Calendar
View the calendar below to explore all upcoming events sponsored by the Institute and its affiliate centers and initiatives. Browse events by date, or select an event topic to narrow your search.
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All Topics (September 25 through October 16)
Wednesday, September 25
- 12:00 PM
BU Computer Systems Seminar
Speaker: Dr. Bhupendra Acharya, Postdoctoral Researcher, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Talk Title: “Empirical Study on Scams and Attacks on Social Media
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- 1:00 PM
Chen Sun, Assistant Professor, Brown University
Talk Title : Rethinking Video Representation Learning for Perception and Reasoning in the Era of LLMs
Abstract: What makes good representations for video understanding, such as inferring the
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Thursday, September 26
- 3:30 PM
KCrocker: Cosmological Coupling in the Era of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
Recent advances in General Relativity point toward unanticipated, and dynamic, relations between ultracompact objects and the universe they inhabit. The possibility for strongly gravitating systems, like astrophysical […]
Friday, September 27
- 11:00 AM
HET Seminar - Graviton Loops and Negativity
Causality and unitary lead to sharp constraints on weakly-coupled gravitational effective field theories. They imply dispersion relations that can be used to derive sharp bounds on higher derivative couplings. We […]
- 1:00 PM
CLASSES SUSPENDED - Dr. Melissa Gilliam Inauguration
On Friday, September 27, at 2 pm, Dr. Melissa Gilliam will be inaugurated as Boston University’s 11th president at Agganis Arena. Recognizing the historic nature of this occasion and to […]
Wednesday, October 2
- 12:00 PM
Meet the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience supports innovative research with the promise to bring society closer to preventing, treating, and curing many devastating diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease,
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- 1:00 PM
AIR Distinguished Speaker Dr. Huaizu Jiang
Speaker: Dr. Huaizu Jiang
Talk Title: “Generating and Populating 3D Indoor Scenes”
Abstract: Our lab’s research aims to advance immersive 3D experiences by
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- 5:30 PM
MSDS PhD Fireside Chat
Current PhD students in Computer and Data Science will share their personal experiences with the PhD application process. Learn valuable tips, insights, and strategies on crafting a successful application, from […]
Thursday, October 3
- 12:00 PM
Health Data Science Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Anita Raj, Tulane University
Speaker: Dr. Anita Raj, Tulane University
Talk Title: “Application of machine learning with a novel qualitative variable coding technique to understand predictors of gender equity
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- 3:30 PM
A Measurement of Neutrino Oscillations Using 10 Years of Data from the NOvA Experiment
NOvA is a long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment with an 810 km baseline, using the NuMI beam at Fermilab, and a functionally identical near and far detector operating at an […]
Friday, October 4
- All Day
Harvard Data Science Initiative Agri Datathon
This 3-day event offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to work with real-world agricultural data from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and apply data science skills to […]
- 12:00 PM
BME Distinguished Seminar / Shana O. Kelley, Northwestern University
Title:"Is the cure for cancer already inside us?"
Shana O. Kelley, Ph.D. President, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago Neena B. Schwartz Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical
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Exploring Itinerant Ferromagnetism: From Puzzle Games to Correlated Quantum Phenomena
Itinerant ferromagnetism in materials, characterized by the complex interplay of electron correlations, represents a fundamental quantum phenomenon in condensed matter physics. Despite the prevalence of ferromagnetic […]
- 2:00 PM
Instability dynamics and decay of the pi-mode in coupled quantum wires
We study the dynamics of quantum phase coherence for Bose-Einstein condensates in tunnel-coupled quantum wires. The two elongated Bose-Einstein condensates exhibit a wide variety of dynamic phenomena where quantum […]
Tuesday, October 8
- 1:00 PM
ARC Prize @ Boston University
Speakers: Mike Knoop (Co-Founder, Zapier) François Chollet (Founder, Keras)
Title: ARC Prize @ Boston University
Event Overview: Join Mike Knoop (Co-Founder, Zapier) and
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- 4:00 PM
AI & Sustainable Development Goals - Perspectives from Experts of MIKTA Countries
Join us for this free event featuring experts from MIKTA countries—Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey, and Australia—who will discuss the role of AI in fostering a sustainable future. The panel will […]
Thursday, October 10
- All Day
Department of Medicine Evans Days
This year marks the 38th Evans Department of Medicine annual research celebration, which was established in 1985 to acknowledge and foster the research activities of the Evans Department of Medicine. […]
- 11:00 AM
Engineering, Computing, Data Science, and Biotech Career Fair
The Engineering, Computing, Data Science, and Biotech Career Fair is your gateway to connect, network, and gain valuable insight from employers. This event is an opportunity to learn about current […]
- 1:00 PM
ENG: Materials Day 2024 "C3: The Chaotic Career of Campbell" (DAY 1)
The College of Engineering invites you to Materials Day 2024. This year’s theme, “C3: The Chaotic Career of Campbell,” promises to be an inspiring journey through the groundbreaking career of […]
Friday, October 11
- 8:00 AM
ENG: Materials Day 2024 "C3: The Chaotic Career of Campbell" (DAY 2)
The College of Engineering invites you to Materials Day 2024. This year’s theme, “C3: The Chaotic Career of Campbell,” promises to be an inspiring journey through the groundbreaking career of […]
Tuesday, October 15
- 4:00 PM
Industry Connections: Innovation through Data @ MassMutual
Over the past decade MassMutual has leveraged novel data and algorithms to drive innovation across the client lifecycle, from marketing to underwriting, product design, and investment management. In this talk […]
Wednesday, October 16
- 12:00 PM
BU Sec Seminar: Alexandra Henzinger, PhD Student, MIT
Talk Title: Private web search with Tiptoe
Abstract: Our web search queries reveal sensitive information about us: where we are (“Hikes near Boston”), how we are feeling (“Causes of neck
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CISE Alumni Industry Roundtable Event
CISE is hosting an Alumni Industry Roundtable event where we have invited our experienced alumni to come speak at a panel with our current students. We are hosting this event […]
- 1:00 PM
AIR Initiative AI Seminar: Equivariant Learning for Robotic Manipulation
Talk abstract: Despite recent advances in machine learning for robotics, current approaches often lack sample efficiency, posing a significant challenge due to the enormous time consumption to collect
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- 3:00 PM
Center for Computational Science (CCS) Seminar
Speaker: Toshifumi Mori, Associate Professor, Kyushu University
Title: Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of protein functions from machine learning approaches
Abstract:
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