Hariri Institute for Computing, Boston University

Join the Center for Computational Science on Friday, June 26 in CDS 1101 from 2 – 3:30 PM for a Visiting Researcher Seminar with Amartya Bose, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. spr.ly/6014BDdTsm

Congratulations to Keith Brown on being appointed Head of the Division of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) at the College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2026. Read more: spr.ly/6013B8fPQU

Ph.D. Student Spotlight: Hariri Institute for Computing Graduate Student Fellows Tianle Chen Rosalie Gendron Ilker Isik Emily Kim Yulu Qin Learn more about their work: spr.ly/6012B8FrYe

Welcome 2026 Hariri Institute for Computing Junior Faculty Fellows! Meredith Brooks Wei-Lun (Harry) Chao Jacob Nudel Paul Stillman Boqing Gong Learn more about their work: spr.ly/6013B8FuIU

In their FRP, @BU_tweets Professors Daniel Segrè and Ilija Dukovski are creating a digital twin of cancer metabolism in 3D, enabling subsequent extensions of systematic studies of tumor growth dynamics, spatial heterogeneity and possible personalized therapeutic strategies. spr.ly/6013B8qkwZ

@BU_tweets Professors Stacy Andersen and Katherine Gifford aim to develop digital biomarkers that detect Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders by combining expertise in aging, neuropsychology, linguistics, biostatistics, engineering, data science, AI/ML, and computational methods. spr.ly/6015B8qOkB

@bu_tweets Professors Mark Howe and Venkatesh Saligrama are building a Neuro-AI community around multi-scale striatal learning by integrating neuromodulator recordings, voltage imaging, machine learning, and reinforcement-learning theory in their FRP. spr.ly/6016B8lKmK

FY27 Focused Research Programs Spotlight: "AI for Characterizing and Designing Biomolecular Interactions" Learn more about this FRP: spr.ly/6013B8Y3aS

A significant step forward for AI-enabled and convergent health research. DataHub, launched by @BU_Tweets Center for Health Data Science, helps researchers leverage health data—strengthening collaboration & accelerating discovery. spr.ly/6018B8Yr8C

Please join us in congratulating the award recipients of our FY27 Focused Research Programs and FY26 Junior Faculty and Graduate Student Fellows Programs! Learn more about the programs and recipients: spr.ly/6012B8ZEJ2

In an era where automation and "vibe coding" are reshaping how we build software, the Data Science Mentoring Circles program (DSMC) is reinforcing the vital role of the human element in data science. Thank you to the DSMC mentors who participated in this event! Read the insights here: spr.ly/6013BBA9bc

233 registrants. 30 multidisciplinary teams. Real biomedical challenges. Our recent MedAI hackathon brought together students and faculty from across Boston University to tackle lung cancer, Alzheimer’s, and kidney injury using real research data. Read the event recap here: spr.ly/6012BBIFSw @bumedicine @busph

New research from @BU_Tweets finds wash trading in major NFT exchanges: ~38% of trades and 60% of value show manipulation patterns. The study highlights need for stronger tools to detect suspicious activity and protect market integrity. Read more: bu.edu/hic/2026/05/12…

Congratulations to Hariri Junior Faculty Fellow Dillon Brout for receiving the 2026 New Horizons in Physics Prize — one of the most coveted honors for early-career scientists and part of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation awards, widely known as the “Oscars of Science.” Read more: spr.ly/6011BBEUaU

Catch up on upcoming events, faculty highlights, and new opportunities from across the Hariri Institute in our April newsletter: spr.ly/6012B6Ar7w

BU SAIL won a $400K Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to advance an open-source initiative making generative AI more reproducible, secure, and accessible across higher education. Building on a successful pilot, the project now moves toward a scalable, community-driven platform. spr.ly/6016B6NJOp

Huge congrats to our Director, Yannis Paschalidis, on his induction into the @AIMBE College of Fellows! 🎓 From federated learning to global disease surveillance, Yannis is bridging the gap between technical innovation and human health. spr.ly/6013B62rzc #BU #AI #Bioengineering #Innovation @busph @busystems @ecebostonu @BUexperts

Join us! On Thursday, April 16, Ming Chen will join us for a Center for Computational Science Seminar to discuss how integrating physical principles at inference time, during model design, and within model architectures can substantially improve the accuracy, data efficiency, and transferability of AI-for-science frameworks spr.ly/6011B6LjaF