Institute News

Demystifying AI to Mitigate its Negative Consequences
Shlomi Hod (BU PhD candidate, CS) Leads Congressional Workshop on Legal, Ethical, and Societal Implications of Artificial Intelligence By Margaret Read more

Chuanfei Dong Receives DOE Early Career Research Award
Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate Chuanfei Dong is working to untangle the mysteries of plasma, and his efforts were recently recognized with Read more

BU Dark Matter Researcher Wins Award to Drive “Extraordinary Contributions” to Experimental Physics
Dark matter might be one of the most important substances in the universe—the glue that stops stars flying away from Read more

BU-led Interdisciplinary Team Develops Data-driven Strategy for Early Alzheimer’s Assessment
Collaborating Institutions include University of California San Francisco, Mass General Hospital, and Lahey Hospital and Medical Center By Maureen Stanton Read more

Tereasa Brainerd Elected Fellow of the American Astronomical Society
By Hariri Institute Staff Tereasa Brainerd, professor of astronomy at the Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, has been Read more

$1.1 Million Awarded to Joint Study on Impacts of Data Centers in Norway’s Clean Energy Transition
As Norway strives to position itself as a hub for global digital infrastructure—building data centers for cloud storage and processing—questions Read more

Debbie Cheng Elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Debbie M. Cheng, professor of biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health, and faculty affiliate of the Hariri Read more

Three Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliates Receive NSF CAREER Awards
By Maureen Stanton, Hariri Institute for Computing Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliates Renato Mancuso (CAS, Computer Science), Hadi Nia (ENG, Biomedical Engineering), and Alyssa Read more

Alyssa Pierson Receives MassRobotics Rising Star Award
By Maureen Stanton, Hariri Institute for Computing Hariri Faculty Affiliate Alyssa N. Pierson received the inaugural MassRobotics Rising Star in Read more

Smart Technology: Open Source and Equitable
Faculty Spotlight: Christos Cassandras By Margo Stanton, Hariri Institute of Computing Between 2012 and 2017, the number of car accidents Read more