Computer Science
Shark Tank Star Kevin O’Leary Judges Six Harvard Startups at HBS Competition
Kevin O’Leary — the investor known for starring in the television show “Shark Tank” — judged six teams of Harvard students on their startup pitches at a Harvard Business School event on Monday, awarding the winning team $200,000 in total funding.
Facemash Reloaded: UT Dallas Student Revives Website to Rank Harvard Students’ Attractiveness
Facemash, a website allowing users to rank the attractiveness of Harvard students, briefly returned to campus on Sunday, nearly 22 years after Facebook founder Mark E. Zuckerberg created the original version.
Harvard Researchers Develop First Ever Continuously Operating Quantum Computer
A team of Harvard physicists built the first-ever quantum computing machine that can operate continuously without restarting, achieving a major breakthrough in a field that could revolutionize everything from medical research to finance.
At Harvard Talk, World Wide Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Says Today’s Internet Exploits Users for Data
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor the World Wide Web, criticized the state of the internet today for turning users into “consumable products” in a talk in Harvard Square on Wednesday evening about his recently released memoir.
Yale Ends CS50 Partnership With Harvard
After ten years, Yale University has ended its partnership with Harvard to provide a version of Computer Science 50 as funding for the collaboration dried up.
‘The Pinnacle of Practicality’: Harvard Computer Science Launches New AI Software Development Course
Harvard’s Computer Science department debuted a new course this semester — COMPSCI 1060: “Software Engineering with Generative AI” — an applied engineering course in which students use AI to follow the “software development lifecycle” to create a Software as a Service system.
Massachusetts Awards Harvard-Backed Center $5 Million for Quantum Computer
The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, a facility run by Harvard and four other universities, was awarded $5 million to build the first state-funded quantum computing center, state leaders announced on Friday.
Saudi Aramco Sponsorship of HackHarvard Sparks Criticism
More than 500 students gathered at Harvard for the ninth annual HackHarvard, a 36-hour student-run hackathon which was marked by controversy over the involvement of Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national oil company.
Harvard’s CS50 Course to be Offered at Oxford this Fall
Beginning in October, Oxford University will launch its own online version of Computer Science 50, Harvard’s flagship introductory computer science course taught by David J. Malan ’99.
‘CS50 Changed My Life’: 25 Years After Shuttleboy, David J. Malan ’99 Reflects on Path to Teaching
Every fall, hundreds of students — sometimes as many as 800 — pack into Sanders Theatre for a course that promises to be “an experience,” unlike any other the College has to offer.
Harvard Researchers and Amazon Collaborate to Launch Boston’s First Quantum Network
Harvard physicists took a giant step towards full-scale quantum internet networks this month, creating the longest quantum network so far with cables running between Boston and Cambridge.
Harvard Center for Brain Science Receives Up to $1.7 Million Gift from NTT Research
Harvard University’s Center for Brain Science received a gift of more than $300,000 per year for up to five years from the NTT Research Foundation, the foundation announced Thursday.
Harvard Physicists Create New Phase of Matter, Advance Field of Quantum Computing
A team of Harvard researchers working with the quantum computing company Quantinuum announced the creation of a new phase of matter in a research paper last month.
‘Definitely Unethical’: Datamatch Leak First Exposed by UCLA Students in Private Discord
One week before Harvard student Sungjoo Yoon ’27 revealed Datamatch data vulnerabilities via an anonymous website, a group of UCLA students first discovered that they could access and scrape the site’s user data — information they exposed in a private Discord server.
‘A Breath of Fresh Air’: Many Faculty Laud David Parkes’ New Leadership as SEAS Dean
Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences David C. Parkes has garnered support and approval from numerous faculty during his first semester at the school’s helm.
Harvard Computer Science Professor Fernanda Viégas Addresses AI Bias in Radcliffe Institute Talk
Harvard Computer Science professor Fernanda B. Viégas spoke about bias in generative artificial intelligence at a talk hosted by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on Wednesday.
Hundreds of Students ‘Hack to the Future’ at Eighth Iteration of HackHarvard
More than 600 students representing universities around the country and the world gathered in the Science and Engineering Complex last weekend to participate in HackHarvard, a student-run hackathon.
Harvard SEAS Faculty Praise New Dean Selection
Faculty members in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences heaped praise on newly appointed Dean David C. Parkes, who will assume his role next month.
Harvard Computer Science Professor David Parkes Appointed Next Dean of SEAS
Harvard Computer Science professor David C. Parkes will serve as the next dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoesktra announced Tuesday.
CS50 Will Integrate Artificial Intelligence Into Course Instruction
This year, students who enroll in Computer Science 50: Introduction to Computer Science, Harvard’s flagship coding course, will have a new learning tool at their disposal: artificial intelligence.
Computer Science Professor Cynthia Dwork Delivers Annual Ding Shum Lecture
Harvard Computer Science professor Cynthia Dwork discussed the shortcomings of risk prediction algorithms at the Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications’ annual Ding Shum lecture Tuesday evening.
Hundreds Flock to the SOCH For HackHarvard’s First In-Person Hackathon in Three Years
Hundreds of college students from around the world gathered at the SOCH this weekend to participate in HackHarvard, Harvard’s largest international hackathon.
AI Expert Calls for a Shift to Ethical AI Research at Radcliffe Institute Event
At a Radcliffe Institute event, AI expert Timnit Gebru discussed the field of ethical artificial intelligence and challenges to sustainable research.
SEAS Looks Toward Future Improvements in Diversity and Inclusion
As the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences enters the third year of its five-year Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging plan and undergoes multiple leadership transitions, students and faculty look towards future progress.
Harvard Researchers Verify Existence of New State of Matter, Opens Doors for Quantum Science
The state of matter, known as quantum spin liquid, has special properties that produce long-range quantum entanglement — a phenomenon in which particles’ states are connected despite spatial separation.
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