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    Charalampos (Babis) Tsourakakis, Junior Faculty Fellow, Gives 9/12 Wed@Hariri/Meet Our Fellows Talk

    August 29, 2018
    Join us as we kick off our Fall Wednesday@Hariri/Meet Our Fellows series with Hariri JFF Charalampos (Babis) Tsourakakis.
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    Charles Berret to Give 11/16 Wed@Hariri Lecture

    October 25, 2016
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Hariri Institute for Computing 111 Cummington Mall, Room 180 In collaboration with the Department of Journalism (COM) and the Storytelling with Data workshop, the Hariri Institute for Computing will be hosting Charles Berret (PhD candidate, Columbia Journalism School) for a Wednesday@Hariri seminar. Data, Computation and […]
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    Charles River Workshop on Private Analysis of Social Network

    May 6, 2014
    May 6th, 2014 The Charles River Workshop on Private Analysis of Social Networks will take place on Monday, May 19, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the Hariri Institute at Boston University. There will be talks and a discussion session covering different aspects of the challenge of performing and releasing analyses of graph data […]
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    Chris Wright, VP of Red Hat, to Give 1/25 Wed@Hariri Seminar

    January 23, 2017
    In collaboration with Boston University’s Cloud Computing Initiative (CCI), the Hariri Institute for Computing will be hosting Chris Wright, Vice President and Chief Technologist of Red Hat, for a Wednesday@Hariri seminar. Wednesday, January 25, 2017; 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, networking and refreshments at 2:45 PM (with reception to follow the talk); Hariri Institute for Computing
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    Christos Cassandras Offers Insights on Autonomous Vehicles in Nature

    February 10, 2026
    Christos Cassandras, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Head of the Division of Systems, and Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate at Boston University, is helping shape the future of autonomous transportation through a vision of connected, cooperative vehicles. His research, highlighted in a recent Nature report, examines how connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) could improve safety and efficiency. By […]

  • Chuanfei Dong Receives 2023 HPC Innovation Excellence Award

    December 1, 2023
    By Margo Stanton, Hariri Institute for Computing Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate Chuanfei Dong received the 2023 HPC Innovation Excellence Award from Hyperion Research, which recognizes achievements made in High Performance Computing (HPC) technologies for business and scientific applications.  Dong, an assistant professor of astronomy and electrical and computer engineering at Boston University, was recognized for performing […]

  • Chuanfei Dong Receives DOE Early Career Research Award

    August 30, 2023
    Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate Chuanfei Dong is working to untangle the mysteries of plasma, and his efforts were recently recognized with a prestigious award from the US Department of Energy (DOE). Dong, an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at the College of Arts & Sciences at Boston University, is among 93 scientists selected by the DOE for […]
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    City of Boston Announces 2017 Analytics Summer Fellowships

    November 16, 2016
    The City of Boston Analytics Team has announced a new 8-week internship program. The Analytics Summer Fellowship will give students the opportunity to work closely with City leadership and staff to improve how Boston uses data every day. As part of the Department of Innovation and Technology, the Citywide Analytics Team uses data to tackle the City's biggest challenges and make life better for everyone who lives and works in Boston.
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    City of Boston Approves New BU Data Sciences Building

    July 12, 2019
    It was announced today that Boston University was approved by the city to build a 17-floor Data Sciences building on Commonwealth Ave (at the corner of Commonwealth Ave and Granby St). KPMB Architects has designed the building to resemble a vertical campus where the Department of Computer Science and the Hariri Institute for Computing will […]

  • City Trees Have Their Own Microbiomes—and Urban Living Is Changing Them

    November 3, 2025
    Urban trees play a vital role in maintaining the health of cities and their residents by cooling neighborhoods, filtering air pollution, supporting biodiversity, and enhancing human well-being. However, these benefits are deeply connected to the tree microbiome—the community of microorganisms that supports tree health and resilience. As urbanization increases and cities face growing challenges from […]