BU Today: BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps
CDS researchers selected to extend across the state an encrypted data program already in use to track the gender and racial wage gaps in Boston.
Where Research Meets Real-World Impact
CDS research is inherently cross-disciplinary, bridging computing with a wide range of domains. This spotlight highlights faculty work at the intersection of computing and two key disciplinary clusters: biomedical sciences—encompassing biology, bioinformatics, and medicine—and law and society. Each area includes multiple independent research threads, reflecting collaborations among CDS faculty and scholars across BU’s schools and colleges. These examples offer a glimpse into the breadth and impact of research underway at CDS.
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Brian Cleary
Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences
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Vijaya Kolachalama
Associate Professor of Medicine + Computer Science
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Allison McDonald
Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences
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Ngozi Okidegbe
Moorman-Simon Interdisciplinary Career Development Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences
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Mayank Varia
Associate Professor of Computing & Data Sciences
Director of PhD Admissions and of the Hub for Civic Tech Impact
2025 Workforce Data Report Release
The 2025 Massachusetts Workforce Data Report, powered by a secure platform developed by BU researchers, offers new insights into wage gaps across sectors—and sets a national model for public-private data collaboration.
A Year of Innovation & Impact
The 2024 Impact Report from the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) highlights a year of groundbreaking research, pioneering education, and transformative collaborations.
Explore how our faculty, students, and partners shape the future—driving discoveries, advancing technology, and addressing society’s most urgent challenges.
Join us in celebrating a year of progress, innovation, and meaningful impact.
CDS Making Headlines
Discover how CDS research is shaping the future and making a tangible impact across disciplines.
CDS Assistant Professor Kira Goldner Receives NSF CAREER Award
Read about CDS Assistant Professor Kira Goldner receipt of the highly competitive prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for her groundbreaking research in Multidimensional Utility Maximization.
BU Today: BU Rises in New Rankings of World Universities and Cited as a Digital Leader in Higher Education
BU CDS has launched Boston University to the top of global charts for its quality of education in the data sciences and technologies space.
Spatial Biology Redefined: How Cleary’s Team Is Rethinking Cellular Communication
BU’s Brian Cleary develops Perturb-FISH, a method that reveals how genetic changes ripple through intact tissues by preserving spatial cell context.
Teaching AI to Personalize: Aldo Pacchiano Introduces a New Method for Adaptive Large Language Models
Check out the recently published paper from CDS Assistant Professor Aldo Pacchiano's lab based on improved personalizations of LLMs.
Professor Mayank Varia Wins Best Paper Award for Cryptographic Framework Tackling Legal Accountability
An award-winning study by BU's Mayank Varia explores how NDAs, central to #MeToo-era cases, balance privacy and accountability—and what new laws mean for the future of justice and transparency.
The Brink: Born with Muscular Dystrophy, Justin Moy Now Seeks to Defeat It
Check out the inspired research being done in CDS bioinformatics as part of the Przytycki lab!
CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson Merges AI and Behavioral Science
AI models like GPT-4o often assume humans are more rational than we are. CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson's research reveals why this bias matters for machine intelligence.
Co-Labs
By engaging stakeholders from across BU and beyond, our Co-Lab partnerships are a powerful way to integrate basic and applied research with curricular and cocurricular activities.
Data Science for Good
Data Science for Good is designed to build the next generation of civic-minded technologists.