Hariri Institute for Computing, Boston University

Bill Freeman, a Thomas and Gerd Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT EECS, recently completed a 40-year-long project — a project he'll review at our Distinguished Speaker Seminar on Tuesday, March 24! This event is co-sponsored by the BU Artificial Intelligence Research (AIR) Initiative and the Hariri Institute. Learn more: spr.ly/6018B6RCOn

🔐 Join us Wednesday, March 18 for a CyberAlliance Seminar with Morgan Weiland, Assistant Professor of Communication Law at Boston University College of Communication, as she presents "Courtroom as Laboratory: How the Reno Litigation Produced Legal Facts and Knowledge about the Internet."

Join us for the MedAI Hack on April 10 & 11 as we tackle real biomedical problems using AI/ML on de-identified clinical datasets—imaging, EHR, genomics, and more. Limited spots and up to $10K in prizes! Register by April 3: spr.ly/6019hCY8c

@BU_Tweets’s Evidence-Based AI in Learning (EVAL) Industry Collaborative today announced @AmiraLearning as the winner of its inaugural EVAL EdTech Evaluation Challenge. Learn more about the challenge and the importance of independent evaluation in EdTech: spr.ly/6015h4slL

What's next for AI regulation after Europe's landmark AI Act? Join Professor Céline Castets-Renard on March 5, 4–5 PM at BU's Barrister's Hall for an insightful conversation on the future of AI regulation. spr.ly/6015hNE8J

This Wednesday! Join the Center for Computational Science as they co-sponsor a Greater Boston TheoChem Seminar with Connor Coley, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT Talk Title: Computer-aided synthesis planning: the basics & beyond Abstract: Much progress has been made in recent years toward the development of computer-aided synthesis planning (CASP) programs capable of recommending retrosynthetic pathways to molecules of interest. Modern programs make use of machine learning techniques to learn feasible retrosynthetic disconnections from databases of published organic reactions. In the first half of the talk, I will discuss the key components of CASP and the variety of approaches that have been taken by our group and others to address them. In the second half, I will focus on a couple of recent research directions we have undertaken to (i) improve our ability to ideate pathways for complex molecules, (ii) make recommended pathways more experimentally actionable, and (iii) critically evaluate the feasibility of proposed transformations.

We're pleased to welcome four new faculty affiliates: Nikolaos Daskalakis and Gareth Morgan (@BUMedicine), and Koichiro Shiba and Meredith Brooks (@BUSPH )! Learn more about their research: spr.ly/6014h5xOQ

🔐 Join us for the next session of the CyberAlliance Series on Wednesday, February 25! Elettra Bietti, Assistant Professor of Law and Computer Science at Northeastern University, will present. Read more: spr.ly/6015h5vNF

Congratulations to @BU_Tweets Brian DePasquale for being named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow! This prestigious award recognizes the most promising early-career researchers in their fields. Read more: spr.ly/6014hb7xa

🌎 Congratulations to @BU_Tweets’s Allison Portnoy, Assistant Professor of Global Health at @BUSPH and Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow, on receiving a 5-year @NIH K01 award from @NIAIDNews. Her project will provide a country-specific framework to dynamically track RSV risk, transmission, and prevention efficacy across all age groups. spr.ly/6016h3tuO

🔐 Join us for the first session of the CyberAlliance Series on Wednesday, February 11 with Allison McDonald, Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences.

It's the first Terrier Spirit Day at @BU_Tweets, and Hariri Institute is #ProudtoBU! We're thankful to be part of a University that's dedicated to community, excellence, and collaboration—especially convergent research. Read more about Terrier Spirit Days here: spr.ly/6019hJmkh

Introducing Terrier Spirit Days 🐾 A new monthly tradition to celebrate BU pride and build community across campus. 📅 First Thursday of every month 🎉 First-ever Spirit Day: February 5 Wear BU gear, red, or white, or show your spirit your own way. Everyone’s invited.

🔐 The CyberAlliance is starting the spring semester strong! Attend these events to learn from experts in computer science, law, business, and the social sciences! spr.ly/6014h87rI

The deadline for Hariri Institute Focused Research Program Pre-proposals is fast approaching! Submit yours by Thursday, February 5.

Welcome back, Terriers! We have a great event coming up on 1/27. Our Artificial Intelligence Research (AIR) Initiative is hosting a talk with Shrimai Prabhumoye, Senior Research Scientist at @NVIDIA’s Applied Deep Learning Research Group and an Adjunct Professor at Boston University.

Machine learning meets R: Graduate Student Fellow Sarah Milligan’s new package brings variational autoencoders to tabular data—uncovering insights and creating synthetic datasets for researchers everywhere. Explore the breakthrough: spr.ly/6018C4Ceo

Call for Hariri Institute FRP Proposals! Elevate your research by applying for a Hariri Institute Focused Research Program. Pre-proposals are due 2/6/2025, eligible for BU Faculty only: spr.ly/6014C08oe

Next Wednesday! Be sure to register for this engaging workshop on the intersection of AI and critical care.