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From YouTube: Celebrating the BU Center for Computing & Data Sciences
Description
Mayor Wu joins Boston University faculty, staff, and distinguished guests to celebrate the opening of BU's Center for Computing and Data Sciences.
A
A
Over
the
last
three
years,
we've
watched
this
Wonder
as
the
girders
and
Scaffolding,
and
steel
and
glass
have
gone
up
along
Commonwealth
Avenue,
and
this
truly
remarkable
building
has
taken
shape,
one
that
is,
transforming
not
only
our
Charles
River
Campus,
but
Boston
University's
leadership
in
the
rapidly
advancing
fields
of
computing
and
data
science
before
I
go
any
further.
I
want
to
recognize
some
special
partners
and
friends
who
are
with
us
today,
whose
input
and
guidance
and
support
were
critical
to
our
being
here.
A
Thank
you
Pam
and
to
her
colleagues
on
the
Charles,
River
and
Fenway
task
forces.
Thank
you
as
well
to
Mayor
Wu
and
her
Administration
City
councilor
Kenzie
Bach,
former
counselors
Matt
O'malley
and
Josh
zakim
Congressman,
Jake
auchenclaus
and
his
staff
state
representative,
Russell
Holmes,
and
our
bu
trustees
and
Advisory
board
members.
A
Like
the
research
this
building
will
soon
house,
a
project
of
this
nature
is
incredibly
complex
and
would
not
have
been
possible
without
so
many
talented
and
dedicated
people
working
together
toward
a
shared
goal.
Please
everyone
join
me
in
a
round
of
applause
for
all
of
the
partners
that
we've
enjoyed
in
this
endeavor.
A
Data
is,
of
course,
changing
the
way
all
of
us
work,
conduct
research
and
approach.
Many
of
the
world's
most
vexing
challenges,
virtually
every
sector
of
the
global
economy,
from
industry
to
government
to
law,
medicine
higher
education
is
impacted
in
major
Ways
by
the
use
of
large
amounts
of
data
and
increasingly
sophisticated
Computing
at
Boston
University.
We
see
this
reflected
every
day
in
the
demand
from
our
students
for
academic
programs
and
computational
Fields
in
data
science
and
in
the
explosion
of
the
job
market
that
demands
skills
that
transcend
traditional
boundaries.
A
We
saw,
of
course,
over
the
last
two
years
in
our
University's
successful
response
and
management
of
a
global
pandemic
that
overnight
transformed
the
way
we
work,
teach
learn,
Access,
Health,
Care
and
testing,
and
try
to
remain
in
contact
with
one
one
another.
It's
the
mark
of
a
good
research
University
to
produce
scholarship
and
solutions.
A
Boston
University
has
had
a
remarkable
roster
of
talent
across
the
fields
of
computing
and
data
Sciences,
but
never
a
chance
like
the
one
we
celebrate
today,
to
bring
together
so
many
bright
minds
and
new
ideas.
Under
One
Roof,
where
the
capacity
for
collaboration
and
creation
is
absolutely
unfettered
as
the
new
home
for
the
Departments
of
computer
science
and
math
and
statistics
and
the
faculty
for
computing
and
data
Sciences.
A
The
building
we
dedicate
here
at
655,
Commonwealth
Avenue,
is
far
more
than
an
avant-garde:
geometry
of
shapes
forms
of
glass
and
steel,
and
we
have
indeed
seen
in
this
building,
as
perhaps
Boston's
largest
freestanding,
Instagram
feed.
Many
takes
on
the
social
media,
Persona
there's
the
Jenga
building
or
The
Bu
stack
of
books.
A
Don't
get
me
wrong.
We
appreciate
all
the
social
media
attention
the
Boston
skyline
and
our
campus
will
forever
be
changed
by
this
truly
remarkable
building.
But
once
the
ribbons
are
cut,
the
novelty
begins
to
fade
and
the
cars
along
Com,
Ave,
staro,
Drive
and
Memorial
Drive
no
longer
slow
down
quite
the
same
way.
They
do
now
to
take
their
cell
phone
pictures.
The
center
for
computing
and
data
Sciences
will
be
at
its
core.
A
When
we
laid
out
the
initial
blueprints
for
this
building
and
then
established
the
faculty
of
computing
and
data
Sciences
in
2019,
we
recognized
that
the
potential
of
this
project
and
the
work
it
enables
to
shape
the
future
of
research
at
Boston,
University
and
Beyond.
We
recognized
its
ability
to
bring
together
people
across
disciplines
and
unleash
truly
groundbreaking
discovery
and
capabilities
in
not
just
technology
and
Computing,
but
business
science
law,
Public,
Health,
the
humanities
and
the
social
sciences.
A
After
three
years
of
construction
and
anticipation
and
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
by
associate
Provost
azer
bustavros
and
his
team
to
build
a
truly
world-class
faculty,
that
future
is
finally
at
our
doorstep,
and
we
know
that
we're
setting
the
table
for
something
very
exciting
here.
On
Comm
Ave
in
the
coming
weeks,
the
den
of
construction
equipment
will
give
way
to
the
buzz
of
faculty
and
students
designing
the
next
algorithm,
forging
the
next
cross-disciplinary
research
collaboration
and
preparing
to
change
the
world
with
the
next
big
idea.
A
We
are
proud
at
Boston
University
to
continue
in
this
tradition
of
pioneering
Innovation
and
Beyond
excited
to
bring
this
new
era
of
BU
research
to
life
and
now
to
speak
more
about
this
Project's
impact
and
introduce
our
next
speaker.
It's
my
great
pleasure
to
turn
things
over
to
the
president
of
Boston
University
Robert,
a
brown.
B
Thank
you
Gene,
and
thank
you
all
for
coming
to
this
wonderful
occasion
in
the
life
of
Boston
University,
the
opening
of
the
center
for
computing
and
data
Sciences
before
I.
Thank
several
people
for
their
enormous
contributions
to
getting
us
to
this
day,
I'd
like
to
reflect
a
little
bit
more
historically
on
the
journey
that
God
is
here.
B
People
in
the
computer
science
department
will
remember
that
there's
been
a
number
of
Renditions
Concepts
over
the
years
of
building
a
building
in
computation
for
this
campus
I.
Remember
the
first
time
walking
in
the
department
and
saying
we
want
to
do
this
and
the
huge
skepticism
that
comes
from
those
failed
attempts.
In
the
past.
B
The
concept
of
the
center
began
with
the
first
iteration
of
an
academic
program
over
a
decade
ago.
It
really
started
becoming
reality
when
we
held
an
architectural
competition
in
the
fall
of
2012.
Yes,
a
decade
ago
at
which
our
Architects
kpmb
presented
a
design
from
which
you
put
this
building
flows,
they
had
the
concept
of
the
remarkable
design.
B
Three
trustees
were
on
that
group:
Steve
carp,
Alan,
Leventhal
and
Richard
Cullen,
and
advised
us
on
which
architect
to
pick-
and
we
sit
here
a
decade
later
reveling
in
their
advice
as
we
waited
the
construct
the
center.
Our
Ambitions
grew
as
we
thought
about
and
redesigned
how
we
thought
about
computation
and
data
Sciences
across
the
university.
The
faculty
for
computing
and
data
Sciences
was
born,
as
was
our
growing
commitment
to
embedding
Computing
AI
machine
learning
all
across
the
University.
B
B
Computing
has
evolved
from
the
earliest
days,
which
I
date
back
to
when
it
was
used
only
by
a
few
experts
to
design
on
very
exotic
machines,
the
most
technically
complicated
systems,
Aerospace,
Vehicles
airplanes,
computer
chips,
oil
reservoirs
and
using
exotic
and
expensive
machines.
Today,
Computing
is
ubiquitous.
B
Data
storage
is
essentially
free
in
Computing,
and
data
storage
is
embedded
in
everything.
We
do,
along
with
Computing,
has
come
our
ability
to
generate
because
of
that
enormous
sets
of
data
and
to
bring
Computing
and
that
data
together
to
discover
patterns
and
correlations
that
we
would
just
a
decade
ago
would
only
dream
we
could
do
this.
Impact
of
computing
and
data
Sciences
on
society
is
already
large
and
will
become
enormous.
B
B
Our
Architects
at
kpmb,
led
by
founders
of
the
firm
Marianne,
McKenna
and
Bruce
korabawa,
and
their
team,
many
of
whom
were
with
us
today,
took
the
program
in
a
a
really
crudely,
formed
Concepts
and
designed
very
quickly
in
the
concepts
of
what
we
see
here
today,
which
is
a
great
set
of
public
open
spaces
for
our
students,
faculty
and
staff,
in
a
remarkable
building
in
an
urban
setting
iconic
in
this
architecture.
But
it
also
is
shows
our
commitment
to
the
urban
environment
into
the
sustainability
of
our
planet.
B
I
want
to
thank
them
for
their
marvelous
work,
as
you
no
doubt
have
heard.
The
center
is
the
largest
carbon
neutral
building
in
Boston.
Today,
no
fossil
fuels
are
being
delivered
into
this
building.
Only
electricity,
the
vast
majority
of
the
heating
and
cooling
of
this
building
is
supplied
by
31
geothermal
Wells,
powering
a
very
large
heat
pump
system.
Each
well
going
down
1500
feet,
most
of
them
in
the
alley
between
here
and
Bay,
State
Road,
the
dwells
at
1500
feet
are
twice
the
depth
of
the
height
of
the
Prudential
Building.
B
B
We
are
moving
quickly
to
become
carbon
free
so
that
we
can
demonstrate
to
others
in
the
city
of
Boston
how
to
creatively
address
the
looming
crime.
Climate
crisis
I
want
to
thank
Gary,
Nixon,
now
senior
vice
president
financial
affairs
and
treasurer
for
championing
the
sustainability
of
this
center
with
our
Administration.
Thank
you,
Gary
all
right.
B
I
also
want
to
thank
John
fish
CEO
of
Suffolk
Construction
in
His
Marvelous
team
for
partnering
with
us
so
effectively
on
building
his
project.
Now,
I
have
watched
a
lot
of
construction
projects.
In
my
time
people
know
I
do
watch
and
this
one
has
to
rank
among
the
most
complicated
I
have
ever
been
involved
with,
and
the
fact
that
it
came
together
and
we're
standing
here
this
afternoon
is
a
Marvel
to
project
management.
B
I
also
want
to
now
take
the
with
my
pleasure
to
introduce
the
mayor
of
Boston
Michelle
Wu,
who
is
with
us
today.
We're
really
designed
delighted
to
have
you
with
us.
You
have
seen
the
building
Rising
on
the
skyline
and
your
time
as
mayor
and
before
and
you've
been
inside
the
building
doing
construction
at
an
event
we
hosted
I
suspect
you
have
wondered
to
yourself
one
of
two
things:
either:
what
were
they
thinking
when
they
designed
this
or
hey?
B
B
It
reflects
the
importance
of
computing
and
data
science
in
a
rapidly
changing
Society
society
and
economy,
but
it
also
is
through
its
sustainability
features,
represents
the
future
that
we
have
to
have
to
have
a
carbon
neutral,
Boston
University
by
2030
40,
in
a
better
environment
for
all
the
people
living
in
Boston.
We
wanted
something
distinctive
something
that
you
would
denote.
C
Thank
you
so
much
Mr
President
good
afternoon,
everyone
and
thank
you
to
Madame,
Provost,
Mr,
President,
Mr,
chair
and
congratulations
to
be
here
at
the
end
of
a
10-year
journey
and
to
hear
a
little
bit
about
all
of
the
intricate
dreams
and
visions
and
plans
and
then
complicated,
complicated
Logistics
that
went
into
this
is
quite
a
treat
to
answer
your
question
quite
directly.
I
am
I,
am
delighted,
I
and
I'm
reminded
of
this
at
home
as
well.
C
My
a
couple
must
have
been
about
two
months
ago:
I,
my
family
was
with
with
my
husband
and
kids.
C
We
were
driving
along
the
water
on
storeo
and,
of
course,
they
saw
this
rising
up,
and
so
ever
since
then,
they
have
been
quite
disappointed
with
the
architecture
of
our
home
and
one
day
this
is
thrilling,
because
what
our
city
has
the
opportunity
to
do
right
now
in
this
moment
in
our
state
in
our
country
across
the
world,
is
really
to
step
up
and
lead,
and
to
be
that
remarkable
example
of
how,
when
we
take
action
on
the
things
that
matter,
not
only
can
we
see
a
difference
right
away
that
benefits
everyone
in
our
communities,
but
in
fact
we
can
see
an
impact
on
all
of
the
issues
that
matter
often
at
the
very
same
time
and
so
to
be
in
a
building
that
represents
health
and
well-being,
with
state-of-the-art
technology
and
clean
and
healthy
and
and
inspiring
spaces
within,
for
the
many
many
talented
students
and
faculty
members
who
are
here
to
be
in
a
building
whose
footprint
reaches
way
down
to
draw
on
our
natural
resources
in
a
way
that
is
sustainable
and
really
sets
an
example
across
the
entire
country
for
how
to
think
about
integrating
our
climate
obligations
and
then
to
be
a
home
for
not
only
one
of
the
growth
sectors
in
our
economy,
that
Boston
must
continue
to
be
that
leading
example
on,
but
the
commitment
here
to
flip
the
script
on
who
is
included
in
those
Pathways
and
Workforce
Development
pipelines.
C
I
know
they
were
recognized
before,
but
I
will
shout
out
my
city
council
colleagues,
they're
kind
of
all
standing
in
a
clump
over
there
anyway,
so
I
see
City
councilor,
Kenzie
Bach
and
my
former
colleagues,
former
counselor
Matt
O'malley
and
Josh
Jacob,
all
of
whom
have
been
climate,
Champions,
education,
Champions,
and
so
really.
This
is
another
show
of
how
much
this
matters
across
the
entire
city.
C
There
is
a
closing
window
of
time
to
act,
and
that
feels
like
how
can
one
city
start
to
to
make
a
dent
in
that?
But
if
you
break
down
the
numbers
in
Boston
our
missions,
the
vast
vast
majority,
more
than
70
percent
of
our
missions
come
from
buildings
and
within
that
the
majority
of
the
emissions
across
our
entire
building
sector
come
from
just
a
few
of
the
largest
buildings
and
so
to
have
one
of
our
very
large
buildings.
C
Now
here
very
plainly
saying:
not
only
can
we
make
it
work,
not
only
is
the
technology
there,
but
we
are
going
to
prove
it
and
live
it
and
be
able
to
have
a
place
where
you
can
feel
it
and
experience
it.
That
is
so
powerful
and
we
hope
to
take
this
example
and
replicate
it
across
all
of
our
anchor
institutions
in
many
spaces
across
our
city.
C
We're
also
prepared
to
continue
partnering
Boston
University
has
always
been
one
of
the
city
of
Boston's
strongest
partners
and
just
like
your
campus,
not
walled
off
from
the
city
but
integrated
with
it.
So
have
been
your
programming,
your
specific
focus
on
talking
to
City
policy
makers
and
ensuring
that
the
research
and
the
talent
and
opportunity
expertise
here
is
not
only
oriented
inward
into
thinking
about
what
happens
on
campus,
but
offered
outward
as
a
partner.
That's
helping
us
work
on
the
issues
of
the
day.
C
We
will
continue
to
demand
and
expect
and
benefit
from
that,
and
particularly
here
as
we're
looking
to
firmly
establish
Boston
as
the
leading
Technology
Center
and
the
city
where
the
types
of
jobs
and
Workforce
opportunities
that
you
all
will
be
helping
to
to
supplement
and
produce.
Here
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
doing
everything
possible
to
make
sure
that
your
success
continues
to
reflect
the
entire
City's
success.
So
I
couldn't
be
prouder
to
have
the
chance
to
to
receive
the
Baton.
At
this
moment.
I
know
many.
C
Many
administrations
have
been
involved
in
the
efforts
over
these
10
years.
I
see
folks,
who
represent
many
previous
iterations
of
administration
officials
here.
So
thank
you
for
your
leadership
for
everyone
who
will
get
the
chance
to
have
a
beautiful
office
or
classroom
here
to
spend
time
learning.
A
A
D
It's
important
to
understand
how
far
and
how
fast
we
have
traveled
as
an
institution,
Boston
University
has
clearly
emerged
as
a
major
private
research
University
with
global
standing
and
impact.
This
has
happened
within
just
two
decades
and
that's
just
a
blink
of
an
eye.
In
University
years,
president
Brown
and
his
leadership
understood
how
the
data
Sciences
affect
our
lives
and
how
significant
they
will
become
in
the
decades
ahead
and
also
understood
we
could
lead
in
this
domain
from
inception.
D
D
This
building
truly
tells
people
we're
serious
about
making
a
difference
in
the
world.
The
board
is
proud
to
be
part
of
this
work
and
to
support
all
those
who
put
their
heart
into
this
and
brought
us
to
this
great
milestone
at
Boston
University
in
its
stage
of
History.
Let's
have
the
new
Journey
begin.
Thank
you
very
much.