The award recognizes Goyal’s groundbreaking work in computational imaging, and many contributions to the fields of signal processing and information science By Maureen Stanton Vivek K Goyal, a Boston University engineering professor, author, and inventor, has been named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow. Now in its 99th year, Guggenheim Fellowships are conferred to individuals who have […]
Stepp recognized for extraordinary achievement in the field of medical and biological engineering By Maureen Stanton Hariri Faculty Affiliate Cara Stepp (SAR, ENG) has been inducted into the 2024 Class of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to […]
By Alex Grzybowski With an estimated 27.6 million victims of forced labor worldwide, human trafficking is a huge and growing problem. It’s also difficult to trace. Human trafficking can happen anywhere to anyone. Victims can be U.S. Citizens or foreign nationals, young or old, any gender, and occur in both legal and illegal industries. The […]
By Maureen Stanton Wenchao Li, an ENG assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering with affiliate appointments in systems engineering and computer science, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Li’s research sits at the intersection of formal methods and machine learning, with a focus on […]
Astronomer Chuanfei Dong and Biomedical Engineer Hadi Nia have been named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows. These prestigious fellowships recognize and reward outstanding early-career faculty who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study. Chuanfei Dong is an assistant professor of astronomy (CAS) and electrical and computer engineering (ENG) who has been involved in various projects, studying the complex […]
Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliates and Boston University Professors of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) made a major impact at SC23 (also known as SuperComputing, or the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis), the premier conference in high-performance computing (HPC). Affiliate Roscoe Giles served as the Keynote, Plenary, and Invited Speakers Chair. Several papers were […]
A BU-led research team publishes new findings that show how detecting and correctly assigning deaths can help mitigate the impact of pandemics By Maureen Stanton, Hariri Institute COVID-19 caused catastrophe and chaos across the globe. According to some disease forecasters, the world could face another COVID-like pandemic within 10 years. To improve our response to […]
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Renato Mancuso and members of his team at the Cyber Physical Systems Lab are researching new ways to improve cyber-physical systems, such as self-driving cars or planes. Specifically, Mancuso is looking to decrease the amount of time it takes for a self-driving car to sense an object in the road, […]
By Brendan Galvin, CISE Staff Sheila Russo, a CISE and Hariri Affiliate Professor (ME, MSE), won a four-year R01 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH). This grant will support her research on soft robotics, which will enhance the safety and precision of interventional bronchoscopies, specifically addressing cancer biopsies. A lung cancer biopsy entails […]
By Margo Stanton, Hariri Institute for Computing Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliate Chuanfei Dong received the 2023 HPC Innovation Excellence Award from Hyperion Research, which recognizes achievements made in High Performance Computing (HPC) technologies for business and scientific applications. Dong, an assistant professor of astronomy and electrical and computer engineering at Boston University, was recognized for performing […]