Wenchao Li Receives Prestigious NSF Career Award
Wenchao Li (ECE, SE, CS) was awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award to further his research on specification-guided imitation learning (IL). Li uses a combination of formal methods and machine learning to build safe and trustworthy autonomous systems. The CAREER award is a five-year grant that will support Li’s research […]
Office of Research Celebrates Women’s Day with Women in Research Panel
Featured Speakers: CISE Professors Coskun and Yazigil Offer Guidance In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Boston University Office of Research hosted a virtual panel on March 7th to recognize the achievements of women in research. Panelists included CISE Director Ayse Coskun, (ECE, SE) and Faculty Affiliate Rabia Yazicigil (ECE, BME); as well as BU […]
Dr. Hua Wang honored as one of the Most Influential Asian American Pacific Islanders.
Boston University’s Dr. Hua Wang (ME,SE) has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Asian American Pacific Islanders of 2023, honored by Mayor Michelle Wu. The Divisions would like to congratulate Dr. Wang not only for his excellent work at BU, but also for his philanthropy, social service and social impact in the greater Boston area. Dr. […]
Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment: Russo’s R01 Grant Allows for Promising Research Path
Sheila Russo, a CISE and Hariri Affiliate Professor (ME, MSE), secured an R01 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH). This grant will support her research on soft robotics, which will enhance the safety and precision of interventional bronchoscopies, specifically addressing cancer biopsies. A lung cancer biopsy entails an extended metal instrument inserted in […]
CGSW 10.0 – Register to Attend
The Center for Information and Systems Engineering will host its 10th annual CISE Graduate Student Workshop (CGSW 10.0) at Boston University. This event encourages interdisciplinary sharing among students and faculty across diverse application areas. Participating students will have the opportunity to be recognized with a Best Presenter award. Event Date & Time: Friday, January 26, 2024, […]
CISE Affiliate Alyssa Pierson Honored by MassRobotics for Contributions to Robotics
On October 21st, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering and CISE Affiliate Alyssa Pierson will be recognized by Mass Robotics, the world’s largest robotic startup support organization at The Women in Robotics Gala. The Gala is the world’s first major award ceremony celebrating the crucial contributions of women to the future of robotics. The […]
CISE Affiliate Lucy Hutyra Named MacArthur Fellow
Earth and Environment Department professor and CISE Affiliate Lucy Hutyra was recently named a 2023 MacArthur Fellow, among the most prestigious awards for various fields, including science, research, art, and writing. Hutyra and her Research Lab focus on carbon dynamics in forests and cities and study forest ecology, urban nitrogen, and carbon cycles. Through information […]
Professor Lei Tian (ECE, BME) Granted Award by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Boston University Professor Lei Tian (ECE, BME) was a part of one of nine multidisciplinary teams that will receive a combined $1 million in funding from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RSCA), the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, the Walder Foundation, and Scialog: Advancing BioImaging, a group dedicated to advancements […]
CISE Affiliate Konstantinos Spiliopoulos Promoted to Full Professor
CISE Affiliate Konstantinos Spiliopoulos has been promoted to the rank of full professor at Boston University. He was among 24 faculty from the Charles River Campus who were promoted this week in an announcement from President Robert Brown and Provost Jean Morrison. “The individuals we recognize today have emerged as leaders, both in their respective […]
Vivek Goyal Receives Prestigious AAAS Fellowship
CISE faculty affiliate Vivek K Goyal was named a 2022 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS ). One of the most prestigious honors for a U.S. scientist, AAAS Fellows are elected in a highly competitive review process conducted by their academic peers in recognition of their distinguished contributions to the advancement of […]