Industrial Affiliates Program

Overview

The Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP), established in the Fall of 2000, aims to allow for a better, more efficient, and more effective partnership between Boston University Computer Science (BUCS) and members of the IT industry.

The industrial attention given to BUCS research reflects our department's focus on cutting-edge research topics, including networking, Internet, and the Web; security and cryptography; image and video computing; database technology; programming systems; and operating systems.

The goals of our IAP are to accelerate and streamline the interactions between faculty and industry colleagues; to increase the exposure of students to opportunities for internships and employment in leading established companies as well as in startups; and to facilitate the transfer of technology developed by department faculty. We believe that achieving these goals is in the interest of both our department and our IAP partners.