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    TripAdvisor to Personalize Data for Travelers

    November 3, 2014
    Azer Bestavros, Institute Founding Director and professor of computer science, was quoted in a Boston Globe article discussing TripAdvisor’s decision to personalize travel recommendations for its users: Amazon Inc. pioneered personalized searches more than a decade ago, and now “it’s hard to find a website that doesn’t do it,” said Azer Bestavros, director of the […]
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    Turing 100: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Alan Turing

    November 7, 2012
    On Sunday, November 11, and Monday, November 12, 2012, the Hariri Institute, the BU Center for Philosophy and the History of Science, and the BU Department of Computer Science are hosting a interdisciplinary symposium celebrating the life and legacy of Alan Turing. Turing's contributions to computer science, mathematics, logic, artificial intelligence, and philosophy laid much […]

  • Tweets, Ads, and Lies: Researchers Are Fighting against Climate Misinformation

    May 18, 2023
    Scientists have known for decades that the continued use of fossil fuels, like gas, oil, and coal, is the primary reason for the climate crisis. Global temperatures are soaring due to excessive greenhouse gas emissions, but with urgent, systemic actions, there is still time to make a difference. But how do we ensure people get […]
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    Two BU Faculty with Hariri Institute Connections Promoted

    May 27, 2020
    In a recent article in BU Today, two Boston University faculty with active connections to the Hariri Institute for Computing were recognized for their leadership in their areas of focus. In the article, Jean Morrison, BU Provost and chief academic officer was quoted as saying, “They are forging multidisciplinary collaborations to discover solutions for some of […]
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    Two Hariri Faculty Fellows Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

    June 26, 2020
    In a recent article in BU Today, two Hariri Institute for Computing Research Fellows were recognized for their impact and expertise in their areas of focus. In the article, Jean Morrison, BU Provost and chief academic officer was quoted as saying, “In diverse fields across the University, these faculty members are having a demonstrable impact in […]
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    Two Institute Affiliates Promoted to Full Professorship

    March 24, 2017
    Two of the 16 faculty recently promoted to the rank of full professor on the Charles River Campus are closely connected to the Hariri Institute and have been supported through the Hariri Research Awards and Junior Faculty Fellows programs. Prakash Ishwar, professor of electrical and computer engineering and systems engineering in the College of Engineering has received full professor status, as well as Richard West, professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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    Two Researchers from the BU Shape Lab Talk About the Computational Design of Fabric Framework

    August 13, 2019
    Earlier this week Emily Whiting and Xiaoting Zhang were highlighted in BU Today’s “The Brink” magazine. The article entitled “Fabric Gives Form to a New DIY Manufacturing Method.” featured their project that focuses on combining computer science and a fabrication process known as fabric framework.  Fabric framework makes it easier to create large-scale custom shapes from scratch. […]
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    Two Speakers Share Automating AI Vision Analysis

    April 10, 2020
    AIR Seminar Series Talk 1: “D-RISE” Deep neural networks are being used increasingly to automate data analysis and decision making, yet their decision-making process is largely unclear and is difficult to explain to the end-users. Vitali Petsiuk, Ph.D Student, Computer Science, Boston University Talk 2: “Tracking with NL-RPN” A novel natural language region proposal network (NL-RPN) […]
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    Two Visiting Speakers to Give Talks on Protein Flexibility and Thrombin Allostery

    February 27, 2019
    Special CCS Lunch Seminar When: Thursday, February 28, 2019 Start Time: 12:30pm Where:  3 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA, PRB595 **Lunch will be provided** "Motion Tree, a Computational Tool to Describe Protein Flexibility" Professor Ryotaro KOIKE, Nagoya University In our bodies, a large number of proteins work to maintain various biological activities, e.g. transport of oxygen, degradation of […]
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    U.S. Air Force: Leading Cyber Minds Converge at Hanscom

    June 2, 2014
    Numerous regional cyber leaders convened at Hanscom Air Force Base May 28 to discuss, and sometimes debate, the merits and challenges of secure cloud computing. Organized by the Advanced Cyber Security Center (ACSC) and hosted by leaders at Hanscom, the event fostered vigorous discussion about the most efficient and secure ways to store and protect […]