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  • 2019 Junior Faculty Fellows Welcomed at Luncheon

    October 17, 2019
    On October 11, 2019, the Hariri Institute for Computing hosted the Junior Faculty Fellows Award Luncheon to celebrate and welcome the ninth cohort of Junior Faculty Fellows. The event was held at the Hotel Commonwealth and was attended by the newest JFFs, former fellows and faculty. The event was hosted by Professor Azer Bestavros, Founding […]
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    Founding Director Azer Bestavros Writes on His Vision for Ethical Artificial Intelligence

    October 17, 2019
    Founding Director of the Hariri Institute for Computing Professor Azer Bestavros wrote an article featured in BU Today called “Artificial Intelligence Has a Powerful Brain, but It Still Needs a Heart.” In the world of growing technology, Professor Bestavros argues that we need to make sure artificial intelligence being adapted is ethical and beneficial for […]
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    BU Life Science Researchers including Hariri Fellow Win $1 Million Award

    October 15, 2019
    This year, the first Kilachand Fund Awards were given to three research project teams. The Rajen Kilachand Fund for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering was created when Rajen Kilachand gifted Boston University with $115 million in 2018, $100 million of which went to establishing an endowment dedicated to interdisciplinary research and finding solutions to the problems […]
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    Datavant Joins the BU Data Privacy Collaborative

    October 9, 2019
    How can we improve healthcare around the world without exposing any private patient information? Slated to launch later this Fall, The Boston University Data Privacy Collaborative is a new initiative of the Hariri Institute for Computing, which aims to tackle problems of this kind. One of its founding members is Datavant, an organization dedicated to […]
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    BU “Shape-Up” Team Wins the MIT Solve Challenge

    October 9, 2019
    Led by Boston University professor Jonathan Jay, the "Shape-Up" team was awarded the "EveryTown for Gun Safety" Prize by MIT Solve, an initiative of MIT, with $100K funding. The team is 1 of the 32 new Solver teams and was selected from a pool of nearly 1,400 applications from over 100 countries. MIT Solve aims to advance […]

  • Abraham Matta Wins NSF Grant for Application Software Project

    October 9, 2019
    On September 16th, Abraham Matta, a Hariri Research Fellow, received a grant from the Division of Computer and Network Systems, National Science Foundation for his proposal titled “CNS Core: Small: Collaborative Research: HEECMA: A Hybrid Elastic Edge-Cloud Application Management Architecture”. This project will examine how application software can be partitioned and deployed over different parts of a […]
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    Privacy and Security Threats in Social Network Ad Targeting and Delivery

    October 8, 2019
    CYBER ALLIANCE SERIES Alan Mislove, Professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University When: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 3:30pm to 5:00pm Where: BU LAW (765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, 15th Floor Faculty Lounge) Abstract: The enormous financial success of online advertising platforms is partially due to their precise targeting and delivery features. Recently, […]
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    School of Law Professor Danielle Citron Awarded with MacArthur Fellowship

    October 1, 2019
    Professor Danielle Citron has been given the honor of being named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow. A professor at Boston University’s School of Law, Professor Citron is 1 out of 26 people to be recognized as a MacArthur Fellow and has been awarded $625,000 to invest in their passions. The MacArthur Foundation supports creative individuals, networks, […]

  • Accelerating Multi-Party Computation with FPGAs

    September 30, 2019
    FALL 2019 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Martin Herbordt, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENG Co-PI: Mayank Varia, Research Associate Professor of Computer Science, CAS Track: HIC & Red Hat Collaboratory Datasets can tell a great story and provide critical insights in almost every aspect of society. Unfortunately, guaranteeing privacy can slow this process, and critical insights otherwise […]
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    Pre-Cancer AutoHist: A Software Application to Classify Lung Pre-Cancer Histologic Features

    September 30, 2019
    FALL 2019 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Jennifer Beane, Assistant Professor of Medicine, MED Track: Digital Health Initiative Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, and the pre-cancer lesion is an important clinical indicator of lung cancer risk to help therapies intercept the cancer development process in the early stage to increase survival. In this case, […]