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    Bestavros to Serve on Massachusetts Big Data Advisory Committee

    September 24, 2014
    Azer Bestavros, Professor of Computer Science and Founding Director of the Hariri Institute for Computing, has been selected to join the Massachusetts Big Data Advisory Committee that will help improve the ability of academia, government and industry of open data. The small committee was chosen from a diverse group of leaders in technology and big data and aims to address […]
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    Hariri Institute Spearheads NSF-Funded “Smart City” Cloud Project

    September 23, 2014
    Boston University’s Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering today announced it has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a “smart-city” cloud platform designed to streamline and strengthen multiple municipal functions. Called SCOPE (A Smart-city Cloud-based Open Platform & Ecosystem), the project will pursue research that aims to improve support for […]
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    BU Receives NSF Funding to Develop “Smart City” Cloud Platform (Press Release)

    September 23, 2014
    Boston University Receives National Science Foundation Funding to Develop “Smart City” Cloud Platform in News Releases September 23rd, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 23, 2014 CONTACT:    Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240 or kjastive@bu.edu (Boston) – Boston University’s Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering today announced it has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop […]
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    Mass Big Data Tech Trek Draws 39 Boston University Students

    September 18, 2014
    Thirty-nine BU students, from math, computer science and entrepreneurship “trekked” to local big data companies to meet with company founders, hear from leading data scientists, connect with other students, and experience incubation lab environment. Organized by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, BU students joined close to 100 other juniors, seniors, and grad students from leading computer science, math and business programs in Massachusetts,. Read the the Boston Business Journal […]
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    Hariri Institute Fellow Goldberg Featured in First Gitner Lecture

    September 12, 2014
    Event date: September 18, 2014 5:30-6:45 PM ET Location:  Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave Description: The first annual Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family College of Arts & Sciences Lecture will feature Hariri Junior Faculty Fellow and CS Assistant Professor Sharon Goldberg. The lecture is about  "Advancing the Human Condition: An Agenda for Research and Education" and will feature a panel of […]
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    Hariri Institute Researchers Use Big Data to Find Safer Urban Paths

    September 9, 2014
    Boston University and University of Pittsburg researchers are utilizing Big Data to find urban walking paths that factor in both distance and safety. Esther Galbrun, a postdoc at BU working with Hariri Faculty Fellow Evimaria Terzi of the Computer Science Department, presented a paper titled "Safe Navigation in Urban Environments" at the 3rd International Workshop on […]
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    Hariri Institute Hosts RSI High School Student from Lebanon

    August 18, 2014
    This summer, the Hariri Institute participated in the Research Science Institute (RSI), a residential summer enrichment program for high school juniors who show extraordinary potential in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). The program is a rigorous six-week introduction to aspects of scientific research, from formal coursework to design, execution, and analysis of experiments. […]
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    Boston University Secures $10M Frontier Award on Cloud Security

    July 31, 2014
    The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program announced a $10 million  Frontier award to Boston University’s Modular Approach to Cloud Security (MACS) project. MACS is one of  two new center-scale “Frontier” awards to support large, multi-institution projects that address grand challenges in cybersecurity science and engineering with the potential for broad economic and scientific impact. […]
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    Hariri Institute Fellow Pankaj Mehta Selected as 2014 Simons Investigator

    July 29, 2014
    Pankaj Mehta, Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor of Physics, has been selected as a 2014 Simons Investigator in Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems. This program invites nominations from institutions in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. Awardees are recognized as outstanding theoretical scientists who will receive long-term research support from the Simons Foundation. […]
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    Improving Living Conditions in Developing Countries

    July 17, 2014
    A cross-disciplinary team, including researchers from the BU School of Public Health, Department of Computer Science, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering were awarded the BU Social Entrepreneurship Award at the BU Tech, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll (TDRR) event on July 15, 2014 for their project titled, "Project SEARCH: Scanning Ears for Child […]