Computer Science
Photo Booth
Photobooth pictures feature CS50 teaching fellows at Puzzle Day on September 6, 2014. Some TFs have felt a degree of celebrity working for the high-profile course.
Professor Malan
Professor Malan lectures on the role of the binary number system in computer science at the first CS50 lecture of the school year.
Facebook and Sweets
A table full of Facebook paraphernalia rests next to another filled with snacks at CS50 Puzzle Day on September 6, 2014. The Facebook-sponsored event included a photobooth and electronic giveaways.
Puzzle Time
Morris Yau '17 works during Puzzle Day at the iLab. Teams of students competed for prizes at the Facebook-sponsored event such as a Nintendo Wii U.
Lights, Camera, CS50
Students on the CS50 production team put finishing touches on the stage setup at the first lecture of the school year.
Puzzle Pic
A CS50 staff photographer photographs a puzzle piece at CS50 Puzzle Day at the iLab on September 6, 2014.
SEAS Expands Computational Science Program
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has further expanded its graduate program in Computational Science and Engineering, which now includes both a master of science degree and a master of engineering degree.
CS50 Logs Record-Breaking Enrollment Numbers
Nearly 12 percent of Harvard College is enrolled in one course, according to data released by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Registrar’s Office Wednesday.
First Day of CS50
Hundreds of students crowd Sanders Theatre for the first meeting of CS 50: “Introduction to Computer Science I.”
Binary Lights
Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science David J. Malan demonstrates how to use binary code with programmable light bulbs.
Ad Board Cracks Down on Simultaneous Enrollment
The policy change comes after a five-year uptick in petitions for simultaneous enrollment.
Professors Launch CS Equivalent to Math 55
The Computer Science Division will offer a new course, Computer Science 125: “Algorithms and Complexity,” as a more advanced alternative to existing theory courses, starting this fall.
Innovation on Display at SEAS Design and Project Fair
Members of the Harvard community gathered Tuesday to display the products of their scientific ingenuity at the third annual School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Design and Project Fair.
Harvard Holds First Sustainability Hackathon
Participants from across the University, other Boston schools, and the Boston and Cambridge community tackled several environmental issues at the first Sustainability Hackathon at the Harvard Innovation Lab on Saturday.
Scientists Modify Cotton and Polyester to Display Repellent Properties
By modifying cotton and polyester fabrics with a coating that repels almost any type of substance, a research team from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering could be close to changing the nature of several consumer and industrial products—as well as the need for laundry.
Harvard Research Computing Resources Misused for ‘Dogecoin’ Mining Operation
A Harvard community member had his access to University research facilities stripped last week after using the school's "Odyssey cluster" to mine "dogecoin."
How to: Datamatch!
Those of us flying solo this Valentine's Day may be irked by the constant reminders of the lack of romance in our lives (thank you, Starbucks, for repeatedly sending buy one get one free latte offers to share with our nonexistent “significant others”). Luckily, there could be a quick fix to this problem– Datamatch! With Valentine’s Day and the deadline to complete the survey less than 12 hours away, you've got to get started if you want to find your soulmate ready for the big day tomorrow!
Women in Computer Science Group Launches Inaugural Conference
A colorful host of pink shirts, white balloons, and blue-clad Google recruiters greeted students as they entered Maxwell Dworkin Saturday morning to register for “WECode,” a conference launched this year by Harvard’s Women in Computer Science.
Ten Years of Facebook
From October 2003, when then-Harvard sophomore Mark E. Zuckerberg's facemash landed him in front of the College's Administrative Board, to the founding of the thefacebook a few months later, The Crimson was the first to cover what would become the world's most popular social network. Ten years later, with Harvard's one-time social registry used by more than one billion users, we are taking a look back into The Crimson archives at Zuckerberg and company through the years.
Overheard: CS50 Office Hours
lyby decided to do some eavesdropping to document the mayhem that went on before p-sets were due the next day at noon.
Harvard Affiliates Host 'Hackathon' for Technology and Public Safety
This weekend, Harvard affiliates presented inventive solutions meant to make the world safer and confront public safety issues during the first annual Public Safety Innovation Hackathon at the Harvard Innovation Lab this past weekend.
In And Around Language: "Hack"
Although “hack” was not intended to have a negative connotation, it has often referred to those who used technology for malicious purposes; specifically, by gaining unauthorized access to certain computers and online information. However this wasn’t always the case, or the original intention of the word.
How To Pick the Right Concentration
If you’re a sophomore, you’re probably freaking out about having to declare your concentration by mid-November (and by even earlier for some programs). To help you avoid picking the wrong one, Flyby compiled a cheat sheet detailing some possible areas of study.
Hacking Future: MIT Conference Explores the Interaction of Arts and Technology
The next day was a full day of "hacking" during which teams publicly pitched their solutions to some of the challenges discussed at the panels.