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    [Emily Ryan] Developing Energy Technologies for the Future: Micron to Device Scale

    March 16, 2015
    Wednesdays @Hariri 3:00 – 4:00 PM on September 23,2015 @ Rm 180 Developing Energy Technologies for the Future: Micron to Device Scale Emily Ryan Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering/Division of Materials Science and Engineering Boston University Abstract: With increasing concerns over global warming and decreasing recoverable fossil fuel reserves, development […]
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    [Cara Stepp] Cracking the Code of the Most Common Voice Disorder: Mysterious Loss of Voice with No Known Cause

    February 25, 2015
    Wednesdays @Hariri 3:00 PM on March 18,2015 @ Rm 180 Cracking the Code of the Most Common Voice Disorder: Mysterious Loss of Voice with No Known Cause Cara Stepp Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences/Biomedical Engineering Boston University Abstract: An estimated 9% of adults in the U.S. are affected by […]
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    U.S. Has a New Chief Data Scientist

    February 25, 2015
    The data age has arrived. From crowd-sourced product reviews to real-time traffic alerts, “big data” has become a regular part of our daily lives. In 2013, researchers estimated that there were about 4 zettabytes of data worldwide: That’s approximately the total volume of information that would be created if every person in the United States […]
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    Institute Hosts Workshop on Trends in Computer Vision

    February 18, 2015
    Starts: 8:00 am on Monday, March 2 2015 Ends:  6:00  pm on Monday, March 2 2015 Location: 8 St. Mary's Street, 9th Floor This day-long workshop will feature 30 talks by leading computer vision researchers, covering a broad range of topics. Please complete the Registration Form on the workshop webpage. Registration is free of charge, but […]
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    [Konstantinos Spiliopoulos] Risk and Default Clustering In Large Financial Networks

    February 13, 2015
    Wednesdays @Hariri 3:00 PM on March 4,2015 @ Rm 180 Risk and Default Clustering In Large Financial Networks Konstantinos Spiliopoulos Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics Boston University Abstract: The past several years have made clear the need to better understand the behavior of risk in large interconnected financial […]
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    CCS Seminar Features Yoshitaka Tanimura, “Simulating, Modeling, and Analyzing Two-Dimensional THz-Raman Spectroscopies”

    February 12, 2015
    The Boston University Center for Computational Science will be hosting a seminar featuring Professor Yoshitaka Tanimura from the Department of Chemistry at Kyoto University, Japan. Simulating, Modeling, and Analyzing Two-Dimensional THz-Raman Spectroscopies 12:00 PM on March 24, 2015 Physics Research Building, 3 Cummington Mall, Room 595 Abstract: Understanding dynamics in complex environments of molecular liquids and biological […]
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    Joint CCS/PChem Seminar Features Paul Champion, “Vibrationally Enhanced Deep Proton Tunneling in Protons”

    February 12, 2015
    The Boston University Center for Computational Science and Physical Chemistry will be hosting a special joint seminar featuring Professor Paul Champion, Physics Department Chair at Northeastern University. Vibrationally Enhanced Deep Proton Tunneling in Proteins 2:00 PM on February 20, 2015 Physics Research Building, 3 Cummington Mall, Room 595 Abstract: Ground electronic state proton tunneling kinetics have been […]
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    [Francesco Decarolis] Common Agency and Coordinated Bids in Sponsored Search Auctions

    February 11, 2015
    Wednesdays @Hariri POSTPONED Common Agency and Coordinated Bids in Sponsored Search Auctions Francesco Decarolis Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing Assistant Professor, Department of Economics Boston University Joint work with: Maris Goldmanis (Royal Holloway, University of London) Antonio Penta (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Abstract: As auctions are becoming the main mechanism for selling advertisement space on the […]
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    Research by Hariri Fellows Cited in Argument to Reform Marketing at Harvard Business School

    February 9, 2015
    In an article in the Wall Street Journal, entitled "Should Harvard Business School Hit Refresh? Students, Faculty and Alumni Say School Is Behind in Tech", Mellissa Korn and Lindsay Gellman cite the research work by Hariri Fellows Giorgos Zervas (Questrom/Marketing)  and John Byers (CAS/CS), using a data-driven approach to study the impact of the sharing economy on […]
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    Research by Zervas, Proserpio, and Byers Featured in NYTimes: “Companies Are Rating You”

    January 30, 2015
    Research by Hariri Junior Faculty Fellow Giorgos Zervas (Questrom), Hariri Faculty Fellow John Byers (CAS, CS), and PhD candidate Davide Proserpio (CAS, CS) was prominently featured in a New York Times article on the sharing economy, specifically Airbnb. The research referenced by the NYTimes was recently published as a paper on the subject entitled: "A First […]