Azer Bestavros

Azer Bestavros is a highly respected figure in the field of computer science with a vast array of accomplishments and contributions to academia and research.

Currently serving as the Inaugural Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University and the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Azer has been an integral part of the CS Department at BU since 1991.

His expertise lies in networking, distributed systems, and trustworthy computing research, with notable work in web push caching, Internet traffic characterization, cloud resource management, and safety certification of networked systems and software.

Azer has secured over $40M in research funding and has supervised 19 PhD theses, holds 8 patents, co-founded 2 startups, and authored numerous papers with over 20,000 citations.

Recognized for his engaging teaching style, Azer is known for developing the nationally-unique CS-350 course and other innovative curricular contributions that focus on fundamental computing concepts and computational thinking for non-majors.

His service to the computing community is well-documented, having chaired significant committees, served on advisory boards, and held leadership roles in organizations like the IEEE Computer Society TC on the Internet.

A recipient of multiple awards, including the ACM Sigmetrics Inaugural Test of Time Award and the United Methodist Scholar Teacher Award, Azer was also named a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor at BU in 2017, the highest honor for senior faculty members at the university.