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  • Will Mild Memory Loss Progress to Alzheimer’s Disease?

    June 25, 2024
    By Maureen Stanton As we get older, we often dismiss forgetfulness as a normal aspect of aging, and for many it is. However, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition where people have noticeably more memory or thinking problems than what’s expected, is a high-risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). MCI can be caused by many […]

  • Mark Crovella Awarded Project from First-of-its-kind NSF Backed Program to Study Large Language Models

    June 20, 2024
    By Andrew Thurston, The Brink Faculty of Computer & Data Sciences Professor Mark Crovella's new project studying potential biases of AI was one of 35 projects announced as a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot Project. This new NSF-backed program grants Crovella access to advanced supercomputing resources and data in order to investigate if […]
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    Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awards

    June 17, 2024
    By Hariri Institute Staff The Hariri Institute is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Community Recognition Awards!  On Friday, May 31, we celebrated our 2024 Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awardees. The Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awards program recognizes Hariri Institute personnel whose contributions have been instrumental in helping to bring success to their […]

  • Cansu Demirkiran Selected as 2024 ML and Systems Rising Star

    June 4, 2024
    Boston University College of Engineering PhD candidate Cansu Demirkiran was selected as one of the 2024 Machine Learning and Systems Rising Stars. Demirkiran is a final year doctoral candidate at the Intergrated Circuits and Systems Group led by Ajay Joshi (ENG, ECE), which focuses on developing novel architectures and circuits to design low-power, high-performance, and […]
  • FRP “Space Travel with Earth Wisdom.”

    What would you pack if you were heading to Mars?

    May 27, 2024
      Boston University scientists explored this question at an interdisciplinary conference held on Friday, May 24 entitled “Space Travel with Earth Wisdom.” The event brought together researchers at the intersection of ecology, botany, biology, bioinformatics, data-science, and space science to look at how humans can approach space travel ethically and sustainably and how we can use […]

  • Andrew Sabelhaus Receives NSF CAREER Award, Advancing the Safety of Soft Robots for Human and Environmental Interactions

    May 14, 2024
    By Hariri Institute Staff Andrew Sabelhaus, an ENG assistant professor of mechanical engineering and systems engineering (affiliate) has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award. As director of the Soft Robotics Control Lab at Boston University, Sabelhaus leads research that advances the safety of soft robots for human […]
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    Hariri Institute Affiliates Lucy Hutyra and Andrei Ruckenstein named A&S Distinguished Professors

    May 7, 2024
    Lucy Hutyra, Professor of Earth and Environment and Hariri Institute Core Faculty, and Andrei Ruckenstein, Professor of Physics and Hariri Institute Core Faculty, were among five professors named the inaugural cohort of Arts & Sciences Term Distinguished Professors by Arts & Sciences Dean Stan Sclaroff. This distinguished professorship was established to recognize Arts & Sciences faculty members […]

  • Bobak Nazer Honored with the 2024 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology

    May 7, 2024
    Bobak Nazer, an associate professor of electrical & computer engineering, received the prestigious Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology (2024).  This university-wide teaching award recognizes innovative use, development or adaptation of technology that yields positive learning outcomes for undergraduate students, and is recognized or adopted by faculty within or […]

  • BU and Red Hat Research Win Best Paper Award at ISQED

    May 1, 2024
    “AutoAnnotate: Reinforcement-learning-based code annotation for high-level synthesis,” a paper resulting from a project at the Red Hat Collaboratory at Boston University, was selected as one of four Best Papers at the 25th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED’24).  The authors are Boston University alumna Hafsah Shahzad (PhD, ECE, 2024) and Professor Martin Herbordt (ECE), […]
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    Hariri Institute Faculty Affililates Awarded CTSI Pilot Grant Awards

    May 1, 2024
    By Maureen Stanton Boston University Clinical and Translational Institute (CTSI) announced its 2024 Integrated Pilot Award winners, which included six faculty affiliated with Hariri Institute. Ten projects were awarded this year, two of which will be led by affiliates Tom Ranzani , assistant professor, engineering (ME, MSE, BME) and Sheila Russo, assistant professor, engineering (ME, […]