Our Focused Research Programs catalyze convergent research and innovation. Faculty work in multi-disciplinary teams to evolve and advance discoveries and innovations in computing and AI.
Hariri Faculty Keith Brown (ENG) Leads the Next Evolution of Self-Driving Labs By Maureen Stanton Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) — research systems that combine robotics, AI, and autonomous experimentation — are transforming discoveries of new and better materials. Capable of running and analyzing thousands of experiments in real time, SDLs accelerate discovery at a scale previously […]
By Maureen L. Stanton Today’s encryption faces mounting risks—from escalating cyberattacks to the looming threat of quantum computing. As digital systems grow more complex and reliant on cloud and third-party services, vulnerabilities multiply. JP Morgan, for instance, reports that it blocks 45 billion hacking attempts daily. But the bigger threat is on the horizon: "Q-Day"—the […]
BU Study Maps Climate Change, Demographics, and Disaster Risk, Providing Actionable Insights By Maeve Smillie and Maureen Stanton By mid-century, the U.S. will be a much hotter place. Heatwaves will last longer, summer temperatures will soar, and the number of dangerously hot days will rise sharply—especially in the US South. But not everyone will feel […]
By Maria Yaitanes On January 27, the floors of New England houses, offices, and universities shook for about 20 seconds. Some thought it was a large truck driving outside. Others felt the tremors and knew something greater was at hand: a 3.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maine. Local social media pages and forums […]
FRP Spotlight: Privacy Preserving Energy Analytics for Data Centers By Maureen L. Stanton Next time you ask ChatGPT a complex question, consider this: generating a 100-word response involves trillions of calculations. Now multiply that by 10% of the world’s population — roughly its user base — and the energy used could reach 400,000 kWh, enough […]
For Dr. Huitong Ding, the path to understanding Alzheimer’s disease runs through the data that captures everyday life—how people speak, sleep, move, and think. As a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and investigator at the Framingham Heart Study, Ding's research bridges data […]
Faculty interested in submitting a proposal are strongly encouraged to discuss their ideas as early as the fall with the Hariri Institute’s Director Yannis Paschalidis (yannisp@bu.edu). Funding decisions are typically made in April or May, following the spring meeting of the Hariri Institute Steering Committee.