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  • MedAI Hackathon: Tackling Real Biomedical Problems With Artificial Intelligence

    May 5, 2026
    By Maria Yaitanes Today’s most pressing challenges require an integrated approach across disciplines —  a concept Hariri Institute FY26 Focused Research Program (FRP) award recipients Vijaya B. Kolachalama and Jennifer Beane-Ebel embraced in their recent event, the MedAI Hackathon. Held on April 10 and 11 at the Duan Family Center for Computing and Data Sciences, […]

  • How to Stand Out: Data Science Careers in the Time of AI 

    May 1, 2026
    By Maria Yaitanes In an era where automation and "vibe coding" are reshaping how we build software, the Data Science Mentoring Circles program (DSMC) is reinforcing the vital role of the human element in data science. By focusing on the "human" side of the field—from building high-visibility side projects to leveraging mentorship—the program ensures BU […]
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    Vassilis Digalakis Jr. Converges AI Tools and Operations Research to Tackles AI’s Biggest Flaws

    April 26, 2026
    By Brendan Galvin In today’s rapidly changing artificial intelligence landscape, Assistant Professor Vassilis Digalakis Jr. (Questrom (OTM) is building a different kind of future.  Digalakis is a Faculty Affiliate of Hariri Institute and the Center for Information & Systems Engineering. His research focuses on trustworthy AI: how to design AI systems that behave reliably, transparently, […]

  • JFF Dillon Brout Receives Breakthrough New Horizons in Physics Prize

    April 22, 2026
    Recognized for advances in cosmic microwave background and supernovae cosmology Dillon Brout, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Boston University and a Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow, has been named a recipient of the 2026 New Horizons in Physics Prize  — one of the most coveted honors for early-career scientists and part of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation awards, widely known […]

  • From Pilot to Platform: BU’s SAIL Wins Sloan Grant to Scale AI Access Initiative

    April 14, 2026
    Open-source framework to make generative AI more reproducible, secure, and accessible across higher education By Maureen L. Stanton Boston University’s Software & Application Innovation Lab (SAIL) at the Hariri Institute has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to expand an initiative aimed at addressing a growing challenge in higher education: […]

  • Boston University’s Ioannis Paschalidis Inducted into 2026 AIMBE College of Fellows

    April 13, 2026
    Prestigious Honor Recognizes the Most Accomplished Researchers in Medical and Biological Engineering By Maureen Stanton The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has inducted Ioannis (Yannis) Paschalidis into its 2026 College of Fellows. This peer-elected membership is among the highest professional distinctions in the field, honoring the top two percent of medical and […]
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    Hariri Institute Welcomes Four New Faculty Affiliates

    April 6, 2026
    The Hariri Institute is pleased to welcome an exceptional group of new faculty affiliates to our community: College of Arts & Sciences Assistant Professor JJ Hermes; College of Engineering Assistant Professor Wei-Lun Chao; Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Assistant Professor Jenna Sung; and College of Engineering Professor Joyce Wong. Learn more about our new […]

  • Sharing open-source use of PandemIQ Llama LLM code

    April 1, 2026
    By Cassandra Kennedy (BEACON) The Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON)  announced public availability of PandemIQ Llama, an open-source, domain-trained large language model designed specifically for pandemic surveillance and biothreat analysis. BEACON, based at Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID),  is a web-based platform and accompanying public health program which aims to address this need by […]

  • Four New Faculty Affiliates Welcomed to the Hariri Institute

    March 25, 2026
    The Hariri Institute is pleased to welcome an exceptional group of new faculty affiliates to our community: Questrom School of Business Assistant Professor Vassilis Digalakis, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Adjunct Assistant Professor Nathanael Fillmore, Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences Assistant Professor Kinan Dak Albab, and College of Engineering Visiting Research Associate Professor […]

  • Konstantinos Spiliopoulos on the Future of Scientific AI

    March 20, 2026
    By Brendan Galvin, CISE Staff High above the ground, a sudden jolt of turbulence can unsettle even the calmest airline passenger. But for scientists, that moment of instability represents something far more significant: a deeply complex and still-unsolved problem in physics. Despite having equations that describe airflow, the chaotic nature of turbulence makes it nearly […]