New AI/ML Awards, from Google to BU ECE

in *NEWS, *Research, Ayse Coskun, ECE - Bio-ECE and Digital Health, ECE - Data Science and Intelligent Systems, ECE - Mobile/Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity, ECE Faculty, ECE Research, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gianluca Stringhini, Kayhan Batmanghelich

Three ECE faculty members were among the first recipients of Google’s inaugural Academic Research Awards (GARA) this fall, recognizing their groundbreaking work in AI and machine learning.

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Fall Conference Season Brings an Abundant Harvest for ECE Researchers

in *NEWS, *Research, Alumni, Ayse Coskun, ECE - Data Science and Intelligent Systems, ECE - Mobile/Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity, ECE - Photonics, Electronics, and Nanotechnology, ECE Faculty, ECE Graduate, ECE Research, ECE Students, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Emiliano Dall'Anese, Gianluca Stringhini, Prakash Ishwar

BU ECE researchers have had a strong start in the current conference season, earning three best paper awards in September/October 2024.

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ENG’s Newest Associate Professors

in *NEWS, Alexander Green, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gianluca Stringhini, John Ngo, Mechanical Engineering, Roberto Tron

Four ENG faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure, BU Provost Jean Morrison announced. Alexander Green, College of Engineering associate professor of biomedical engineering, uses computational design to engineer RNA molecules that provide useful functions inside and outside living cells—research with translational implications for sensing systems, low-cost diagnostics, and biomolecular […]

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ECE Faculty Prominent Among Research Incubation Award Recipients

in *NEWS, *Research, Ajay Joshi, Ayse Coskun, Christos Cassandras, David Starobinski, ECE - Data Science and Intelligent Systems, ECE - Mobile/Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity, ECE Faculty, ECE Research, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Eshed Ohn-Bar, Gianluca Stringhini, Martin Herbordt

Eight ECE faculty members are among the recipients of the inaugural Red Hat Collaboratory Research Incubation Awards, with a combined total of approximately $1.5M in funding for their respective projects.

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Malware Apps Linger on Market for Weeks, Stringhini Finds

in *NEWS, ECE Faculty, ECE Research, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gianluca Stringhini

By Patrick L. Kennedy Even after being flagged as malicious software, malware persists on the Google Play app store for an average of 77 days, Assistant Professor Gianluca Stringhini (ECE) and colleagues found in an unprecedented study of millions of mobile app downloads in 201 countries. And it isn’t just Google. Malware apps—ranging from criminal […]

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Why the Bernie Sanders Memes Became So Popular: Backed by Research

in ECE - Data Science and Intelligent Systems, ECE - Imaging and Optical Science, ECE Faculty, Gianluca Stringhini

BU’s Gianluca Stringhini explains why this meme became so popular through his research. By Caroline Amato At the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20th, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was seen in a winter coat and knit mittens looking not so happy. He was sitting with both his arms and legs crossed in a […]

Spring 2021 CISE-ENG Seed Awards Winners

in *NEWS, *Research, David Starobinski, ECE Research, Eshed Ohn-Bar, Gianluca Stringhini, Manuel Egele, ME Research, Rabia Yazicigil, SE Research, Venkatesh Saligrama

By Margo Stanton Four Spring 2021 Seed Grants were awarded by the Boston University Center for Information & Systems Engineering (CISE) and the College of Engineering’s (ENG) Dean’s Catalyst Award program.  This joint seed-funding program is aimed at enabling CISE affiliates and ENG faculty the opportunity to kickstart innovative interdisciplinary research projects, broaden significant research areas, […]