Institute news and updates
The Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering is now accepting Hariri Graduate Fellow nominations for prospective PhD students. Nominations may be submitted by the graduate admissions committee chair/director of any BU department or division, and the nomination deadline is Wednesday, February 1, 2017.
In collaboration with Boston University’s Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security Group (RISCS), the Hariri Institute for Computing will be hosting Wendy Gordon (Professor of Law, Boston University) as part of a brown bag lunch series on December 12, 2016 from 1PM – 3 PM (lunch at 12:30 PM).
Saturday, December 3, 2016; 9 AM – 9 PM
The Hariri Institute for Computing is thrilled to host BUILDS, BU’s student-run hackerspace that provides students with all the tools and resources for leading collaborative student tech projects, for a local hack day, a 12-hour event for hackers to come together and work on a project.
In collaboration with Boston University’s Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security Group (RISCS), the Hariri Institute for Computing will be hosting Dr. Argyro Karanasiou (Senior Lecturer of Law, Bournemouth University) and Dr. Dimitris Pinotsis (Visiting Research Scientist, MIT) for a Wednesday@Hariri seminar
– Emergent Normative and Legal Aspects of Automated Systems: The Intricacies of Machine Learning Algorithms
Tuesday & Wednesday, December 6 – 7, 2016; George Sherman Union, Metcalf Hall (2nd Floor)
The Institute is excited to host the second annual Massachusetts Open Cloud Workshop, scheduled to take place on December 6 – 7, 2016. Tuesday’s events will feature technical presentations, insights from MOC users, working group sessions and more; this will be open to all partners and interested parties that register to attend. Wednesday’s events will include an Expo, which will be open to all registrants, as well as additional meetings for project partners (invitation only).
Research funding is something that has been difficult to acquire, and constantly forecasted to stay that way. However, Boston University faculty have defied all odds and secured $368.9 million dollars in outside funding during FY2016. This feat is in great part due to the work of Gloria Waters, vice president and associate provost for research, and the BU Research team.
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM on Wednesday, November 15, 2016; LAW Barristers; 765 Commonwealth Avenue
Hosted by Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, ENG and Hariri Institute Steering Committee Member – Shaping the New Human-Technology Frontier: Current Research at BU
[Research on Tap: Meet, Greet, and Learn Series]
The event will feature both BU researchers and external panelists for a day-long symposium. From social sciences, humanities, law, business and medicine — to engineering, computer science, and statistics – BUDS Day aims to forge cross-disciplinary connections and spur future research collaborations.
The Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to formally announce the launch of BU Spark! – an exciting new initiative incubated and housed at the Institute. BU Spark! aims to create a supportive community for student-centered entrepreneurship in computing as well as a suite of programs, activities, resources, and networks to help and empower students to pursue next-stage development of their ideas, concepts, and creations for innovative computing and data-driven technology.
On Friday, November 4th, the Hariri Institute for Computing hosted Frank Pasquale (Professor of Law, University of Maryland) for a Data Science Initiative (DSI) Colloquium in collaboration with the Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security (RISCS) and BU/MIT Technology & Cyberlaw Clinic.