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  • Headshot of Dolores Acevedo Garcia, BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia

    CDS Faculty Fellow, Professor of Human Behavior, Research, & Policy
    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia is a professor of Human Behavior, Research, & Policy and director of the Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy [...]
    Faculty Faculty Fellow
  • Photo of BU Osama Alshaykh

    Osama Alshaykh

    Civic Tech Fellow
    Osama Alshaykh is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boston University. He is founder of collaborate.center (Knowledge [...]
    Civic Tech Fellow

  • Yves Atchadé

    Professor of Mathematics & Statistics + Computing & Data Sciences
    Yves Atchadé is a Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. His current research interests deal mainly with Markov Chain Monte Carlo [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream

  • Alessandra Augusto

    Events & Communications Manager
    As the Events & Communications Manager for the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, Alessandra leverages her extensive experience in project management, [...]
    Administration Staff
  • Headshot of Emily Baker, BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

    Emily Baker

    Executive Assistant to Associate Provost Azer Bestavros
    As the Executive Assistant to Azer Bestavros, Associate Provost of CDS, Emily provides high-level administrative support to ensure the smooth and efficient operation [...]
    Administration Staff

  • Taylor Beauvais

    Data Science Program Manager, BU Spark!
    Taylor joined BU Spark! as a data science program manager in June 2023. He has a master’s degree in public opinion, research methods, and data analytics from the [...]
    Administration
  • Headshot photo of Azer Bestavros, Warren Distinguished Professor of Computer Science + Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences

    Azer Bestavros

    Warren Distinguished Professor of Computer Science + Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences
    Azer Bestavros is the inaugural Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences appointed in 2019 to oversee the development and launch of the Faculty of [...]
    Associate Provost Faculty Faculty Leadership Faculty Officer Primary Faculty Research Stream
  • Headshot of John Bestavros, BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

    John Bestavros

    Learning Facilitator
    John Bestavros joined the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences as a Learning Facilitator in January 2025.  While studying at Boston University, John worked as a [...]
    Administration Staff
  • BU CDS Margrit Betke

    Margrit Betke

    Professor of Computer Science + Computing & Data Sciences
    Margrit Betke is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science. Learn more about her research here. [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream
  • Headshot of Nicole Bonito, Assistant Director of Graduate Aid and Operations at BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

    Nicole Bonito

    Assistant Director of Graduate Aid and Operations
    Nicole joined the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences in 2023 as the Assistant Director of Graduate Aid and Operations. Nicole serves as the primary point of [...]
    Administration Staff
  • Headshot of Lakyn Bright, BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

    Lakyn Bright

    Undergraduate Academic Advisor
    CDS welcomed Lakyn Bright in May 2023 as an Undergraduate Academic Advisor. In this role, Lakyn supports the undergraduate students in CDS from orientation to [...]
    Administration Staff

  • Robert A. Brown

    President Emeritus, Professor of Engineering, and Professor of Computing & Data Sciences
    Dr. Robert A. Brown is president emeritus of Boston University, a professor of engineering, and a professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. As a [...]
    Faculty Research Stream

  • John Byers

    Professor of Computer Science
    John W. Byers is Professor of Computer Science and Founding Member of the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University. He currently serves as [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream

  • Ran Canetti

    Professor of Computer Science
    Ran Canetti is a Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Center for Reliable Information System and Cyber Security. He is also a Fellow of the [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream
  • Headshot of Elizabeth Carter

    Elizabeth Carter

    Undergraduate Academic Advisor
    CDS welcomes Elizabeth Carter to the team as an undergraduate advisor starting in Fall 2023. Elizabeth has worked at Boston University since January 2022, previously [...]
    Administration Staff
  • Headshot of Michael Chang, BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

    Michael Chang

    CDS Faculty Fellow, Assistant Professor at Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
    Michael Chang is an assistant professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, an assistant director of Imaginative Computing [...]
    Faculty Faculty Fellow

  • Alishah Chator

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Alishah earned his PhD in computer science at Johns Hopkins University under the guidance of Prof. Matthew Green, specializing in applied cryptography. He seeks to [...]
    Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Tanima Chatterjee

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences Director of Undergraduate Studies
    Tanima Chatterjee is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS). As a Clinical [...]
    Faculty Faculty Director Faculty Leadership Primary Faculty Teaching Stream

  • Taishan Chen

    PhD Student
    Taishan Chen is a PhD candidate at Boston University’s Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences. Prior to that, he obtained a Master’s degree in Computer Science [...]
    PhD Student

  • Wanli Cheng

    PhD Student
    Wanli Cheng is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University. Previously he received a B.A. in Pure and Applied Math from Boston [...]
    PhD Student
  • Headshot of Princessa Cintaqia, CDS

    Princessa Cintaqia

    PhD Student
    Princessa Cintaqia is a PhD student at Boston University's Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences working with Allison McDonald. Previously, she earned her [...]
    PhD Student

  • Brian Cleary

    Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences + Biology + Biomedical Engineering
    Brian Cleary is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) and a core faculty member in the Bioinformatics Program. Brian also [...]
    Faculty Primary Faculty Research Stream

  • David Coker

    Professor of Chemistry
    David Coker is a Professor of Chemistry. The Coker Group uses and develops new theoretical and computational methods to explore how electronic and vibrational [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream

  • Jeffrey Considine

    Associate Professor of the Practice of Computing & Data Sciences + Computer Science
    Jeffrey Considine is an Associate Professor of the Practice in Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. He is responsible for designing and teaching many of the [...]
    Doctoral Research Faculty Faculty OMDS Faculty Primary Faculty Teaching Stream
  • Headshot of Ziba Cranmer, BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, BU Spark!

    Ziba Cranmer

    Director of BU Spark!
    Ziba Cranmer is the Founding Director for BU Spark!, housed at the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. Ziba is an innovation leader with diverse experience [...]
    Administration Director Spark!
  • Headshot of BU CDS Professor Mark Crovella

    Mark Crovella

    Professor of Computer Science + Chair of Academic Affairs for Computing & Data Sciences
    Research Interests Interpretable Machine Learning Mechanistic Interpretability of LLMs Auditing and Alignment of ML Models Google Scholar Mark Crovella is Professor [...]
    Duan Family Faculty Fellow Faculty Faculty Leadership Faculty Officer Research Stream

  • Ashok Cutkosky

    Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
    Ashok Cutkosky is an Assistant Professor in the ECE department. His current work is in optimization algorithms for machine learning. [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream
  • Headshot of Parita Danole, Learning Facilitator for the Online Master’s Degree Program in Data Science

    Parita Danole

    Learning Facilitator for Online Master's in Data Science
    Parita joined the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University in 2024 as the Learning Facilitator for the Online Master’s Degree Program in Data [...]
    Administration Staff
  • Headshot of Charles DeLisi, Visiting Distinguished Professor in Computing & Data Sciences

    Charles DeLisi

    Distinguished Visiting Professor in Computing & Data Sciences
    Charles DeLisi is an American Biomedical scientist who has made mathematical, computational and experimental contributions to various areas of cell and systems [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream

  • Chris DeVits

    Director of Administration
    Chris has been with CDS since July 2021. Previously, he was the Department Manager for CAS Computer Science. Chris earned his BA in Politics from Saint Anselm [...]
    Administration Director
  • BU CDS Stacey Dogan

    Stacey Dogan

    Professor of Law
    Professor Stacey Dogan is a leading scholar in intellectual property, competition, and technology law, who has been instrumental in building interdisciplinary and [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream

  • Iván Fernández-Val

    Professor of Economics
    Iván Fernández-Val is a Professor at the Department of Economics. His research fields are Econometrics and Labor Economics. He has recently worked on nonlinear [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream

  • Ana Fiszbein

    Assistant Professor of Biology + Computing & Data Sciences
    Ana Fiszbein joined the biology faculty in January 2021. Drawing on molecular, computational, genomics, and evolutionarily approaches, her research focuses on the [...]
    Faculty Faculty Fellow Research Stream
  • BU CDS Welcomes Thomas Gardos

    Thomas Gardos 

    Associate Professor of the Practice of Computing & Data Sciences Director of MS in Data Science Program
    Thomas comes to Boston University after a 30-year career at Intel, where he worked in both research and in engineering roles. Most recently, he led a computer vision [...]
    Doctoral Research Faculty Faculty Faculty Director Faculty Leadership Primary Faculty Spark! Teaching Stream
  • Headshot of Deepti Ghadiyaram

    Deepti Ghadiyaram

    CDS Faculty Fellow + Assistant Professor of Computer Science
    Deepti Ghadiyaram joined the Department of Computer Science as an assistant professor in July 2024. She is currently a staff research scientist at Runway, where she [...]
    Faculty Fellow
  • Roscoe Giles, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering + Computing & Data Sciences

    Roscoe Giles

    Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering + Computing & Data Sciences
    Roscoe Giles is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Founding Member of the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences at Boston [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream

  • Ameya Gokhale

    PhD Student
    Ameya Gokhale is a first-year PhD student in the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences department at Boston University. He is currently working with Dr. Pawel [...]
    PhD Student
  • BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences Kevin Gold

    Kevin Gold

    Associate Professor of the Practice of Computing & Data Sciences Preceptor for Instruction
    Kevin Gold is Associate Professor of the Practice and Preceptor for Instruction in the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences.  Before landing at Boston University [...]
    Faculty Faculty Director Faculty Leadership Primary Faculty Teaching Stream
  • Kira Goldner, BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

    Kira Goldner

    Shibulal Family Career Development Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences
    Kira Goldner is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) at Boston University. Her research interests lie primarily in [...]
    Faculty Primary Faculty Research Stream
  • Neha Gondal, Associate Professor of Sociology + Computing & Data Sciences

    Neha Gondal

    Associate Professor of Sociology + Computing & Data Sciences
    Neha Gondal is an associate professor in the department of sociology and the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) at Boston University. She uses [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream
  • Photo of Lei Guo joined the Emerging Media Studies

    Lei Guo

    Civic Tech Fellow
    Lei Guo joined the Emerging Media Studies faculty in 2014. She is also an affiliated faculty member at Boston University’s Department of Computer Science. Her [...]
    Civic Tech Fellow

  • Lydia Holck

    Operations Director, BU Spark!
    Lydia joined the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences in 2022 as Spark! Operations Director. Prior to joining BU, Lydia spent seven years as Operations Manager [...]
    Administration Staff

  • Xinyi Hu

    PhD Student
    Xinyi Hu is interested in algorithms and sequential decision-making, particularly bandit problems and efficient exploration in reinforcement learning. Previously, [...]
    PhD Student

  • Jonathan Huggins

    Assistant Professor of Mathematics & Statistics + Computing & Data Sciences
    Jonathan Huggins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, a Data Science Faculty Fellow, and a Founding Member of the Faculty of [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream
  • Headshot of Annie Imperato, Student Success Specialist at BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

    Annie Imperato

    Student Success Specialist for Online Master's in Data Science
    Annie joined the CDS Online Master’s in Data Science team in August 2024 as the Student Success Specialist. As their main point of contact, Annie advises and [...]
    Administration Staff

  • Michelle Johnson

    Civic Tech Fellow
    Michelle Johnson is an Associate Professor of the Practice, Multimedia/Online Journalism, at Boston University, where she has taught full time since 2009. In [...]
    Civic Tech Fellow

  • Nathan Jones

    Associate Professor of Special Education
    Dr. Nathan Jones is an Associate Professor of Special Education. In his research, Dr. Jones focuses on teacher quality, teacher development, and school improvement, [...]
    Affiliated Faculty Faculty Research Stream

  • Indrajit Kalita

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Indrajit Kalita is a postdoctoral researcher at CDS. His current focus involves crafting precise rainfall prediction models through deep learning techniques. Before [...]
    Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Photo of BU Gabe Kaptchuk

    Gabriel Kaptchuk

    Civic Tech Fellow
    Gabe Kaptchuk is a Research Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Research Development Fellow at BU’s Hariri Institute for Computing. He earned his PhD in [...]
    Civic Tech Fellow

  • Esty Kelman

    Research Scientist
    Esty is a postdoctoral fellow in the Computer Science department at Boston University’s Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences. She is supported in part by the [...]
    Postdoctoral Researcher