Institute news and updates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2015 CONTACT: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240, kjastive@bu.edu (Boston) – The Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering at Boston University (BU) today announced the core industry partnerships for the Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC). Led by BU, the MOC is a collaborative effort that also involves Harvard University, the […]
As featured in recent worldwide news, Sharon Goldberg, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Hariri Institute Fellow, discovered a potential vulnerability in the Network Time Protocol (NTP), the software that synchronizes clocks on computers. In a paper released on October 21st, Goldberg and her team reported a security problem that affects the clock function of tens of […]
Azer Bestavros, Professor of Computer Science and Founding Director of the Hariri Institute for Computing, was featured in a Boston Globe article on communicating science. In a program founded by Alan Alda, Boston University scientists took acting classes to learn how to pitch their work. “The exercises seem silly and trivial, but they make you vulnerable and open […]
Please join us on Friday, November 6, 2015 at 11 am for a Data Science Initiative Distinguished Lecture with John Lafferty, Professor, Department of Statistics and Department of Computer Science, University of Chicago. The lecture will take place at Boston University’s Hariri Institute for Computing, 111 Cummington Mall, Room 180. A reception will follow the lecture. Statistical Learning […]
Please join us on Monday, October 26, 2015 at 3pm for a Data Science Initiative, Digital Learning Initiative, and Hariri Institute for Computing Joint Seminar with Giora Alexandron, a postdoctoral researcher at MIT. The lecture will take place at Boston University’s Hariri Institute for Computing, 111 Cummington Mall, Room 180. A reception will follow the lecture. Monday, […]
On Friday, November 6, 2015, the Hariri Institute for Computing hosted a Data Science Initiative Distinguished Lecture by John Lafferty (University of Chicago) on “Statistical Learning in High Dimensions”. Professor Lafferty presented an overview of various aspects of his work in statistical machine learning, with a focus on computational and statistical aspects of nonparametric methods, […]
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Wednesday, Dec 2, 2015 Hariri Institute for Computing, Room 180 Refreshments to follow Modeling the Physics and Performance Issues in Advanced Battery Technologies Emily Ryan Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Division of Materials Science and Engineering With an introduction by Professor […]
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 @ Room 180 Hariri Institute for Computing Refreshments to follow The “Big Data” Challenge in Communication Research Lei Guo Assistant Professor, Division of Emerging Media Studies Boston University Abstract: The talk will present an empirical study that investigates and compares two “big data” text analysis methods: […]
Thursday, November 19, 2015 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Photonics Center Colloquium Room, 9th floor 8 St Mary’s Street, Boston, MA This event is by invitation only. Seating is limited and registration is required. For more information, contact Linda Grosser at lgrosser@bu.edu. Morning Welcome and MOC Overview The Open Cloud Exchange (OCX) vision of the MOC, where […]
The Hariri Institute for Computing hosted a Data Science Initiative Distinguished Lecture “Big Data Research: Methods, Systems and Applications” with George Karypis (University of Minnesota) on Friday, September 25, 2015 Professor Karypis presented an overview of some recent laboratory work that spans various aspects of “Big Data” research including development of new algorithms, runtime systems, […]