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. A new program at the Institute, a key goal of the Hariri Graduate Fellows Program is to help recruit the best and brightest candidates to Boston University. Fellowships are awarded to prospective PhD students […]
The Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering is now accepting Hariri Graduate Fellow nominations for prospective PhD students. A new program at the Institute, a key goal of the Hariri Graduate Fellows Program is to help recruit the best and brightest candidates to Boston University. Fellowships are awarded to prospective PhD students […]
Under the direction of Sharon Goldberg, Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Computer Science, Alison Kendler (CAS ’16) and Isaac Cohen (CAS’16) received Computing Research Association Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards for 2016. Kendler is recognized as a Finalist in the Women, PhD-granting Institution category and Cohen received Honorable Mention in the Men, PhD-granting category. Cohen previously worked with […]
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Hariri Institute for Computing, Room 180 Refreshments to follow Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems Through the Lens of Convex Optimization Lorenzo Orecchia Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department With an introduction by Mark Crovella, Chair of the Computer Science Department […]
Login security at Netflix.com, vulnerabilities on the Starbucks site, the effect of Uber on the NYC taxi business, and the accuracy of Zillow home value estimates – these are just a sample of the topics students in the E-Commerce and Network Security classes (Computer Science, College of Arts & Sciences) explored during the semester. Students […]
On November 19th, the Hariri Institute for Computing hosted the first-annual Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC) Workshop. The MOC is a new public cloud, designed and implemented in Massachusetts as the first “Open Cloud eXchange” (OCX), a new marketplace for innovation in providing cloud services. The workshop drew more than 100 participants representing the Core Partners […]
BU Data Science (BUDS) Day 2016 Friday, January 22, 2016, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Reception to follow Photonics 9th Floor The Data Science Initiative at the Hariri Institute for Computing is proud to announce the inaugural BU Data Science (BUDS) Day to take place on Friday, January 22nd 2016. Featuring talks from researchers across […]
Monday, December 7, 2015 10:00 am – Noon Hariri Institute for Computing Seminar Room 180 111 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA How can we craft 3D landscapes that allow users to move through space and time? Join us for this exciting interdisciplinary workshop to learn how to craft 3-D landscapes that users can change to reflect different points of […]
Thursday, November 19, 2015 8:00 am – 5:30 pm Photonics Center Colloquium Room, 9th floor 8 St Mary’s Street, Boston, MA Agenda 8:00 Breakfast 8:30 Welcome, Gloria Waters, Boston University MOC Vision, Orran Krieger, Boston University Experiences Turning Vision into Reality, Piyanai Saowarattitada, Boston University 9:00 Micro-talks I: Year One Development Our First Production Environment, […]
In pursuit of its mission to catalyze collaborative, interdisciplinary research, the Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to announce its Research Award program for the 2015-2016 academic year. Objectives To catalyze new directions and new collaborations in interdisciplinary research applying computational and data-driven approaches, with special attention given to proposals focused on data science. Eligibility and […]