Yulu Qin
Yulu Qin is a Ph.D. Student in the Linguistics Program in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and she is advised by Najoung Kim. Yulu is a 2026 Graduate Student Fellow. Her research is at the intersection of linguistics and artificial intelligence, especially focusing on what kind of linguistic knowledge and capabilities can be […]
Margaret (Greta) Rauch
Greta Rauch is a PhD student in the Department of History working with Dr. Eugenio Menegon. She received a BS in Computer Science along with a supplemental major in Chinese from the University of Notre Dame. Greta also worked in Notre Dame’s natural language processing research lab where she explored how computers can be used […]
Max Reppen
Max Reppen is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Questrom School of Business and a Junior Faculty Affiliate of the Hariri Institute at Boston University. His research focuses on computational aspects of finance and digital currencies. Reppen received his PhD in mathematics from ETH Zurich. Prior to joining Boston University, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow […]
Xiaozhou Ruan
Xiaozhou Ruan is an assistant professor of earth and environment in the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University and is a junior faculty fellow of the Hariri Institute. Ruan is a physical oceanographer and his research interests center on a wide range of dynamic processes in the ocean. He uses a combination of theoretical […]
Edward Ruiz
Edward (Eddie) Ruiz is a Ph.D. student in the Genetics and Genomics program at Boston University advised by Drs. Ruben Dries and Ana Fiszbein. His primary research interests include spatial omics, RNA processing, and computational biology. In particular, his research focuses on developing open-source computational methods to systematically characterize transcriptional mechanisms of tissue and tumor […]
Adam Samuels
PhD Student, Astronomy Adam Samuels is a 2nd year graduate student in the Astronomy department under Dr. Tereasa Brainerd. His research focuses on the role of dark matter in galaxy formation. In particular, he looks at the distribution of satellite galaxies located around bright, isolated host galaxies. Samuels uses large observational galaxy databases, such as […]
Ryan Senne
Ryan Senne’s research lies at the intersection of machine learning, statistical modeling, and the neuroscience of decision-making. Over the past several decades, neuroscientists have developed novel tools to record from hundreds, if not thousands, of neurons simultaneously. However, analysis methods have generally lagged behind this technological progress. Senne aims to develop machine learning and statistical […]
Michael Silverstein
Michael Silverstein is a 2022 Hariri Institute for Computing Graduate Student Fellow and in the fourth year of his PhD program. He is co-advised by Professors Daniel Segrè (Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering), and Jennifer Bhatnagar (Biology). Silverstein is interested in the role that soil microbial interactions play in regulating climate change. He got his […]
Adrianna Spindle-Jackson
PhD Student, Social Work Adrianna Spindle-Jackson is a second year PhD student at the Boston University School of Social Work. She received her B.S. in Psychology from California State University, Monterey Bay and her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan. Her research centers on housing justice, where she utilizes quasi-experimental and mixed […]
Paul Stillman, PhD
Paul Stillman is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Questrom School of Business and a 2026 Junior Faculty Fellow. His research seeks to understand how best to motivate consumers to engage with their long-term goals rather than succumbing to immediate gratification. He answers this question by developing novel theoretical models of self-control and motivation, […]