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Boston University researchers reveal an easy-to-administer AI-driven method that predicts the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s Disease within six years By Maureen Stanton As we get older, we often dismiss forgetfulness as a normal aspect of aging, and for many it is. However, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition where people have noticeably more memory or […]
By Andrew Thurston, The Brink Faculty of Computer & Data Sciences Professor Mark Crovella’s new project studying potential biases of AI was one of 35 projects announced as a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot Project. This new NSF-backed program grants Crovella access to advanced supercomputing resources and data in order to investigate if […]
By Hariri Institute Staff The Hariri Institute is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Community Recognition Awards! On Friday, May 31, we celebrated our 2024 Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awardees. The Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awards program recognizes Hariri Institute personnel whose contributions have been instrumental in helping to bring success to their […]
Boston University College of Engineering PhD candidate Cansu Demirkiran was selected as one of the 2024 Machine Learning and Systems Rising Stars. Demirkiran is a final year doctoral candidate at the Intergrated Circuits and Systems Group led by Ajay Joshi (ENG, ECE), which focuses on developing novel architectures and circuits to design low-power, high-performance, and […]
By Hariri Institute Staff Andrew Sabelhaus, an ENG assistant professor of mechanical engineering and systems engineering (affiliate) has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award. As director of the Soft Robotics Control Lab at Boston University, Sabelhaus leads research that advances the safety of soft robots for human […]
Lucy Hutyra, Professor of Earth and Environment and Hariri Institute Core Faculty, and Andrei Ruckenstein, Professor of Physics and Hariri Institute Core Faculty, were among five professors named the inaugural cohort of Arts & Sciences Term Distinguished Professors by Arts & Sciences Dean Stan Sclaroff. This distinguished professorship was established to recognize Arts & Sciences faculty members […]
Bobak Nazer, an associate professor of electrical & computer engineering, received the prestigious Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology (2024). This university-wide teaching award recognizes innovative use, development or adaptation of technology that yields positive learning outcomes for undergraduate students, and is recognized or adopted by faculty within or […]
“AutoAnnotate: Reinforcement-learning-based code annotation for high-level synthesis,” a paper resulting from a project at the Red Hat Collaboratory at Boston University, was selected as one of four Best Papers at the 25th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED’24). The authors are Boston University alumna Hafsah Shahzad (PhD, ECE, 2024) and Professor Martin Herbordt (ECE), […]
By Maureen Stanton Boston University Clinical and Translational Institute (CTSI) announced its 2024 Integrated Pilot Award winners, which included six faculty affiliated with Hariri Institute. Ten projects were awarded this year, two of which will be led by affiliates Tom Ranzani , assistant professor, engineering (ME, MSE, BME) and Sheila Russo, assistant professor, engineering (ME, […]
UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming Shares Strategies for Using Fact-based Science Communications to Build Trust By Alex Grzybowski In the post-pandemic era, artificial intelligence (AI) has played a major role in the dissemination of information. AI has also facilitated the spread of misinformation and disinformation across social media platforms through algorithms that amplify […]