Stringhini Delivers Wed@Hariri Talk on Weaponized Online Content to a Packed Room
Yesterday, BU Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Hariri Institute for Computing Junior Faculty Fellow, Gianluca Stringhini gave a talk in front of a packed room on his research titled “Computational Methods to Measure and Mitigate Weaponized Online Information.” This talk is part of the Wed@Hariri Talk Series where Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellows share their research with the […]
Piotr Nojszewski Reveals Details About Working on RESULT App
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office collaborated with students from BU Spark! and the BU School of Law to develop an app that helps law enforcement recognize labor trafficking. RESULT (Recognize and Evaluate Signs to Uncover Labor Trafficking) is a web-based app that asks a series of questions aimed to identify forced labor and get help for […]
Kate Saenko and Her Team Looks to Create a Robot for Recycling
Kate Saenko is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Boston University. She is also the founder and co-director of the Artificial Intelligence Research (AIR) initiative at the Hariri Institute for Computing. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence with a specific focus on dataset bias, adaptive machine learning, learning for image and language understanding, and deep learning. […]
Wen Li Gives Talk about Electron Dynamics within Earth’s Radiation Belt
Yesterday, Wen Li, BU Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Hariri Institute for Computing Junior Faculty Fellow, gave a talk on her research titled “Quantitative Assessment of Earth’s Radiation Belt Electron Dynamics Using Physics-Based and Machine-Learning Approaches.” This talk is part of the Wed@Hariri Talk Series where Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellows share their research with the Hariri Institute and Boston University communities. […]
Hariri Graduate Student Fellows Share Their Research
Last Friday, the Hariri Institute for Computing Graduate Student Fellows cohort shared their research in a “lightning talk” format at the Institute. Each fellow had 3 minutes to talk about their projects and take questions from the audience of faculty, staff and affiliated members of the BU community. Each student was also asked, “If your […]
Allyson Sgro Gives Wed@Hariri Talk About Multicellular Decision Making
Yesterday, Allyson Sgro, BU Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Hariri Institute for Computing Junior Faculty Fellow, gave a talk on her research titled “What Happened and What Should I Do Next: Identifying Algorithms Multicellular Decision Making.” This talk is part of the Wed@Hariri Talk Series where Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellows share their research with […]
2019 Junior Faculty Fellows Welcomed at Luncheon
On October 11, 2019, the Hariri Institute for Computing hosted the Junior Faculty Fellows Award Luncheon to celebrate and welcome the ninth cohort of Junior Faculty Fellows. The event was held at the Hotel Commonwealth and was attended by the newest JFFs, former fellows and faculty. The event was hosted by Professor Azer Bestavros, Founding […]
Founding Director Azer Bestavros Writes on His Vision for Ethical Artificial Intelligence
Founding Director of the Hariri Institute for Computing Professor Azer Bestavros wrote an article featured in BU Today called “Artificial Intelligence Has a Powerful Brain, but It Still Needs a Heart.” In the world of growing technology, Professor Bestavros argues that we need to make sure artificial intelligence being adapted is ethical and beneficial for […]
Abraham Matta Wins NSF Grant for Application Software Project
On September 16th, Abraham Matta, a Hariri Research Fellow, received a grant from the Division of Computer and Network Systems, National Science Foundation for his proposal titled “CNS Core: Small: Collaborative Research: HEECMA: A Hybrid Elastic Edge-Cloud Application Management Architecture”. This project will examine how application software can be partitioned and deployed over different parts of a […]
School of Law Professor Danielle Citron Awarded with MacArthur Fellowship
Professor Danielle Citron has been given the honor of being named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow. A professor at Boston University’s School of Law, Professor Citron is 1 out of 26 people to be recognized as a MacArthur Fellow and has been awarded $625,000 to invest in their passions. The MacArthur Foundation supports creative individuals, networks, […]