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  • Addressing the Roots of Internet Insecurity

    July 6, 2016
    It’s no secret that today’s policymakers are grappling with technical realities in an effort to develop comprehensive laws and policies that address innovation as well as concern for privacy and security. Now more than ever, understanding cybersecurity and the causes of internet insecurity are critical to lawmakers. As Hariri Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Computer Science Sharon […]
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    Advancing Alzheimer’s Research through Multimodal Data and Digital Innovation

    September 30, 2025
    For Dr. Huitong Ding, the path to understanding Alzheimer’s disease runs through the data that captures everyday life—how people speak, sleep, move, and think. As a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and investigator at the Framingham Heart Study, Ding's research bridges data […]

  • Advancing Assistive Technologies with AI

    April 24, 2023
    By Zoe Tseng For someone who is visually impaired, navigating an unfamiliar street can be challenging. Even going straight can be tough in an open space. Encountering obstacles, stairs, and intersections can potentially result in an unsafe situation. While aids, such as white canes or guide dogs are helpful, they can’t exactly tell someone who […]

  • Advancing Sustainability Through AI-driven Research and ENERGIZE Graduate Training

    March 21, 2025
    Junior Faculty Fellow Spotlight: James Chapman, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering By Alex Grzybowski High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have major applications to the world of materials science. These alloys contain roughly equal amounts of five or more different elements with different crystal structures, which allows the materials to have increased strength, hardness, wear resistance, thermal stability, and […]

  • Adversarial Learning of MRI data for improved Assessment of Alzheimer’s Disease

    September 30, 2019
    FALL 2019 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, Assistant Professor of Medicine, MED Co-PI: Rhoda Au, Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, MED Track: Digital Health Initiative & Artificial Intelligence Research Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease that will require a high cost of care, and the total amount keeps rising. Identifying risk factors that are amenable […]

  • AI Breakthrough Offers New Path to Designing Next-Gen Materials

    September 4, 2025
    By Maria Yaitanes Every material’s properties—like strength or flexibility—depend entirely on how its atoms are arranged and bonded. Even with the same element, like carbon, small structural changes can lead to vastly different results: a diamond’s tight geometric bonds makes it hard, while graphite’s loose, layered structure makes it soft.  Amorphous carbon describes a carbon […]

  • AI Detects Dementia in Voice Recordings

    September 15, 2021
    BY GINA MANTICA There are over 10 million new cases of dementia each year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Researchers conduct neuropsychological tests to assess patients’ cognitive functioning, but transcribing the audio recordings takes a lot of time. Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can be used to analyze voice recordings of individuals to detect […]

  • AI Emerges as Crucial Component of BU Research and Teaching

    January 25, 2018
    Brian Kulis joined BU in the fall of 2015, bringing his expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to key research and teaching thrusts of the university. An assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and the inaugural Levine Career Development Professor, Kulis leverages AI and machine learning to advance the rapidly expanding field of data science.

  • AI Expert & BU CS Professor Kate Saenko Initiates BU AI4All Program

    August 31, 2018
    When AI4All cofounder Olga Russakovsky inquired about collaborating on a BU partnership, Kate Saenko, Associate Professor of Computer Science and core faculty member of the AI Research (AIR) initiative housed at the Hariri Institute, saw this as a great opportunity for groups who are currently underrepresented in a male dominated field to learn about AI and computer […]

  • AI for Drug Discovery Open Innovation Forum

    December 13, 2024
    Convening innovators from industry, academia, and government By Maeve Smillie Despite a 44% increase in drug development investment over the past decade, the pharmaceutical pipeline has slowed, yielding fewer new drugs at greater cost, with only limited efficacy. As the industry grapples with this paradox, the Hariri Institute for Computing hosted the AI for Drug Discovery […]