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More than 60 convene at BU for differential privacy, multi-party computation workshop

The Differential Privacy Meets Multi-Party Computation (DPMPC) Workshop brought together over 60 attendees from 13 different universities and sparked groundbreaking discussion about differential privacy and multi-party computing. Organized by Ran Canetti, professor of computer science & director of the Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security, and Shafi Goldwasser, RSA Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and […]

Varia Co-Authors ‘Lawfare’ Article Calling for Truce in Crypto-Wars

In a piece published in the national security blog Lawfare, BU cryptography researcher Mayank Varia makes the case for a “crypto-armistice” between the government and the technology community as a way to both repair a fractious relationship and increase the likelihood that a viable long-term solution to the privacy versus security debate can be cooperatively […]

Institute Co-Sponsors BU Data + Narrative Workshop

Monday, June 4 – Friday, June 8, 2018 The Data+Narrative Storytelling Workshops at Boston University provide ground-breaking training positions for speakers to engage attendees through powerful data-driven stories. Embarking on it’s fifth successful year training students and professionals from all disciplines, the workshop continues to offer the Digital Badge certification program in Data+Narrative skills. The certification is an […]

Institute Junior Faculty Fellows, Research Awardees and AIR Core member Receive Tenure

The institute is pleased to announce that Junior Faculty Fellow Cara Stepp, Hariri Research Awardees Marié Abe and Joanna Davidson and AI Research Initiative Core Faculty member Kate Saenko are 4 of 24 faculty members on the Charles River Campus promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure. Ranging from fields such as social and health sciences, information systems, musicology, mathematics, marketing, […]

Institute Sponsors 5 Student Poster Sessions This May

The Hariri Institute is excited to sponsor student poster sessions and presentations for four courses this semester: Data Mechanics, Computational Fabrication, Mobile App Development, Cyber Physical Systems and Data Science.

Canetti wins RSA Conference award for contributions to cryptography

RSA Conference, one of the world’s largest professional gatherings for information technology security, announced Tuesday that Boston University computer science professor Ran Canetti is one of five laureates honored this year for substantive contributions to the field. Canetti, who directs the Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security within the Rafik B. Hariri Institute […]