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    Researching COVID-19 in the Media

    June 30, 2020
    A team of researchers from the Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Media (AIEM), which is housed in the Hariri Institute for Computing and is part of the Artificial Intelligence (AIR) Initiative, is studying how media outlets from different countries are covering the COVID-19 pandemic.  In an article published recently in BU The Brink, Lei Guo, Assistant Professor of Communication and […]
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    Two Hariri Faculty Fellows Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

    June 26, 2020
    In a recent article in BU Today, two Hariri Institute for Computing Research Fellows were recognized for their impact and expertise in their areas of focus. In the article, Jean Morrison, BU Provost and chief academic officer was quoted as saying, “In diverse fields across the University, these faculty members are having a demonstrable impact in […]
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    Pruned Neural Networks Are Surprisingly Modular

    June 25, 2020
    BU Security Group Speaker: Shlomi Hod, PhD Student, Computer Science, Boston University When: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Time: 11:00am-12:00pm ZOOM Info: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/222968851?pwd=RTBhSnVnbDhqbnFrMWRSeVU1alYyUT09 Abstract: The learned weights of a neural network are often considered devoid of scrutable internal structure. To discern structure in these weights, we introduce a measurable notion of modularity for multi-layer perceptrons (MLPs), and investigate the […]
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    Can Rapid Response Data Science Teams Help Prevent Future Pandemics?

    June 11, 2020
    Eric Kolaczyk, The Director of Hariri Institute of Computing, shares his opinion with BU Today, in an article titled “POV: COVID-19 Shows Us We Need Rapid Response Data Science Teams.” In it, he describes how the COVID-19 pandemic is not only an indication of the need for development but also a rapid response from data scientists. In the […]
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    Histomorphologic Analysis of Ebola Viral Disease in Rhesus Macaques Using Deep Learning

    June 4, 2020
    SPRING 2020 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Nicholas Crossland, Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, MED Co-PI: Vijaya Kolachalama, Assistant Professor, Medicine, MED Track: Hariri Institute for Computing What is the Challenge? Ebola viral disease (EVD) is caused by 1 of 4 species in the Ebolavirus genus (Zaire, Sudan, Taï Forest, & Bundibugyo). These result in hemorrhagic fever in […]
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    reFuzz: Reusing Fuzzing Results to Improve Security Assessments

    June 4, 2020
    SPRING 2020 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE PI: Manuel Egele, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, ENG Special Track: Honda Research Institute Europe What is the Challenge? As cybersecurity concerns increasingly move to the forefront of manufacturers’ concerns, their need to perform security assessments of products and systems pre and post-sale receives significant attention. However, though security assessments […]
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    Multi-scale Modeling of Complex Interfaces Aided by Machine Learning

    June 4, 2020
    SPRING 2020 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Emily M. Ryan, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, ENG Co-PIs: Sahar Sharifzadeh, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, ENG. Brian Kulis, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, ENG Track: Hariri Institute for Computing What is the Challenge? To investigate the complex interfaces in material systems and create […]
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    Automated Threat Modeling for Connected Vehicles

    June 4, 2020
    SPRING 2020 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE PI: David Starobinski, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Systems Engineering, ENG Special Track: Honda Research Institute Europe What is the Challenge? Misbehavior by compromised vehicles represents a significant threat to connected vehicle technology. Specifically, a compromised vehicle that has authenticated credentials allowing it to communicate with other vehicles freely. With […]
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    Interactive Biofeedback to Improve Voice Masculinity in Transmasculine Speakers 

    June 3, 2020
    SPRING 2020 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Cara Stepp, Associate Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, ENG Co-PI: Lauren Tracy, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, MED Track: Hariri Institute for Computing What is the Challenge? Acoustic parameters can target voice modification sessions to alter the perception of gender of transmasculine speakers meaningfully. Additionally, novel speech resynthesis techniques can be used to […]
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    Towards Developing Computational Models to Predict the Spreading of Radicalizing Content on the Web

    June 3, 2020
    SPRING 2020 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Jessica Stern, Research Professor, Pardee School of Global Studies Co-PI: Gianluca Stringhini, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENG Track: Hariri Institute for Computing What is the Challenge? Online social media has become a prominent vector for extremists to spread radicalized content, to make their ideology reach a large number of people by […]