Computational Thinking Breaks a Logjam
Azer Bestavros, along with Andrei Lapets and two undergraduates Kyle Holzinger (CAS 16′) and Eric Dunton (Cas 15′), have created software that shows pay disparities between men and women in Massachusetts.
CS 558 Network Security Poster Session
You are invited to the CS 558 (Network Security) poster session. Over 25 student projects will be presented May 1, 2 to 5 PM in Hariri.
150 Students Hack at the BU Hackathon
Boston University’s second annual hackathon, organized by MakeBU, took place on March 28-29, 2015 . Projects ranged from 3d-printed piano keys to immersive virtual reality games.
Dan Roth- Data Science Distinguished Lecture
Learning and Inference for
Natural Language Understanding
In his talk, Dan Roth will describe his research in developing learning and inference methods
BUILDS Open House
What is BUILDS?
BUILDS is a student-run hackerspace that provides BU students with all the tools and resources for leading collaborative student tech projects.
TCC Test-of-Time Award goes to Silvio Micali and Leonid Reyzin
Professor Silvio Micali (MIT) and Professor Leonid Reyzin (Boston University) were presented with the TCC Test-of-Time Award for their paper on cryptography.
Corporate Partners Day 2015
The BU Computer Science Corporate Partners Research Open House is an excellent opportunity to get a concrete feel for the research profile of the Computer Science Department at Boston University. Corporate Partners Day 2015 is on Friday, March 20th, 12:30pm – 5pm.
Aaron Stevens featured on BU’s STEM Education Initiatives Website
Aaron Stevens has “flipped” his CS 108 classroom to better balance the material he has to cover with the class hours per semester.
Workshop on Recent Trends in Computer Vision – March 2nd
A day-long workshop featuring 30 talks by computer vision researchers, covering a broad range of topics.
More information is available on the Event Website
Research by Georgios Zervas, Davide Proserpio, and John Byers covered in NYTimes
Professors John Byers (CAS Computer Science) and Georgios Zervas (SMG), as well as PhD candidate Davide Proserpio (CAS Computer Science) are featured in the New York Times about their research on the sharing economy, specifically Airbnb.