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    Sharon Goldberg’s Undergraduate Students Win CRA Research Awards

    January 18, 2016
    Under the direction of Sharon Goldberg, Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Computer Science, Alison Kendler (CAS ’16) and Isaac Cohen (CAS’16) received Computing Research Association Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards for 2016. Kendler is recognized as a Finalist in the Women, PhD-granting Institution category and Cohen received Honorable Mention in the Men, PhD-granting category. Cohen previously worked with […]
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    Lorenzo Orecchia, Institute Junior Fellow, Gives Jan 27, 2016 Meet Our Fellows Talk

    January 15, 2016
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Hariri Institute for Computing, Room 180 Refreshments to follow Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems Through the Lens of Convex Optimization Lorenzo Orecchia Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department With an introduction by Mark Crovella, Chair of the Computer Science Department […]
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    Cara Stepp, Junior Faculty Fellow, Receives NSF CAREER Award

    January 14, 2016
    Cara Stepp, Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow and assistant professor of biomedical engineering and speech, language and hearing sciences, and Douglas Holmes, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science & engineering, have won the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award in recognition of their outstanding research and teaching capabilities. As a […]
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    Coupled Human-Natural Dynamics in Urban Heat Islands: From Big Data to Local Policies

    January 1, 2016
    SPRING 2016 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES  PI: Lucy Hutyra (Earth & Environment, CAS) Collaborators: Dan Li (Earth & Environment, CAS), Mark Friedl (Earth & Environment, CAS) This project is mining cell data for high-resolution spatio-temporal CO2 emissions models to produce a mutidecadal assessment of trends, drivers, and scaling relationships. In order to inform the design of […]
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    Interdisciplinary Development of a Biokinematic Data Acquisition System

    January 1, 2016
    SPRING 2016 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES  PI: Richard West (Computer Science, CAS) Collaborators: Cara Lewis (Health Sciences, SAR), Sheryl Grace (Mechanical Engineering, ENG) This project is developing an on-body, biokinematic data acquisition and analysis tool that tracks the body position of ice hockey skaters during stride production. This research aims to inform future inquiries in the […]
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    Hariri Institute Hosts Student Poster Session for E-Commerce and Network Security Courses

    December 16, 2015
    Login security at Netflix.com, vulnerabilities on the Starbucks site, the effect of Uber on the NYC taxi business, and the accuracy of Zillow home value estimates – these are just a sample of the topics students in the E-Commerce and Network Security classes (Computer Science, College of Arts & Sciences) explored during the semester. Students […]
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    Hariri Hosts First Annual Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC) Workshop

    November 23, 2015
    On November 19th, the Hariri Institute for Computing hosted the first-annual Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC) Workshop. The MOC is a new public cloud, designed and implemented in Massachusetts as the first "Open Cloud eXchange" (OCX), a new marketplace for innovation in providing cloud services. The workshop drew more than 100 participants representing the Core Partners […]
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    Institute Hosts Inaugural BU Data Science (BUDS) Day on January 22, 2016

    November 17, 2015
    BU Data Science (BUDS) Day 2016 Friday, January 22, 2016, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Reception to follow Photonics 9th Floor The Data Science Initiative at the Hariri Institute for Computing is proud to announce the inaugural BU Data Science (BUDS) Day to take place on Friday, January 22nd 2016.   Featuring talks from researchers across […]
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    Dec 7, 2015 Digitized Landscapes and 3D Visualizations Workshop Co-hosted by the Institute

    November 16, 2015
    Monday, December 7, 2015 10:00 am – Noon Hariri Institute for Computing Seminar Room 180 111 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA How can we craft 3D landscapes that allow users to move through space and time? Join us for this exciting interdisciplinary workshop to learn how to craft 3-D landscapes that users can change to reflect different points of […]
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    Institute Establishes Core Industry Partnerships for Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC)

    November 6, 2015
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2015 (Boston) – The Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering at Boston University (BU) today announced the core industry partnerships for the Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC). Led by BU, the MOC is a collaborative effort that also involves Harvard University, the University of Massachusetts, MIT, and […]