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Hariri Institute catalyzes convergent research and innovation through its Focused Research Programs (FRPs), which provide seed funding for faculty-driven efforts in multi-disciplinary teams to coalesce in sustainable ways. The mission is to advance discoveries and innovations in computing and AI, accelerating research that leads to future funding and broad impact.
In sponsored research resulting from a $1.5M FRP investment
Awarded across 5 Focused Research Programs in FY2025
Awarded to 26 Faculty-Led AI Programs (BU-AIRR)
FY25 Publications
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Hariri Faculty Affiliates Drs. Swathi Kiran (Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences) and Archana Venkataraman (College of Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering) have received a $3.2 million NIH grant to transform post-stroke aphasia treatment. Aphasia, a language disorder often caused primarily by stroke, affects around 2 million people in the U.S. and 15 million worldwide - more […]
By Maria Yaitanes Every material’s properties—like strength or flexibility—depend entirely on how its atoms are arranged and bonded. Even with the same element, like carbon, small structural changes can lead to vastly different results: a diamond’s tight geometric bonds makes it hard, while graphite’s loose, layered structure makes it soft. Amorphous carbon describes a carbon […]
By Maureen L. Stanton Infectious diseases are emerging and re-emerging at an unprecedented rate, with profound impacts on global health. In just the first three months of 2025, the U.S. recorded as many measles deaths as it did in the previous 24 years combined. New zoonotic diseases, naturally transmissible between humans and animals, continue to […]
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