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Azer Bestavros is a Professor and Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences at Boston University, affiliated with the Department of Computer Science within the Arts & Sciences School. He joined BU in 1991 after earning his PhD from Harvard. His research focuses on networking, distributed systems, cloud computing, and cybersecurity, with notable contributions to web content distribution models, cloud resource management, and privacy-preserving analytics. He led the establishment of the BU Hariri Institute for Computing and the Open Cloud Exchange initiative to advance cloud marketplaces.
Education: PhD in Computer Science from Harvard University.
Research Interests: His work integrates technical and policy dimensions, addressing challenges in secure multiparty computation, formal methods for network verification, and interdisciplinary applications of computing. Recent projects include frameworks for privacy-preserving analytics and mechanisms for efficient cloud resource allocation.
Grants & Advising: Advised 16 PhD students, contributed to 6 patents, and spun off 3 startups. His research has yielded over 13,000 citations and informs policy through initiatives like the Cloud Computing Caucus.
Labs & Teams: Spearheaded the Hariri Institute’s cloud computing, big data, and cybersecurity programs. Currently oversees the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across BU.
