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/63322hCY8m

@bostonu.bsky.social’s Evidence-Based AI in Learning (EVAL) Industry Collaborative today announced Amira Learning 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/63326h4sl0

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/63326hNE8K

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.

We're pleased to welcome four new faculty affiliates: Nikolaos Daskalakis and Gareth Morgan (@bumedicine.bsky.social), and Koichiro Shiba and Meredith Brooks (@busph.bsky.social)! Learn more about their research: spr.ly/63323h5xOt

🔐 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/63324h5vN0

Congratulations to @bostonu.bsky.social Brian DePasquale for being named a 2026 @sloanfoundation.bsky.social Research Fellow! This prestigious award recognizes the most promising early-career researchers in their fields. Read more: spr.ly/63321hb7xt

Congratulations to @bostonu.bsky.social's Allison Portnoy on receiving a 5-year NIH K01 award from NIAID. Her project will provide a country-specific framework to dynamically track RSV risk, transmission, and prevention efficacy across all age groups. spr.ly/63328h3tuu

🔐 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 @bostonu.bsky.social, 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/63322hJmZ8

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/63322h87ra @bostonu.bsky.social

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/63323C08od

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/63321C4CeS @busph.bsky.social

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/63323C08od

Explore the intersection of AI, data science, and critical care at our event taking place on Wednesday, January 14th! Recommended for clinicians and faculty in engineering, biostatistics, and other related fields — register now: spr.ly/63324CrWRp @bumedicine.bsky.social

Season’s greetings to our extraordinary research community! Your creativity, collaboration, and dedication light the way for new discoveries with impact. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a bright, inspiring New Year filled with possibilities. spr.ly/6332177CgL

Wishing you a joyful Thanksgiving! This year, we’re especially grateful for our incredible community of faculty and student researchers, valued partners and dedicated staff. Your creativity and collaboration continue to drive our research forward and inspire meaningful impact.

Timely data drives quality research. Sarah Milligan, Hariri GSF & SPH PhD candidate, is combining synthetic data and ML to make data sharing faster and more secure. Learn more: spr.ly/633227cAzE

Networking and a pilot award opportunity await at the Discover Data Hub event! Register now to save your spot: spr.ly/633207cSCs. @busph.bsky.social

What if generative AI could invent designs that actually work in the real world? Minghao Guo reveals how “Hollywood Physics” grounds creativity in practicality at our next AIR Seminar—Nov 18, 2 PM. Details: spr.ly/633237wXMt @csail.mit.edu

A prize package worth $150K, gold-standard research, and real impact—EVAL’s EdTech Challenge is here! Compete for independent validation of your AI tool with Boston University experts. Apply by Nov 17, 2025: spr.ly/633277kpDP

What’s the path to understanding Alzheimer’s disease? The data that captures everyday life — how people speak, sleep, move, and think. Huitong Ding, Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow, shares his research in our spotlight: spr.ly/633267TyxC @bumedicine.bsky.social

Vast genomic datasets hide the rules of gene regulation that drive development and disease. Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow Pawel Przytycki develops interpretable computational models to reveal those rules—and make sense of the noncoding genome.

By popular demand, next Wednesday’s FRP Symposium is going virtual! Join us October 29, 12:15 on Zoom to explore how experts in AI, medicine & public health are tackling bias in breast cancer detection. Register here: spr.ly/63321Ah9TZ #AI #HealthEquity #FRPSymposium

🎀 October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. Join us Oct. 29 for our research symposium convening experts in #AI, imaging, medicine & public health who will share advances in AI-driven early detection and equitable care. ➡️ Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/5xkpdkjm #BreastCancerResearch

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Ready to use your data skills to advance health equity? Join us on October 18th for the School of Public Health Hackathon for Health Equity, hosted at the Hariri Institute! Register now to secure your spot: spr.ly/63326AtLuq

Join us 10/29 for a Focused Research Program symposium that will bring together experts in AI, medical imaging, clinical medicine, and public health to share advances in AI-driven early detection and equitable care. spr.ly/63323AtxxB

Honoring those who make a difference every day—congrats to Kristen Dionne, Katherine D'Angelo, Nancy Clinton, Pujan Paudel, and Asad Malik on their accomplishments at this year's Community Recognition Awards! Thank you for celebrating with us. Read more: spr.ly/63327AcbWF

Our FY25 Annual Report is now available on our website! This year, our community of more than 440 faculty affiliates, students, and partners advanced interdisciplinary computing and AI research with impact across health, science, and society. spr.ly/63322A5IFI

"How will self-driving labs transform materials science? Find out at BU's Materials Day 2025—where top experts and innovators in automation, AI, and engineering collaborate for real-world impact. Register here: spr.ly/63324ArGCy"

⏰ Registration closes tomorrow. Take advantage of the chance to transform k-12 student learning today: spr.ly/63329AbF9l This event is organized by our AI and Education Initiative's EVAL Industry Collaborative and MIT. @olaozpal.bsky.social

🧬 Hariri Institute is proud to co-sponsor the AI Alliance Virtual Symposium: AI for Biomedical Research & Drug Discovery! 📅 Sept 29, 2025 | 9 AM–12:30 PM ET | Free & Virtual 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/yv5zvree

Join us Thursday, September 25th for an engaging Center for Computational Science Seminar with Shuzhou Li, Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University! Learn more about this presentation: spr.ly/63320AZul2

"A new semester, new faces, and big ideas! Thank you to all who joined our Hariri Institute Welcome Back Event—where we honored our 2025 Junior Faculty Fellows, Graduate Student Fellows, and Community Award recipients. Here’s to an impactful year ahead! Learn more: spr.ly/63328AV6tq"

Save the date! On 10/15, Hariri Institute faculty will showcase their expertise at the @bostonu.bsky.social Office of Research's Research on Tap: AI for Life Sciences event. Register now to save your spot: spr.ly/63327ATxeV

Curious about the future of computing? Don’t miss Micah Adler, Visiting Scientist at MIT CSAIL, at the AIR Weekly Seminar on Sept. 23rd—where research meets real-world impact. Details: spr.ly/63327Ar8yz

What’s next in AI research? Hear from Jiafei Duan (PhD student, University of Washington) at BU’s Hariri Institute AIR Seminar tomorrow, Sept 16. A chance to connect with new ideas shaping tomorrow’s tech. Details: spr.ly/63323APU7D

Fascinating look at how #AI + human expertise are working together to track emerging diseases in real time. Learn more about the Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON) in this WBUR story.

What if we could slash the development time of new materials from decades to just years? Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow, James Chapman, tells us how this may be on the horizon with the help of AI models. spr.ly/63327AzwGZ

How do bacteria organize? 🦠 @bostonu.bsky.social researchers reveal in Cell Systems that colony shape, metabolism & nutrients drive growth, diversity & striking rings. Learn more: spr.ly/63321AGQbb @dsegre.bsky.social

Grad students, are you ready to turn your academic knowledge into a career in Data Science, Machine Learning, or Data Analytics? Join us at one of our Data Science Mentoring Circles (DSMC) info sessions! tinyurl.com/mvd6jtec

Learn and enjoy lunch! Join CEID for an engaging guest lecture this Monday. Be sure to register at the link below.

Did you know that as a BU student you can get a free ticket to Boston Blockchain Week? Learn from executives and thought leaders, network, and more. Register now with your BU email: tinyurl.com/4kr5rpft

A Decade's Battle on Dataset Bias: Are We There Yet? Join us this Monday, 8/4, from 2-3 PM as Zhuang Liu, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University, gives an insightful presentation as part of our AIR Initiative. Learn more: spr.ly/63323fkXrh

In a world flooded with medical misinformation and jargon-heavy explanations, how can we make science more human? Vijaya Kolachalama and his team developed PodGPT—a GenAI tool trained on real conversations and built for impactful health communication. Read more: tinyurl.com/v5nbbv98

Continuing on our AI work for #Alzheimer's, in a paper just published we show how a trail making drawing test processed by AI can assess cognitive decline (tinyurl.com/2pkn2kp2). Joint with the Framingham Heart Study and students @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social and @bostonu.bsky.social

A BU-led team, headed by Professors Dima Kozakov and Sandor Vajda, won top honors at #CASP16 for accurately predicting multiprotein complexes, with support from Dr. Taras Patsahan (NAS of Ukraine). A big achievement for science and international collaboration! Learn more: http://spr.ly/633244Qyni#CASP16