World’s Project Managers Visit BU for Research Conference
This week, Boston University welcomes project managers from all over the planet as this year’s host of the International Research Network on Organizing by Projects (IRNOP) conference. Taking place from June 11–14 on the University’s Charles River Campus, this year’s conference focuses on “The Modern Project: Mindsets, Toolsets, and Theoretical Frameworks.” Organized by MET Director […]
MET to Host Global Cybersecurity Meet-Up
Information security has become a principal strategic concern of governments around the world, and with leading graduate programs in cybercrime investigation and cybersecurity offered at MET, BU has been selected to host the 11th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security. The conference, which unites academics, specialists, and officials from around the globe, will be […]
Faculty Paper Accepted for Publication
“Subset Selection for Simulations Accounting for Input Uncertainty,” a paper by Assistant Professor of Administrative Sciences Canan Gunes Corlu (who also serves as faculty coordinator for MET’s applied business analytics programs), was accepted for publication in the proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference. During the conference, which took place in Huntington Beach, Calif., Professor […]
Shedding Light on Darknet Risks
Adjunct Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Kyung-shick Choi (MET’02) addressed the 2015 International Symposium on Cyber Crime Response in Seoul, South Korea, on June 9. His topic was “New Challenges for Law Enforcement: The Prevalence of ‘Darknet’ Marketplaces and Synthetic Drug Abuse.” Read more about Dr. Choi and MET’s cybercrime/cybersecurity curriculum.
MET Faculty and Leaders Host Global Gathering on Computer Science Education
The Charles River Campus was the site for the eleventh annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science, which ran from June 4 to 7 and was co-sponsored by BU. Metropolitan College’s deans and Computer Science faculty were well-represented on the program and in the planning. See the agenda and other details […]
MET Health Informatics Faculty Key Organizers of ICIW 2014
On September 20, ICIW 2014: the Fifth Immunoinformatics and Computational Immunology Workshop was held in Newport Beach, California, on the theme “Bridging Immunology and Computer Science.” The organizing committee of the international workshop included three faculty involved with MET’s Health Informatics program: Associate Dean Lou Chitkushev, director of Health Informatics; Adjunct Professor of Computer Science […]
Academic Events—Spring 2014
Project Management in Practice Conference May 16, 2014 This year, the popular project management conference focused on women in the field. Feature addresses were made by Roberta Chinsky Matuson, Dean Tanya Zlateva, Professor Virginia A. Greiman, and Gina Abudi—all accomplished presenters, researchers and practitioners. Visit conference site Author’s Reception May 2, 2014 In May, MET […]
Collaborating Minds: CEU–MET Partnership
Madrid, Spain: Six faculty from the Metropolitan College (MET) Department of Administrative Sciences travel to Madrid annually to lead three intensive business modules on campus at the Universidad CEU San Pablo. Part of a firmly established collaboration between the Administrative Sciences department, MET International, and CEU, the modules are attended by CEU business and advertising students […]
Managing the Future
Assistant Professor of Administrative Sciences Virginia A. Greiman will speak at the PMI® PMO Symposium in San Diego on Tuesday, November 12, on the topic: “One Organization—Leading Complex Projects through an Integrated Project Organization (IPO).” The PMI PMO Symposium is a highly regarded conference where PMO executives discuss ideas and solutions in the hottest topics […]