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Yannis Paschalidis

@ypaschalidis.bsky.social
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Professor & Institute Director @bostonu. Research in AI, optimization, and control, with applications in health and autonomy. Research Group: sites.bu.edu/paschalidis/

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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We are delighted to be adding an amazing cohort of fellows and kicking off 4 new Focused Research Programs with a great potential for transformative scientific advances and societal impact! Congrats to the entire class of awardees.
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
A pleasure to talk to Oliver Morgan, head of the @who.int pandemic hub. We discuss #AI in public health, broadly, and focus on @beaconbio.bsky.social run by @buceid.bsky.social in partnership with @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social and @bostonchildrens.bsky.social (see tinyurl.com/bdfhwtuf).
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AI-Powered Outbreak Detection: Building Smarter Public Health Systems
I speak with Yannis Paschalidis about how Boston University is using AI to detect disease outbreaks around the world
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
For a 4th year, our work is at the top 10 @bostonu.bsky.social research stories (tinyurl.com/3eebxjju). This year for @beaconbio.bsky.social led by @bhadeliamd.bsky.social, run by @buceid.bsky.social, in collaboration with @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social and a @bostonchildrens.bsky.social team.
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Best of The Brink 2025: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers
From an exosuit that eases back pain to an algorithm that boosts hearing aid performance, how BU research made a difference this year
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
At the IEEE CDC ‘25 with Dimos Dimarogonas during the first plenary.
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Excited to be part of this panel!
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buhaririinstitute.bsky.social @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
🎀 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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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
A pleasure to present our work on @beaconbio.bsky.social at the @who.int Global Pandemic Hub and participate in a lively discussion. Happy 4th yr anniversary to the Hub.
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buhaririinstitute.bsky.social @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
🧬 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
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Great to see @wbur.org reporting of our work in @beaconbio.bsky.social, supported by an #AI pipeline (based on a domain-adapted LLM) developed by our team at @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
For those attending IEEE CDC 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, please make sure you take advantage of the early registration option. Now is also the time to register for the pre-conference workshops (out of 19 choices!) See cdc2025.ieeecss.org for all relevant information.
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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
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Developing an accessible dementia assessment tool: Leveraging a residual network, the trail making test, and demographic data - Jingmei Yang, Samad Amini, Boran Hao, Seho Park, Cody Karjadi, Lance San...
Background The global burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is rapidly increasing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where acc...
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buhaririinstitute.bsky.social @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
We’re proud to introduce our @bostonu.bsky.social Hariri Institute 2025 Fellows + 2026 FRP awardees! An inspiring group of researchers pushing interdisciplinary boundaries in computing, AI & data science at @BU_Computing 🔗 spr.ly/6332646KKe
Announcing FY25 and FY26 Focused Research ProgramsYannis Paschalidis quote
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
At the BEACON launch, co-director @ypaschalidis.bsky.social describes the LLM process for scoring and weighting the severity of infectious disease signals received by BEACON. @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social spr.ly/63320NQ4w4
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BEACON severity evaluation
BEACON co-director Dr. Yannis Paschalidis describes the LLM process for scoring and weighting the severity of signals received by BEACON.
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Congrats to my lab’s graduates Boran Hao and Samad Amini for receiving the @bostonu.bsky.social Electrical Engineering outstanding dissertation award and the Engineering PhD societal impact award, respectively. Very proud for them!
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
@bostonu.bsky.social Launches an Open-Source Infectious Diseases Monitoring Tool Powered by AI and Human Experts tinyurl.com/kyzezbku @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social is proud to partner with @buceid.bsky.social and @bostonchildrens.bsky.social bringing #AI into infectious disease reporting.
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BU Launches an Open-Source Infectious Diseases Monitoring Tool Powered by AI and Human Experts
The Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON) is slated to become a global hub for critical information about emerging outbreaks
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Dr. Nahid Bhadelia @bhadeliamd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Are you ready? We are launching the beta version of @beaconbio.bsky.social tomorrow! But you can stay tuned here & give @beaconbio.bsky.social a follow for more detail coming out later today and a chance to check out this new open source outbreak reporting platform!
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buhaririinstitute.bsky.social @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Should we embrace Generative AI in research? Hariri Institute experts say yes! Our Director @ypaschalidis.bsky.social discusses how AI is advancing scientific discovery, enhancing education, and raising critical questions about misinformation and privacy. Read more here: spr.ly/601407NC6
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buhaririinstitute.bsky.social @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Exciting news! Boston University officially launched its Artificial Intelligence Development Accelerator (AIDA). Our Director Yannis Paschalidis and Hariri Faculty Affiliate John Byers will serve as the AIDA Co-Directors of AI in Academics. Read more about this incredible initiative in BU Today.
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Systems & Control scientists, dot your i's and cross your t's. Final stretch for getting your papers in before the 2025 IEEE CDC (cdc2025.ieeecss.org) submission deadline on Monday March 31.
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CDC 2025
2025 IEEE 64th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2025). The CDC is recognized as the premier scientific and engineering conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practice of syst...
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Join our official launch celebration on April 24th, where we will bring together renowned leaders to share the global health importance of this new platform. @buceid.bsky.social @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social @bostonchildrens.bsky.social @bostonu.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/advances-i...
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Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
As we reach five years since the start of the #COVID19 pandemic, CEID faculty @bhadeliamd.bsky.social, @ypaschalidis.bsky.social, Brooke Nichols, & Kayoko Shioda speak to The Brink about the current state of pandemic preparedness in the US. www.bu.edu/articles/202...
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Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? 5 Reasons to Feel Confident—and 5 to Be Worried
Five years after COVID-19 lockdowns, BU experts find some glimmers of hope, but say new US policies could put the world at greater risk of a coronavirus-like outbreak
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Paper submission deadlines for the 2025 IEEE CDC (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, cdc2025.ieeecss.org) are coming up: - LCSS-CDC submissions: March 17 - Invited session proposals: March 24 - Regular & Invited papers: March 31. Get your papers ready!
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CDC 2025
2025 IEEE 64th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2025). The CDC is recognized as the premier scientific and engineering conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practice of syst...
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buhaririinstitute.bsky.social @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
We had the pleasure of hosting @bostonu.bsky.social President Dr. Melissa Gilliam, MD, to discuss our mission of enabling convergent, multidisciplinary research, and infusing our Computing & AI expertise to many research domains across our Charles River and Medical campuses.
Yannis Paschalidis with Melissa Gilliam
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Can we predict who is more likely to have poorly controlled hypertension simply using socio-demographic factors? Find out at our new paper rdcu.be/d8wg1, a collaboration of @bostonu.bsky.social , Boston Medical Center, and Mass General Brigham.
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Accounting for racial bias and social determinants of health in a model of hypertension control
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The NIH National Institute on Aging highlights our recent work on predicting progression from mild cognitive impairment to #Alzheimer's tinyurl.com/ykke4ckf Joint work of our lab with Rhoda Au and the Framingham Heart Study team.
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AI speech analysis predicted progression of cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s with over 78% accuracy
AI analysis of cognitive test transcripts predicted progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease with over 78% accuracy, according to an NIA-funded study.
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
What an honor to be included in this select group of the IEEE Control Systems Society!
Awards ceremony at the IEEE CDC in Milan, 2024.
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Delighted to see our recent work on predicting #Alzheimer's disease (tinyurl.com/5jkyekd8) to make it to the top 10 most read stories by The Brink (it is #3 at tinyurl.com/yaxptawz), @bostonu.bsky.social's research news outlet.
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Prediction of Alzheimer's disease progression within 6 years using speech: A novel approach leveraging language models
INTRODUCTION Identification of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who are at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) is crucial for early intervention and selection of clinical tri...
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Yannis Paschalidis @ypaschalidis.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Accurate #WeatherForecast-ing is vital for agriculture, maritime activities, natural disaster mitigation, emergency response, and much more. We need a similar paradigm for ecological forecasting. In www.nature.com/articles/s41... we make the case.
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Near-term ecological forecasting for climate change action - Nature Climate Change
In this Perspective, the authors discuss the current status of ecological forecasting research, its role in helping to address the climate and biodiversity crises facing society and potential future d...
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