SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Gerald Denis, Medicine, MED Co-Pls: Naomi Ko, Medicine, MED; Mayank Varia, RISCS This project aims to bridge the gap between available medical data and the regressive infrastructure of clinical data sharing. After analyzing datasets held by researchers at BU’s School of Medicine, the team will establish a common format […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Daniel Fulford, Occupational Therapy, SAR Co-Pls: Richard West, Computer Science, CAS; Yuting Zhang, Computer Science, MET Social isolation occurs as a result of mental health conditions such as depression and schizophrenia, which can lead to further disability and early mortality. Medication can reduce many symptoms of mental health conditions […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Janusz Konrad, Electrical & Computer Engineering, ENG Co-Pls: Jordana Muroff, Clinical Practice, SSW This project aims to develop an objective, automatic, real-time method for rating room clutter from images according to the CIR scale. Currently, Hoarding Disorder symptoms are examined using a self-report and clinical review. The Clutter Image Rating […]
The Hariri Institute for Computing is pleased to announce a new research collaboration between Boston University and the Honda Research Institute (HRI), a Honda R&D subsidiary, that will address these evolving information security needs. Facilitated through the Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security (RISCS), the collaboration brings together BU faculty and students with HRI scientists and engineers around topics of interest that include data privacy, consumer personalization, and user control.
Following the March 2017 launch of the Boston University Data Science Faculty Fellows program and call for nominations, Provost Jean Morrison has announced the program’s inaugural fellows, John Byers, Professor of Computer Science, and Ahmed Ghappour, Associate Professor of Law (joining BU in fall 2017).
Sponsored and hosted by the Hariri Institute and the BU Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security (RISCS), the Charles River Crypto Day brings together academics and research scientists from local universities and research labs to discuss recent advances in cryptography. The Charles River Crypto Day series, which is open to the public, is a recurring networking opportunity for faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and research scientists pursuing basic cryptography research in the Greater Boston Area.
Do you ever wonder how secure your Venmo app is? Or whether your information is at risk each time you use Uber? Luckily for us, Sharon Goldberg – a Hariri Institute Fellow, CS Associate Professor, and international expert on cybersecurity – does. Through her “Network Security” course, she is ensuring BU students of all levels (undergraduate seniors, masters, and PhD students) are pushing the frontier of applied cryptography, web security, and network protocol security.
Need a break studying for finals? Join BU Spark! as they host a Lego Serious Play Meetup at the Hariri Institute (date TBA). Lego Serious Play is a facilitation methodology to foster creative thinking through team building activities using lego bricks.
The Institute is pleased to host a Wednesday@Hariri talk, to be given by Maria Papadopouli and titled “Analysis of Wireless Markets Using a QoE-Crowd-Sourcing-Based Recommendation System.”
Hariri Institute Founding Director, Azer Bestavros, has been appointed a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, the highest recognition that BU bestows on faculty members. Bestavros and fellow appointee, Bonnie Costello (Professor of English, CAS), join 11 other BU faculty members who hold this title. The honor is a testament to Bestavros’ service to the University through his many teaching, research, and scholarship achievements.