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    [Sharon Goldberg] The Transition to BGP Security: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

    April 11, 2014
    Wednesdays @Hariri / Meet Our Fellows 3:00 PM on April 23, 2014 @MCS-180 The Transition to BGP Security: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Sharon Goldberg Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department Boston University Abstract: The Internet’s interdomain routing system is notoriously insecure. After more than a decade of effort, we are finally […]
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    [Tara Walker] Data+Narrative: Data Storytelling with Tableau Public

    January 16, 2015
    Wednesdays @Hariri 3:00 PM on February 4,2015 @ Rm 180 Data+Narrative: Data Storytelling with Tableau Public Tara Walker Data Analyst and Mathematician, Tableau Public If you love visual analysis and the intersection of numbers and storytelling, this demonstration by Seattle-based Tableau Public is for you. Join us at the Hariri Institute for Computing on Feb. 4 […]
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    [Taylor Boas] Sampling Social Media: Using Facebook to Recruit Online Survey Respondents

    November 17, 2014
    Wednesdays @Hariri 3:00 PM on December 3, 2014 @MCS-180 Sampling Social Media: Using Facebook to Recruit Online Survey Respondents Taylor Boas Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Boston University Abstract: Online surveys are attractive to many social scientists due to their relatively low cost and the ease and reliability with […]
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    [Wendy Seltzer] Privacy and the Third Party Doctrine: “They Never Metadata They Wouldn’t Seize”

    October 6, 2014
    Wednesdays @Hariri 3:00 PM on October 8, 2014 @MCS-180 Privacy and the Third Party Doctrine: "They Never Metadata They Wouldn't Seize"  Wendy Seltzer Policy Counsel World Wide Web Consortium Abstract: We rely on a mix of technology, law, and norms to maintain our privacy, but often misunderstand the limits of each. The challenges are particularly steep online, […]
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    “AI is here”: AI in Healthcare Symposium Recap

    October 28, 2021
    BY ALEX JOHNSON On October 18 the Hariri Institute hosted a virtual symposium on AI in Healthcare: Mitigating Disparities, Biases, and Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Center for Information & Systems Engineering, the School of Public Health, and the College of Communication Division of Emerging Media Studies. This event brought together all different kinds of experts, from […]
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    “Can I get that in Writing?” Lessons from a Contracting Field Experiment in Urban Malawi

    September 30, 2019
    FALL 2019 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy, CAS Track: HIC In some low- and middle- income countries, transactions between the buyers and the sellers are often conducted informally and are based on credibility. Formalizing contracts can be important and beneficial. The team wants to measure the potential advantages of formalizing […]
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    “Did You Know You Could…?” Manage your bibliographic data and research materials with Zotero

    November 5, 2020
    This Friday, November 6th, Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School and Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow, will be presenting on managing bibliography data and research materials with Zotero in Hariri Institute’s new series, “Did You Know You Could…?” To learn more about the series and this event, […]
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    “Did You Know You Could…?” Series: Organize your software workflow with Github

    November 16, 2020
    On Thursday, November 19th, Katia Bulekova, Manager of Scientific Programming and Applications at Boston University’s Information Services and Technology (IS&T), will be presenting on organizing software workflow with Github at this week’s “Did You Know You Could…?” Series talk. The series provides a venue in which people can quickly get exposed to practical topics either […]
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    “Did You Know You Could…?” Series: Represent languages geometrically as clouds of points

    November 10, 2020
    The Hariri Institute Graduate Student Fellows have developed a “Did You Know You Could…?” Series. The series provides a venue in which people can quickly get exposed to practical topics enabled by computing and data science.  This coming Friday, November 13th, Derry Wijaya, Hariri Institute Research Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer […]

  • “Do what excites you, and good things will happen”

    September 27, 2022
    BY GINA MANTICA Orran Krieger's career has focused on solving challenging computing problems that impact society. Nearly ten years after he first had the idea for creating a truly “open” production cloud, Krieger's vision has transformed into reality:  a community of researchers, engineers, and information technology (IT) professionals are all working together to accelerate the […]