MET’s New, Cross-Departmental Cybercrime Investigation & Intelligence Master’s Emphasizes Technical, Analytical Dimensions
BU MET’s new MS in Cybercrime Investigation & Intelligence combines courses from the Departments of Applied Social Sciences, Computer Science, and Administrative Sciences to develop the applied technical, forensic, and intelligence skillsets needed to meet the ongoing demand of the global law enforcement workforce.
Computer Science Alum Pair Gains Key Experience Overseeing Data Science Projects as BU Spark! Postbaccalaureate Fellows
Learn how a pair of MET CS alums—one MS in Software Development alum and one who earned a MS in Computer Science with a concentration in Data Analytics—got vital experience overseeing data science projects as postbaccalaureate fellows in the BU Spark! program.
In Memoriam: Dr. Eric Braude
With deep sadness, BU MET announces the passing of Associate Professor and Director of Digital Learning Eric Braude, a leading authority in software design, machine learning, and algorithms who was a vital part of the MET community for 36 years.
MET Revitalizes Computer Science Programs with Curricular Updates—Including New Options in AI & Machine Learning
Boston University’s Metropolitan College is always working to be sure its programs reflect the cutting edge of emerging industry best practices, regularly evaluating whether curricula meet the highest possible current standards and evolving in kind. It is for that reason that BU MET is pleased to announce a series of updates and new offerings throughout […]
MET Faculty Recognized for Research’s Significant Contributions to BU-wide Innovation
The research of three MET faculty was featured in BU’s Shipley Center Historical Impact Report, a 10-year retrospective on digital learning initiatives across the University.
Computer Science Professor Earns $98K Grant to Improve Speech Recognition Technology
Assistant Professor Shengzhi Zhang, of the Metropolitan College Department of Computer Science, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $98,197 from Cisco as part of a project which will help build better speech recognition systems by improving the ways they deal with misidentified inputs.
Computer Science Research Team Wins Best Search UX Award for Fitness Tracker Chatbot
A BU Metropolitan College Department of Computer Science research team won a prestigious award for an innovative project that gives people new means to draw the most out of the data collected by the fitness trackers they wear—a search engine-powered chatbot conversational agent.
Fulbright Specialist Award for Cybersecurity Sends Professor Chitkushev to Ecuador
Metropolitan College Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Lou Chitkushev has been granted a prestigious Fulbright Specialist Foreign Scholarship award for work that takes him to Ecuador, where the associate professor of computer science and director of health informatics and health sciences will lend his expertise in cybersecurity to the nation’s military academy. Funded primarily […]
MET Computer Science Student Wins Top Prize at BU Innovation Awards
An app that simplifies the circuit design process made a winner of one MET student at this year’s BU Spark! Fall 2021 Demo Day, held in December. Harunobu Ishii (MET’22), who is pursuing his Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) with a concentration in Data Analytics, was part of the four-person team that won […]
Inspired to Give Back, Steven Akers (MET’94) Names Three MET Offices
Through generous donations to Metropolitan College, alumnus Steven G. Akers (MET’94) has funded the naming of three offices in the BU MET building at 1010 Commonwealth Avenue: The Izabella Temkina Computer Science Chair’s Office The Annie Wilcox Applied Social Sciences Chair’s Office The Mabel A. Akers Administrative Sciences Chair’s Office The Izabella Temkina Computer Science […]