Hariri Highlights: ECE Professor To Lead Computing Institute, and More
With such clear interests and goals in common, it’s no wonder that there is a strong relationship between BU’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering.
One Small Step For A Mouse: Using Information Science to Understand the Brain
How does learning a new skill or process change the physical structure of the brain? Using techniques from data science and high-dimensional statistics, Professors Bobak Nazer (ECE), Venkatesh Saligrama (ECE, SE), and Xue Han (BME), aim to find out. Their project, titled “Discovering Changes in Networks: Fundamental Limits, Efficient Algorithms, and Large-Scale Neuroscience,” has won the support of a $1.2M National Science Foundation (NSF) Award.
Spring 2021 CISE-ENG Seed Awards Winners
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, […]
Professor Venkatesh Saligrama Named 2021 IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
ECE Professor Venkatesh Saligrama is climbing the ranks of a premier professional organization, and has been selected as a 2021-22 IEEE SPS Distinguished Lecturer.
Professor Venkatesh Saligrama (ECE) Appointed BU Data Science Faculty Fellow
The Data Science Faculty Fellows Program was created in 2017 by Provost Jean Morrison as a part of the BU Data Science Initiative, to help build on the University’s vision for research and education in this strategically important area. Candidates are selected through an evaluation of their current research portfolio, demonstrated contributions, a track record […]
Three ENG Professors Named IEEE Fellows
Professors David Castañón (ECE, SE), Siddharth Ramachandran (ECE, MSE) and Venkatesh Saligrama (ECE, SE) have been named Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s leading professional association for advancing technology.