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2019-07-12: WCVB TV - On approval by the City of Boston of the Computing & Data Sciences Building

2019-06-24: BU Today - On the creation of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

2019-06-17: TechTalks - On how AI can enhance drone flight

2019-05-11: Dronethusiast - On using neural networks in lieu of PID controllers for drone racing

2019-04-22: The Brink - On Neuroflight's maiden voyage as the first neural-network-controlled drone

2019-04-15: Boston Globe - On BWWC's collaboration with BU on gender wage gap analytics

2019-03-21: Futurity - On how MPC makes it safe to share data

2019-03-14: Dronebelow - On maiden flight of Neuroflight, the first neural-network-controlled drone

2019-03-13: Futurity - On maiden flight of Neuroflight, the first neural-network-controlled drone

2019-03-11: BU Research - On maiden flight of Neuroflight, the first neural-network-controlled drone

2019-03-04: BU Research - On use of secure Multi Party Computing for social good

2019-03-04: Futurity - On the US President executive order to fuel progress in AI

2018-12-05: Futurity - On the fallout from the Marriott data breach and the need for holistic security

2018-12-05: BU Research - On the fallout from the Marriott data breach and the need for holistic security

2018-11-11: BU Research - On the Hariri Institute's role in initiating interdisciplinary collaboration

2018-10-08: WCVB TV: On the new iconic 17-story 350000 sf building for Data Science at BU

2018-10-01: BU Today - On the new iconic 17-story 350,000 sf building for Data Science at BU

2018-09-04: BU Today - On the Red Hat Collaboratory Internship Program for BU Students

2018-08-24: Bloomberg Goverment - On relevance of BU MPC to DoED's effort to analyze student data

2018-08-17: Washington Post - Op-Ed on using MPC to make progress on transparency in higher education

2018-04-30: BU Today - On the award of the RSA Prize to Ran Canetti

2017-12-05: NAS Sackler Colloquium - On using MPC to share knowledge without sharing data

2017-11-29: Senator Wyden - On MPC as an enabler of the Student Right to Know before You Go act

2017-05-19: AutoBeat Daily - On BU's collaboration with Honda on personal data privacy controls for AI

2017-05-17: Green Car Congress - On BU's collaboration with Honda on use of secure MPC for AI

2017-05-17: Smart City News - On BU's collaboration with Honda on privacy-preserving AI for Car Apps

2017-04-27: Pardee News - On what Is going right in Arab societies

2017-04-26: BU Today - On appointment as Warren Distinguished Professor

2017-03-04: Sun Chronicle - On social media hacking vulnerabilities

2017-02-13: BU Today - On launch of the BU Spark! incubator for CS student innovation

2017-02-07: Daily Free Press - On $5M research collaboration agreement bewteen BU and Red Hat

2017-01-29: Boston Herald - On $5M research collaboration agreement between BU and Red Hat

2017-01-27: BU Today - On the collaboration with City of Boston BWWC on pay equity

2017-01-25: BU Today - On $5M research collaboration agreement between BU and Red Hat

2017-01-05: Boston Globe - On privacy-preserving equity analytics platform developed for City of Boston

2016-11-30: BU Today - On the importance of software development for modern research

2016-11-10: BU Today - On the opportunities and challenges of smart-city research

2016-11-09: BU Today - On outreach to government agencies and lawmakers

2016-11-03: Daily Free Press - On decision to open-source City of Boston Web site

2016-07-08: BU Today - On using MPC in gender pay equity project

2016-05-22: BU Arts & Sciences Magazine - On using MPC in gender pay equity project
2016-03-30: NPR On Point - On Boston gender equity project
2016-03-27: Boston Globe - On Boston gender pay equity project
2016-02-25: BU Today - On President's proposed budget for basic research
2016-02-17: BU Today - On inaugural BU Data Science Day
2016-02-10: BU Research - On inaugural BU Data Science Day

2016-01-18: Daily Free Press: On prominence of data science in all fields of inquiry
2015-12-08: Daily Free Press - On BU Summit on data-driven urban mobility research
2015-10-19: Boston Globe - On pitching science to policy makers
2015-07-23: BU Today - On National Cybersecurity research priorities
2015-04-27: BU Today - On technology used in gender pay equity project
2015-04-15: DISQUS Cloud - On US and local government cloud strategy
2015-04-14: City of Boston - On BU's role in making pay equity analytics possible
2015-04-07: Boston Globe - On Boston gender pay equity project
2015-03-13: Wired - On the development of the SCOPE platform for Smart Cities
2015-01-23: Informed Infrastructure - On the SCOPE platform for Smart Cities

2014-12-11: Daily Free Press - On BU's initiative to secure the cloud
2014-12-02: State Tech - On significance of the Massachusetts Open Cloud
2014-11-10: BU Today - On launch of BU Data Science Initiative
2014-11-10: Kappa Search - On industry's need for more data science talent

2014-10-27: Boston Globe - On the deployment of personalization technology for TripAdvisor

2014-10-24: Tech Economy - On the development of the SCOPE platform for Smart Cities
2014-10-22: StateScoop - On the development of the SCOPE platform for Smart Cities
2014-10-17: BU Today - On Smart Cities research pursued under SCOPE project
2014-10-15: State Tech - On the SCOPE Project for Smart Cities
2014-09-26: GCN Magazine - On launch of the SCOPE Project for Smart Cities
2014-09-24: Campus Tech - On launch of the SCOPE Project for Smart Cities

2014-09-02: WHDH TV - On privacy vulnerabilities of using cloud technologies
2014-08-05: GCN Magazine - On the MACS NSF Frontier Project on Cloud Security
2014-08-01: BU Today - On the launch of the MACS Project on Cloud Security

2014-05-01: CloudWedge - On the launch of the Massachusetts Open Cloud

2014-04-30: Daily Free Press: On the launch of the Massachusetts Open Cloud
2014-04-29: CIO Review - On the launch of the Massachusetts Open Cloud
2014-08-28: BU Today - On the launch of the Massachusetts Open Cloud
2014-04-28: HPC Wire - On the launch of the Massachusetts Open Cloud
2014-04-25: WAMC Radio - On the launch of the Massachusetts Open Cloud

2014-04-25: WesternMass TV - On the launch of the Massachusetts Open Cloud
2014-04-22: Boston Globe - On socially-engineered cyber attacks
2014-03-25: BU Today - On BU CETLI grants for online education

2014-03-02: Daily Free Press - On BU's first MOOCs offered to students

2014-02-03: Daily Free Press - On thwarting email phishing and socially-engineered attacks
2013-07-16: BU Today - On Launch of BU Digitial Learning Initiative
2013-06-25: BostInno Magazine - On K-12 CS education in Massachusetts public schools

2013-06-07: WCVB TV - On NSA spying controversy and Obama's administration positions
2013-05-21: Boston Globe - On BU's joining the edX Consortium
2013-05-21: BU Today - On BU's joining the edX Consortium
2013-05-21: Boston.com - On BU's joining the edX Consortium
2013-05-21: Daily Free Press - On BU's joining the edX Consortium
2013-05-01: Daily Free Press - On tenure of Andrei Ruckenstein as BU VPR
2013-04-04: BU Today - On faculty innovation in development of online curricula
2013-01-15: Bostonia - On the burgeoning use of big-data in various applications
2013-02-28: BU Today - On using cloud technology in support of medical applications

2012-12-12: BUniverse - On how big data is changing the research landscape (Video)
2012-11-27: BU Today - On launch of MGHPCC data center and consortium
2012-11-06: BU Today - On potential of online educational technology and the CETLI's charge
2012-05-24: BU Today - On importance of computational thinking in liberal arts
2012-04-17: BU Today - On the Hariri Institute Inaugural Symposium focusing on computational thinking

2012-02-14: Daily Free Press - On stance and reactions to SOPA and PIPA
2011-11-09: BU Today - On discovery by BU researchers of privacy leaks in Yelp

2011-10-13: BUniverse - On the Role of Social Media in Political Uprisings (Video)

2011-09-23: BU Today - On the importance of philanthropic support of academia

2010-12-06: Daily Free Press - On the gift by Trustee Bahaa Hariri to found Institute for Computing
2010-12-02: BU Today - On the gift to found Hariri Institute for Computing

2010-11-02: Daily Free Press - On the security and privacy of cloud computing
2010-11-01: Mercury News - On China's development of fastest supercomputer
2010-10-29: Discover Magazine - On China's foray into Supercomputing
2010-10-28: Forbes - On the supercomputing race with China
2010-10-19: HPC Wire - On the NSF Cybertrust award to study Cloud Security
2010-10-15: AAAS EurekAlert - On the NSF Cybertrust award to study Cloud Security

2010-09-08: BU Arts & Sciences Magazine - On the launch of the CloudTrust project

2009-11-19: BUniverse - On Cyber Terrorism and Warfare: The Emergent Threat (Video)

2009-05-03: El Universo - On the futility of policing Internet elicit activities
2009-04-25: Die Welt - On the futility of policing Internet elicit activities
2009-04-09: Reuters - On the futility of policing Internet social media sites

2009-03-24: Daily Free Press - On the evolution, pervasiveness, and future of web technologies
2009-02-24: BU Today - On Facebook social networking privacy concerns

2009-02-02: Daily Free Press - On the use of online course management systems
2009-01-15: BU Today - On RIAA's changing tactics regarding music piracy
2008-11-10: Fox News - On the use of QR Codes
2008-07-01: Bostonia - On RIAA's litigative approach to dealing with file sharing by students
2008-05-07: BU Today - On RIAA's litigation of file sharing by students
2008-05-02: Daily Free Press - On RIAA's lawsuits against BU students

2008-04-04: Daily Free Press - On testimony debunking RIAA evidence against BU students
2008-02-27: BU Today - On the futility of policing the Internet

2008-02-01: Daily Free Press - On RIAA-friendly legislation forcing universities to spy on students
2008-01-23: MIT The Tech - On exposing RIAA's tactics in dealing with file sharing by students

2007-10-29: Daily Free Press - On RIAA lobbying to force universities to report piracy by students

2007-10-29: Daily Free Press - On the difficulty of tracking or obtaining evidence of file-sharing
2007-10-04: Daily Free Press - On debunking RIAA's evidence in music piracy litigation

2007-01-24: BU Today - On Chronicle of Higher Education's ranking CS@BU as 7th in scholarly productivity

2007-01-24: Daily Free Press - On proposal for a meta CS concentration to complement other disciplines

2005-06-06: CIO Magazine - On the cyclic nature of undergraduate CS enrollment