Calendar
View the calendar below to explore all upcoming events sponsored by the Institute and its affiliate centers and initiatives. Browse events by date, or select an event topic to narrow your search.
View past events on our YouTube channel here.
All Topics (February 2 through April 13)
Monday, February 2
- 12:00 PM
Getting to School: School Choices, Journeys to School, and the Complexities in Family Decision Making in Boston, Massachusetts
Presented by Dr. Samantha Teixeira (Boston College). RSVP to Andrew Ward at amward@bu.edu to attend.
Tuesday, February 3
- 3:30 PM
P. Harris Colloquium: Around the Forces in 80 Microseconds
With large amounts of data, a Higgs boson discovery, and world-leading constraints on fundamental forces, the Large Hadron Collider has been a phenomenal tool. However, it is going through a […]
Wednesday, February 4
- 3:30 PM
Pankaj Mehta Seminar: Chaos in high-dimensionality ecosystems
The seminar is meant to facilitate communication across fields and will have the following format: 1. A 30 minute pedagogical tutorial geared toward an inter-disciplinary audience of theorists. 2. A […]
Friday, February 6
- 12:00 PM
Sarang Gopalakrishnan: Phases of Local Inference
The quantum error correction threshold is part of a much larger family of phase transitions in the structure of mixed states (or classical probability distributions); these are transitions in whether […]
- 1:00 PM On-Campus Interview with Wright Locke Farm
Wednesday, February 11
- 4:00 PM
Research on Tap: On Language and Being Human
This Research on Tap event will explore how language influences how we communicate, learn, connect, advocate, and find meaning, and highlight how language shapes everything from childhood development to political […]
- 4:30 PM
CyberAlliance Seminar: Professor Allison McDonald, Boston University
Speaker: Allison McDonald, Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences, Boston University
Thursday, February 12
- 12:30 PM
IMAP Lunch Seminar: Do Investors Price the Brussels Effect? Regulatory Risk and Sustainability in U.S. Markets
A monthly lunchtime presentation and discussion of IMAP-relevant research
Friday, February 13
- 12:00 PM
H. Kim: Defining classical and quantum chaos through adiabatic transformations
In this talk, I will present a unified definition that identifies chaos in both quantum and classical systems on an equal footing through adiabatic transformations. I will show that the […]
Wednesday, February 18
- 3:00 PM
Early-Career Faculty Funding: Opportunities, Resources, and Strategies for Success
Seeking both federal and foundation/private funding? Join Research Development, Foundation Relations, Federal Relations and Washington-D.C.-based consulting firm Lewis-Burke Associates for a webinar outlining key
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Thursday, February 19
- 2:00 PM
Partnering with Boston Public Schools on Research
Join the Boston Public Schools Office of Data and Accountability for a 60-minute webinar designed for Boston University faculty interested in partnering with the district on research projects.
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Friday, February 20
- 3:00 PM
CISE Seminar: Byung-Jun Yoon, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
Accelerating Molecular Design and Discovery Through Uncertainty-Aware AI
Molecular design and discovery have traditionally been labor-intensive and time-consuming endeavors. Although the development
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CISE Seminar: Byung-Jun Yoon, Texas A&M University
Byung-Jun Yoon is a professor at Texas A&M University, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, and a Scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Computational Science Initiative. My
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Wednesday, February 25
- 4:00 PM
Research on Tap: The Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families: Research on Policy and Practice
This Research on Tap event will discuss the deep inequities children in immigrant families face, and highlight the policies and practices that support their healthy development.
- 4:30 PM
Dr. Elettra Biett, Law and Computer Science, Northeastern University
Speaker: Elettra Biett, Assistant Professor of Law and Computer Science, Northeastern University
Talk Title: “The Data-Attention Imperative”
Friday, February 27
- 11:00 AM
Startup Essentials: Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs and Emerging Growth Companies
Dean Pasalis, Esq. from Feinberg Hanson LLP will walk entrepreneurs through the essential legal building blocks of launching a startup, including choosing the right entity, structuring founders’ agreements, protecting […]
- 3:00 PM
CISE Seminar: Wei Xiao, Professor in Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Wei Xiao is an asssistant professor leading the Safe Autonomy and Intellience Lab (SAIL) in the robotics engineering department at WPI, and a research affiliate with MIT CSAIL. Xiao was
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Monday, March 2
- 12:00 PM
Moving Under Pressure? Household Shocks, Constraints, and Residential Immobility
Presented by Dr. Steven Schmidt (Boston University). Please RSVP to Andrew Ward at amward@bu.edu.
Thursday, March 5
- 4:30 PM
CyberAlliance Seminar: Professor Céline Castets-Renard, University of Ottawa
Speaker: : Céline Castets-Renard, Canada Research Chair in International and Comparative Law of Artificial Intelligence; Professor of Law, Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa
Wednesday, March 18
- 4:30 PM
CyberAlliance Seminar: Professor Morgan Weiland, Boston University
Speaker:: Morgan Weiland, Moorman-Simon Interdisciplinary Career Development Assistant Professor of Communication Law, Boston University
Thursday, March 19
- 12:30 PM
IMAP Lunch Seminar: Greenhushing: Unintended Consequences of Conditionally Mandatory Disclosures
A monthly lunchtime presentation and discussion of IMAP-relevant research
Wednesday, March 25
- All Day
CyberAlliance Seminar: Professor Catherine Powell, Fordham University
Speaker:: Catherine Powell, Eunice Hunton Carter Distinguished Research Scholar, Professor of Law, Fordham University
Friday, March 27
- 3:00 PM
CISE Seminar: Yuval Cassuto, Israel Institute of Technology
Yuval Cassuto is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. His research interests include coding theory, coding techniques for data
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Friday, April 3
- 3:00 PM
CISE Seminar: Shriya Srinivasan, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Harvard University
Shriya Srinivasan is an assistant professor at the John A. Paulson Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is the founder and director of the Biohybrid Organs and Neuroprosthetics
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Monday, April 13
- 12:00 PM
The Remaking of a Hidden Gem: Changing Schools in Gentrifying East Boston.
Presented by Ph.D. Sociology student Natalie Smith, Boston University. Please RSVP to Andrew Ward at amward@bu.edu.