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    Quantitative Assessment of Earth’s Radiation Belt Electron Dynamics Using Physics-Based and Machine-Learning Approaches

    November 13, 2019
    Wed@Hariri: Meet Our Fellows Series Wen Li, Assistant Professor, Astronomy, CAS When: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Networking and refreshments 2:45pm-3:00pm, talk 3:00pm-4:00pm, reception to follow Where: Astronomy Building, CAS Room 502, 725 Commonwealth Avenue Abstract: Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts, which extend from ~1,000 to ~60,000 km above the Earth’s surface, consist of “killer” electrons (several […]
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    Learning to Learn More with Less

    November 12, 2019
    AIR Speaker Series Yuxiong Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University When: Monday, November 18, 2019 12:00pm-1:00pm Where: Hariri Institute for Computing, Seminar Room MCS 157, 111 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA Abstract: Understanding how humans and machines learn from a few examples remains a fundamental challenge. Humans are remarkably capable of grasping new concepts from […]
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    Cyber Security Researchers Weigh in on How to Protect Ourselves

    November 6, 2019
    In celebration of Cyber Awareness Month, BU Research published an article through their page on Medium covering cybersecurity and what we can do to protect ourselves. Over 80% of Americans have smartphones with mobile apps on them and this article outlines how hackers can get into your phone through your apps. The article quoted responses […]
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    Hariri Graduate Student Fellows Share Their Research

    November 4, 2019
    Last Friday, the Hariri Institute for Computing Graduate Student Fellows cohort shared their research in a "lightning talk" format at the Institute. Each fellow had 3 minutes to talk about their projects and take questions from the audience of faculty, staff and affiliated members of the BU community. Each student was also asked, "If your […]
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    Azer Bestavros Announced as Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences

    November 1, 2019
    We are delighted to share with the Hariri Institute community and beyond, the appointment of Azer Bestavros as the Inaugural Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University. Professor Bestavros is the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Founding Director of BU’s Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing […]

  • Allyson Sgro Gives Wed@Hariri Talk About Multicellular Decision Making

    October 31, 2019
    Yesterday, Allyson Sgro, BU Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Hariri Institute for Computing Junior Faculty Fellow, gave a talk on her research titled "What Happened and What Should I Do Next: Identifying Algorithms Multicellular Decision Making." This talk is part of the Wed@Hariri Talk Series where Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellows share their research with […]

  • App Helps Law Enforcers and Victims Recognize Labor Trafficking

    October 28, 2019
    RESULT (Recognize and Evaluate Signs to Uncover Labor Trafficking) Helps Law Enforcers and Victims Recognize Signs of Labor Trafficking by Asking a Series of Questions Last week Thursday, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and Catherine Piedad, a woman exploited for labor as a domestic worker five years ago, spoke at the BU School of Law […]
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    Discrete Bayesian Modeling for Biological Systems Using Cellular Latent Dirichlet Allocation (Celda)

    October 25, 2019
    Wed@Hariri: Meet Our Fellows Series Joshua Campbell, Assistant Professor, Computational Biomedicine, MED When: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 2:45pm-4:00pm Where: Hariri Institute for ComputingSeminar Room MCS 157, 111 Cummington Mall Abstract: Single-cell genomic technologies such as single-cell RNA-seq have emerged as powerful techniques to quantify molecular states of individual cells and can be used to elucidate the […]
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    What Happened and What Should I Do Next? Identifying Algorithms Multicellular Decision Making

    October 25, 2019
    Wed@Hariri: Meet Our Fellows Series Allyson Sgro, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering When: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:45pm to 4:00pm Where: Life Science & Engineering Building, 24 Cummington Mall, Room LSE 103  Abstract: Coordinating behaviors across groups of cells is critical for a wide range of biological processes ranging from development […]
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    Collaboration Awarded an NSF Grant of $5M to Create New Cloud Computing Testbed

    October 23, 2019
    Last month the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a significant grant to a team of researchers from Boston University, Northeastern University and UMass Amherst. The grant will support the development of a testbed for new cloud computing platforms that will enable data science research to expand and explore new areas of interest. The total award […]