Ph.D. Africa is home to 60% of the world’s arable land, with 900 million hectares suitable for agricultural activities. However, many small holder farmers lack the machinery they need to plow their fields. As a result, most farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa plow their crops by hand. Enter Hello Tractor: a firm […]
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 […]
BY: KAORI (CHRISTINE) YOH Jonathan Jay’s interest in solving public health problems stems from his time as a law student where he engaged with faculty who were passionate about addressing the impacts that policies have on people’s access to life-saving medical treatments. While working in global health policy, Jay realized the unique challenges and opportunities […]
Boston University researchers develop a new model for speech production that combines neural, physiological, and biomechanical information about vocal folds. BY GINA MANTICA Voice disorders don’t just change how a person sounds when they speak; they can also cause pain and impact a person’s wellbeing. Studying voice disorders in patients provides researchers with a snapshot […]
Boston University researchers develop an artificial intelligence program that detects cognitive impairment accurately and efficiently from voice recordings It takes a lot of time—and money—to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams, clinicians have to transcribe, review, and analyze every response in detail. But researchers at Boston University have developed a new tool […]
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 […]
BY GINA MANTICA Messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal use encryption to allow people to chat privately, but as a result they lack an easy way for users to report harmful content securely. The use of end-to-end encryption in these and other messaging apps prevents third parties from accessing data transferred between individuals. A team […]
BY GINA MANTICA Imagine there exists a digital dollar with all the privacy benefits of physical cash, but is recognized and regulated by the federal government unlike Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. This is one of many proposed policies that researchers in Boston University’s Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security (RISCS) are helping to […]