CDS Colloquium 2025
The CDS Colloquium Series was developed to build an intellectual community within and beyond the academic unit. Since its inception, the series has welcomed dozens of scholars and is designed for CDS faculty, staff, and students, while also inviting interest from across Boston University and the broader academic community.
Programs + Admissions
If you want to shape the future of an increasingly data-driven world, there’s a place for you in CDS.
Culture + Community
There’s no school like CDS because CDS isn’t a school. It’s a community of people who share an interest in advancing computing and data sciences for a better society.
Schools & Colleges
11
Our diverse faculty come from 23 departments in 11 of BU's schools & colleges, bringing Data Science expertise in everything from Theology to Engineering.
# of majors
150
+
In just one year, the Data Science major has over 150 declared majors.
Annual growth in enrollments
370
%+
The number of students taking DS courses is growing in leaps and bounds, drawing students from all across the University.
Research + Impact
We aren’t just leading innovative research, we’re tackling society’s biggest challenges.
Explore
A connective tissue bridging all disciplines, CDS brings together students, faculty, and partners to make a real-world impact.
Faculty Stories
Members of our faculty are drawn from all areas of computing & data sciences. Read about their research vision and projects in the pipeline.
Recent News
The latest news and innovations from CDS.
BU’s “Changemakers”: Crovella and Wildman Named Inaugural Duan Family Faculty Fellows in CDS
Learn about Boston University’s inaugural Duan Family Faculty Fellows, Mark Crovella and Wesley J. Wildman, in BU’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences.
CDS Welcomes New Staff Members
The Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences is pleased to welcome five new and talented staff members: Emily Baker, Executive Assistant to Associate Provost Azer Bestavros John Bestavros, Learning Facilitator, Online Master’s in Data Science (OMDS) Molly-Kate MacLeod, Director of Student Academic Experience Matthew Thomas, Learning Facilitator, Online Master’s in Data Science (OMDS) Xiaoying Zeng, […]
Elsevier: Will the American research university make it to its 100th birthday?
Read this op-ed piece about the future of research by Dr. Robert A. Brown
CDS Tutoring Center: Peer Support for Data Science Success
Learn about the Tutoring Center at BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
BU News Service: Deepseek – An Innovation or New Competition?
BU CDS Professor Thomas Gardos was interviewed recently regarding new AI frontrunner Deepseek. Read here about Gardos' insight into the company's ventures.
Daily Free Press: New CDS Courses Look Toward the Future of Data Science
Does China’s DeepSeek Represent a New—and Much Cheaper—Frontier in AI Technology?
Read the Q&A with CDS Chair of Academic Affairs and Professor of Computer Science Mark Crovella about the DeepSeek technology and what it means for the AI race.
Taking a Scalpel to AI
A first-of-its-kind program is helping Boston University computer scientist Mark Crovella investigate AI—asking, can we trust it? Should we trust it? Is it safe? Is it perpetrating biases and spreading misinformation?