Institute news and updates
Bulekov’s work catches software bugs before they make it into major releases; receives USENIX Security Distinguished Paper Award By Alex Grzybowski Millions around the world had their Windows systems unexpectedly stop working in July 2024. One of the largest IT outages in history, costing U.S. Fortune 500 companies $5.4 billion, was caused by a faulty […]
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 […]
By Maureen Stanton The Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 BU AI Research Resource Program (BU-AIRR) awards. This program aims to enable and seed large-scale AI research at Boston University by funding access to the powerful production cloud resources of the New England Research Cloud (NERC). “AI research […]
by Gabriella Zaff, CISE Staff As artificial intelligence and supercomputing workloads continue to grow, data centers are consuming more power, putting a significant strain on the power grid. This surge in demand has created a pressing need for innovative solutions to integrate large-scale data centers with power grids. Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellow Fatih Acun, […]
By Maeve Smillie Despite a 44% increase in drug development investment over the past decade, the pharmaceutical pipeline has slowed, yielding fewer new drugs at greater cost, with only limited efficacy. As the industry grapples with this paradox, the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing’s hosted the AI for Drug Discovery Open Innovation Forum on […]
by Margo Stanton Taylor Beauvais is a third-year PhD candidate in Computational Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences studying Sociology and a 2024 Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellow. His research area is on the impact of artificial intelligence in economics, social, and governmental systems. Beauvais is advised by Joan Donovan (COM), Jonathan Mijs (Sociology), and Neha […]
New Research by Michael Silverstein, Bioinformatics PhD Candidate and Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellow By Margo Stanton The past decade has been the hottest in human history since record-keeping began 140 years ago. Burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and increased livestock farming are all major contributors to increasing the greenhouse effect, and thus global warming. To help […]
Charlene Ong, assistant professor of neurology and neurosurgery at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, is developing data-driven tools to help doctors detect and treat patients with acute brain injuries early. Her work also includes developing industry standards for brain swelling to ensure optimal patient care and outcomes. By Margo Stanton Cerebral edema, or brain […]
Hariri Institute and CISE host Distinguished Speaker Marc Raibert, Executive Director of the RAI Institute and founder of Boston Dynamics By Alex Grzybowski When many people think of robots, Terminator or I, Robot comes to mind: dystopian sci-fi thrillers where robots are actively trying to destroy humanity. However, current applications of robots do not support […]
By Maureen Stanton A new study led by Boston University reveals that regulatory loopholes have allowed tobacco companies to target youth using social media. Findings suggest that enforcement of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) health warnings on social media may reduce youth engagement with tobacco marketing. Amid declining cigarette sales and stricter regulations, tobacco companies […]