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A BU-led study shows how advertisements, formatted like journalism, are being used by oil giants to influence public opinion. The researchers reveal strategies to help readers recognize ads and reduce their susceptibility to misleading claims. By Alison Gold In the battle against climate disinformation, native advertising is a fierce foe. A study published today in […]
Climate change is one of the greatest problems facing humanity. Hariri Institute talks with ENERGIZE NRT CoPIs Emily Ryan (Engineering) and David Coker (Chemistry) to explore how this new BU interdisciplinary program is tackling this challenge head-on. By Maeve Smillie, Hariri Institute Staff The escalating frequency and severity of extreme weather events like record-breaking heat […]
Boston University’s Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to welcome four new faculty affiliates: Emiliano Dall’Anese, PhD, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; Janet Freilich, JD, professor of law; Najoung Kim, PhD, assistant professor of linguistics; and Ching-Ti Liu, professor of biostatistics. Learn more about our new affiliates below. Emiliano Dall’Anese, PhD, is […]
By Mia Knežević, CISE Staff Writer Artificial intelligence already consumes a massive amount of energy — and the demand is only expected to grow. According to Energy Digital, data centers powering large-scale AI systems accounted for an estimated 1–1.5% of global electricity use in 2022. That number is projected to double by 2026. Tianyu Wang, […]
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. […]
Junior Faculty Fellow Spotlight: Dr. Dillon Brout, Cosmologist. Astrophysicist. Data Enthusiast. By Margo Stanton How do we understand dark matter, dark energy, or the history and fate of the Cosmos? These are questions that Hariri Institute Faculty Fellow Dillon Brout seeks to answer through his research. Brout, assistant professor of astronomy and physics, is a […]
Learn about Hariri Institute’s funding opportunities designed to advance high-impact multidisciplinary research and recognize outstanding early-career faculty and doctoral students. Seeking to evolve your research? Submit your proposal for a Focused Research Program. Pre-proposals due by February 14, 2025. Proposals due by March 25, 2025. The Hariri Institute for Computing’s Focused Research Programs (FRPs) support […]
BU PhD students interested in attacking climate change: Apply to the ENERGIZE by 5PM February 21, 2025! Submit applications through the NSF eTap Portal. The ENERGIZE program is a new BU interdisciplinary graduate program aimed at developing the workforce the U.S. energy sector needs to solve complex sustainability challenges at the industrial level. The program offers […]
Masha Lazou is a third-year PhD student, advised by Diane Joseph-McCarthy, Professor (ENG), and Sandor Vajda, Professor (ENG), and a 2024 Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellow. Lazou’s research is in developing computational methods to enhance the understanding of protein structure ensembles. Lazou received her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Boston University in 2022. The […]
Hu’s research focus using multimodal data integration to predict neurodegenerative diseases by John Eaton Xinyi (Selena) Hu is an incoming Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellow and a second year PhD student in the Center for Computing & Data Science studying algorithmic and statistical modeling, as well as machine learning. Since starting the doctoral program, Hu has […]