Nature: Why AI might be a game-changer for Africa
Read about Professor Elaine Nsoesie’s research and work devoted to developing more accessible AI and machine learning programs in Africa.
GBH News: Have an old or forgotten credit card bill? You might end up carless.
Read about how the recent rise in debt collection has caused major issues for many, and the work being done to fix the system.
Student Voices: Harnessing Data Science for Urban Policy-making
With the success of the recent Exploring Data & Cities panel event, read student moderator Vijay Fisch’s perspective on the panel’s impact and its important context.
Exploring Data & Cities Panel Discussion
The Data & Cities event brings together a panel of the City of Boston and state-level officials working at the nexus of data analysis, data governance, and urban policy.
BU Spark!: Uplifting Communities Through Innovation: Demo Day Fall 2023
This semester’s Demo Day was a resounding success with a fantastic set of projects being presented. Read all about it and check out the projects!
BU Today: This Student-Created CDS Workshop Examines Equality in the Technology Industry
Check out this BU Today article on the Spark! Exploring DEI in Tech program tackles the many current areas in need of improvement with regards to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
BU’s 5 NSF Grant Winners Are Changing Conversations in Robotics, Computing, Mass Incarceration, Neurology, and More
Read about the big impact being made by BU faculty, including CDS’ own Jessica Simes, who is creating change with invaluable research in a variety of disparities surrounding the criminal justice system.
Okidegbe awarded Moorman-Simon Career Development Professorship
In a letter to University Deans, faculty, and staff, Provost Jean Morrison announced that CDS’s very own Ngozi Okidegbe has been awarded the Moorman-Simon Interdisciplinary Career Development Professorship. This award — made possible by the generous support of BU Trustee Ruth Moorman (CAS ’88, Wheelock ’89,’09) and her husband Sheldon Simon — recognizes a faculty member pursuing truly interdisciplinary work.
Jessica Simes: The Application of Data Analytics to Mass Incarceration
Read about CDS Affiliated Faculty Jessica Simes’ research into how data science can be used to answer questions of justice and equity, specifically involving mass incarceration.