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Philosophy

Humanities & AI Lab (HAIL)

EthicsPolicySocial Science+1

An interdisciplinary research group examining social, political, and ethical questions raised by AI from both humanities and technical perspectives, open to undergraduate and graduate students.

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AI Safety & Alignment

ML TheoryAI SafetyPolicy

A student organization focused on ensuring AI benefits everyone, running cohort-based fellowships in technical alignment and AI policy alongside a policy-analysis lab.

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Hariri Institute

AI Research Initiative (AIR)

Computer VisionML TheoryNLP/LLMs+1

A cross-disciplinary research initiative developing computational models for machine intelligence: systems that reliably make decisions, reason about data, and communicate with humans.

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Hariri Institute · Wheelock

AI and Education Initiative

EducationNLP/LLMsComputer Vision+1

A cross-disciplinary initiative facilitating research on AI and human learning across ages and contexts, drawing on computing, education, and social-science perspectives.

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Hariri Institute

Evidence-Based AI in Learning (EVAL) Industry Collaborative

EducationStatistics

A research collaborative evaluating how generative AI tools affect K-12 learning outcomes through independent studies conducted with EdTech industry partners.

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COM · Hariri Institute

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Media (AIEM)

ML TheoryNLP/LLMsComputer Vision

A media-focused research group applying machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision to study how emerging media shape mass and interpersonal communication.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

Batman Lab

HealthcareML TheoryComputer Vision

A machine-learning research group building explainable, data-efficient models for medical image analysis, with attention to multimodal fusion and causal inference.

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Bioinformatics · BME

BioMolecular Engineering Research Center (BMERC)

HealthcareData Science

A computational biology research center developing computer-assisted methods to analyze and design the structure, function, and regulation of biological macromolecules.

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Bioinformatics · BME · CS

Bridges from AI to Understanding and Reprograming Biology (2AI2BIO)

HealthcareML TheoryData Science

A bioinformatics-focused research group bridging AI and biomedical science, developing machine-learning algorithms to decode, model, and reprogram genomic and biological systems.

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Questrom

Business Insights through Text (BIT) Lab

Data ScienceNLP/LLMsGenerative AI/Tools

A business-analytics research group extracting consumer-behavior and market insights from text data using causal inference, interpretable ML, and neural language processing.

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Computer Science

Computer Vision and Learning Group

Computer VisionML TheoryNLP/LLMs

A computer-vision research group studying how models adapt across data distributions, with work on domain adaptation, learning with limited labels, and vision-language tasks.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

Data Science & Machine Learning Lab (Saligrama Lab)

ML TheoryComputer VisionStatistics

A machine-learning research group developing methods that work under resource constraints and limited supervision, with related projects on bias mitigation and network analysis.

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Computer Science

Image and Video Computing (IVC)

Computer VisionML TheoryHCI

A computer-vision research group developing methods for image and video analysis, machine learning, and human-computer interaction across medical and scientific applications.

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Computer Science

Shape Lab

HCI

A computer-graphics research group focused on computational fabrication, designing algorithms that connect digital 3D models to physically buildable objects and structures.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

Visual Information Processing (VIP) Lab

Computer VisionML TheoryStatistics

A computer-vision research group building camera-based sensing systems that count and locate people in large indoor spaces using overhead fisheye imagery.

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University-wide

AI Development Accelerator (AIDA)

Generative AI/ToolsEducationEthics+1

A university-wide initiative guiding responsible generative-AI adoption across BU, providing supported AI tools, training, and events for students, faculty, and staff.

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Biomedical Engineering / Biology / CDS

Algorithmic Lens on Experimental Biology Laboratory

HealthcareML TheoryData Science

A computational-biology research group using the mathematics of machine learning to design biological experiments that reveal how cells and tissues are organized.

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Biomedical Engineering

Artificial and Biological Intelligence Lab

ML TheoryHealthcare

A computational-neuroscience research group building mathematical and ML models of how populations of neurons compute to produce behaviors such as decision-making and movement.

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Earth & Environment / CDS

Barnes Group

ML TheoryAI SafetyEnvironment

A climate-focused research group developing interpretable AI methods to study Earth system variability, predictability, and change across time and space.

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College of Engineering / CARS

BU Robotics Laboratory

RoboticsML Theory

An experimental robotics facility housing a motion-capture system, autonomous ground and aerial vehicles, and an on-site workshop for building robots.

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College of Engineering

Center for Autonomous and Robotics Systems (CARS)

RoboticsML Theory

An interdisciplinary engineering center studying the science of autonomy, robotic vehicles and manipulators, and micron-scale robots that manipulate living cells.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

Computational Imaging Systems Lab

Computer VisionHealthcareML Theory

A computational-imaging research group combining physics-based optical models with deep learning to build microscopy and measurement systems for neuroscience, cancer research, and semiconductor metrology.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dependable Computing Laboratory

AI SafetyML TheoryRobotics+1

A formal-methods research group pairing computational proof techniques with machine learning to build safe, reliable, and secure hardware and software systems.

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Questrom / Digital Business Institute

Digital Business Institute Generative AI Lab

Generative AI/ToolsNLP/LLMsData Science

A business-school research initiative examining how generative AI affects firms, operations, markets, and work, including large language model reliability and algorithmic bias.

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Questrom / Information Systems

Human-AI Interaction in Recruiting & Employment (HIRE) Lab

HCIPolicyData Science

An economics-focused research group studying how AI and digital platforms reshape hiring, labor-market matching, and work, using platform data and randomized experiments.

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Mechanical Engineering / ECE / Systems Engineering

Hybrid and Networked Systems (HyNeSs) Lab

RoboticsAI SafetyML Theory

A control-theory research group combining formal methods, dynamics, and machine learning to design provably correct behavior for robots and autonomous vehicles.

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Medicine / Computer Science / CDS

Kolachalama Lab

HealthcareComputer VisionNLP/LLMs

A medical-AI research group creating machine-learning methods shaped to clinical problems, from dementia assessment to trial design, rather than forcing problems onto existing tools.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

Security Lab (SeclaBU)

AI SafetyML TheoryNLP/LLMs+1

A security-focused research group applying program analysis, machine learning, and computational social science to software vulnerabilities and harmful online activity.

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Computer Science

Machine Learning Research Group

ML TheoryComputer VisionNLP/LLMs+2

A department-wide research community whose faculty build intelligent systems that learn to make decisions, reason about data, and communicate with people.

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Mechanical Engineering

Material Robotics Laboratory

RoboticsHealthcareComputer Vision

A soft-robotics research group designing flexible, sensorized surgical instruments and the micro-scale manufacturing techniques needed to build them for minimally invasive procedures.

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Mechanical Engineering

Multi-Robot Systems Lab

RoboticsHCI

A robotics-focused research group designing collaborative robot teams that make fast, decentralized decisions and adapt to unknown agents and environments.

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Systems Engineering / ECE

Network Optimization and Control Laboratory

ML TheoryRoboticsHealthcare+1

A research group focused on optimization, machine learning, and control, developing data-driven methods for networks, autonomous systems, and health analytics.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

Neural Systems Analysis Laboratory (NSA Lab)

HealthcareComputer VisionML Theory

A neuroengineering-focused research group developing AI algorithms that analyze neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and genetics data to understand and treat brain disorders.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

Performance and Energy-Aware Computing Laboratory (PeacLab)

EnvironmentML TheoryData Science

A computing-systems research group applying machine learning to energy-efficient computing, from large-scale system analytics to sustainable AI data center management.

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College of Engineering

Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center (RASTIC)

RoboticsComputer VisionML Theory

A robotics teaching and innovation facility where engineering students design, build, and test robotic systems with staff guidance and mentoring.

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Computer Science

Vision and Graphics Research Group

Computer VisionHCIML Theory

A computer-science research group spanning computer vision, graphics, and human-computer interaction, with machine learning methods applied across visual computing problems.