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  • Tianyu Wang (ECE) Advances Energy Efficiency in AI Data Centers

    February 22, 2025
    By Mia Knežević, CISE Staff Writer Artificial intelligence already consumes a massive amount of energy — and the demand is only expected to grow. According to Energy Digital, data centers powering large-scale AI systems accounted for an estimated 1–1.5% of global electricity use in 2022. That number is projected to double by 2026. Tianyu Wang, […]
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    To Tweet or to Yelp: Accountability and Choice in Online Consumer Feedback

    July 8, 2015
    SPRING 2012 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE John Byers (Computer Science, College of Arts and Sciences) This work studied the interplay between consumers and an emerging class of firms that generate economic value in whole or in part by enabling users to share their experiences through comments, reviews and online feedback, notably Yelp, Twitter, TripAdvisor and Airbnb. […]
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    Too little data? FRP researchers come together at workshop to address this problem in machine learning

    February 16, 2021
    BY: NATALIE GOLD Machine learning is responsible for lots of things used in everyday life, from the autofill in search engines to the organization of social media feeds. It uses statistical algorithms to find trends in data, whether that be numbers, words, or images. From there it can make predictions on what will happen next. […]
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    Tools for Detection of DNA Genomic Structural Variants and Application to the Analysis of Human Whole Genome Sequencing Datasets

    February 1, 2018
    SPRING 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Gary Benson, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biology, CAS Collaborators: Paola Sebastiani, School of Public Health, SPH; Uwe Beffer, Biology, CAS The project aims to develop the mathematical tools necessary to assess and correct read mapping accuracy in repeat rich genomic regions. Additionally, the goal is to develop efficient algorithms to […]
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    Toward a Cloud-based ‘Reproducibility Engine’ for Human NeuroImaging Research

    January 27, 2017
    SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES  PI: David Somers, Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS Co-PIs: David Osher, Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS The project proposes the establishment of a reproducibility engine for neuroimagers, employing the power of the Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC), which will empower researchers to easily and quickly analyze hundreds of subjects and either replicate, […]
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    Towards Data Driven, Inexpensive and Reusable Sensors for Water Contamination Detection

    June 10, 2018
    FALL 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE PI: Renato Mancuso, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Co-PI: Xi Ling, Assistant Professor, Chemistry What is the Challenge? Drinking water contamination is, sadly, a surprisingly widespread issue. According to a recently published report [1], nearly 77 million people in the U.S. --- about a quarter of the total population --- in 2015 […]
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    Towards Developing Computational Models to Predict the Spreading of Radicalizing Content on the Web

    June 3, 2020
    SPRING 2020 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Jessica Stern, Research Professor, Pardee School of Global Studies Co-PI: Gianluca Stringhini, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENG Track: Hariri Institute for Computing What is the Challenge? Online social media has become a prominent vector for extremists to spread radicalized content, to make their ideology reach a large number of people by […]
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    Traveling Back to the Future: Using Network Science to Unravel Evolutionary Conserved RNA Binding Proteins and Complexes Associated with Disease

    February 1, 2018
    SPRING 2018 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Simon Kasif, Biomedical Engineering, ENG Co-Pls: Mark Crovella, Computer Science, CAS; Andrew Emili, Biochemistry, MED This project aims to advance fundamental knowledge of biology and open new opportunities for developing early diagnostics, prognostics and perhaps even novel therapeutically promising approaches to a devastating disease, Alzheimer’s.The significant cost, time, and effort […]
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    Tree and Multipole Algorithms for Exascale Computing

    June 18, 2012
    SPRING 2012 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Lorena Barba (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering), Cris Cecka (Harvard), Hans Johnston (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) This project is a collaboration among investigators at BU, Harvard, and UMass aimed at creating an open and high-performance software infrastructure for a family of hierarchical N-body algorithms. “N- body” is the name given to any problem that involves a […]
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    Treese on Cyber Security Radio Panel

    June 4, 2012
    On Saturday, June 2, 2012, Win Treese, Associate Director of the Hariri Institute, participated in a panel discussion about cyber security challenges on WGBH Radio's program "Innovation Hub." The half-hour discussion ranged over many challenges in cyber security, including organized crime, infrastructure protection, cyber warfare, and protecting personal information online. Also appearing on the panel […]