Computer Science at Harvard University

83 faculty and 31 courses in Computer Science at Harvard University.

Faculty

• Christin Yen-Ming Sander h-index 191
  Applied Mathematics Computational Neuroscience Data Science Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems
• David Brooks h-index 158
  Applied Mathematics Science and Engineering for ClimateTech Applied Physics Science and Engineering for ClimateTech Bioengineering Science and E
• Na Li h-index 125
  Applied Mathematics Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Economics and Computation Artificial Intelligence
• Efthimios Kaxiras h-index 107
  Applied Mathematics Machine Learning Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Computational Materials Science
• L Mahadevan h-index 104
  Applied Mathematics Active Matter Computational Neuroscience Computational Science and Engineering
• Jia Liu h-index 99
  Applied Mathematics Computational Neuroscience Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Artificial Intelligence
• Conor Walsh h-index 77
  Applied Mathematics Data Science Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Artificial Intelligence
• Petros Koumoutsakos h-index 76
  Applied Mathematics Active Matter Computational Science and Engineering Control Theory and Stochastic Systems
• Ahmad (Mo) Khalil h-index 74
  Applied Mathematics Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Science and Engineering for ClimateTech
• Salil P. Vadhan h-index 58
  Applied Mathematics Theory of Computation Computer Science Theory of Computation Computation and Society
• Gu-Yeon Wei h-index 58
  Computer Science Computer Engineering and Architecture Electrical & Computer Engineering Computer Engineering and Architecture Circuits and VLSI
• Lucas B Janson h-index 56
  Applied Mathematics Machine Learning Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Artificial Intelligence
• Krzysztof Z Gajos h-index 54
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Computation and Society
• Yue Lu h-index 53
  Applied Mathematics Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Data Science Artificial Intelligence
• H.T. Kung h-index 51
  Computer Science Computer Engineering and Architecture Systems, Networks, and Databases Electrical & Computer Engineering Computer Engineering and A
• Stuart M. Shieber h-index 49
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Computer Science Artificial Intelligence
• Boaz Barak h-index 47
  Applied Mathematics Machine Learning Theory of Computation Artificial Intelligence Computer S
• Michael P. Brenner h-index 46
  Applied Mathematics Fluid Mechanics Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Artificial Intelligence
• Finale Doshi-Velez h-index 45
• David Clarke h-index 45
  Applied Mathematics Science and Engineering for ClimateTech Applied Physics Materials Soft Matter
• Barbara J. Grosz h-index 42
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Computation and Society
• Eddie Kohler h-index 42
  Computer Science Systems, Networks, and Databases Related News
• Minlan Yu h-index 42
  Computer Science Systems, Networks, and Databases Related News power and AI symposium participants
• Zhiming Kuang h-index 39
  Applied Mathematics Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Computational Science and Engineering Fluid Mechanics
• Yiling Chen h-index 35
  Applied Mathematics Economics and Computation Theory of Computation Artificial Intelligence Com
• Maurice Smith h-index 30
  Applied Mathematics Computational Neuroscience Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems
• Susan A Murphy h-index 30
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Computational and Data Science
• Pavlos Protopapas h-index 30
  Applied Mathematics Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Artificial Intelligence
• Jonathan Zittrain h-index 29
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Computation and Society
• Michael D. Smith h-index 28
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Computation and Society Artificial Intelligence
• Sitan Chen h-index 26
  Applied Mathematics Data Science Machine Learning Theory of Computation Artificial Intelli
• Gage Hills h-index 25
  Applied Physics Photonics Computer Science Computer Engineering and Architecture Electrical & Computer Engineering Circuits and VLSI
• Flavio P. Calmon h-index 25
  Applied Mathematics Data Science Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Computer Science
• Robert J. Wood h-index 24
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems
• Elena Leah Glassman h-index 24
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Computational and Data Science Graphics, Vision, and Visualization
• Shriya Srinivasan h-index 24
  Bioengineering Biomechanics and Motor Control Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials, and Therapeutics Computer Science Human-Computer Interactio
• Cengiz Pehlevan h-index 23
  Applied Mathematics Computational Neuroscience Computational Science and Engineering Data Science
• David J. Malan h-index 19
  Computer Science Computation and Society Science, Technology, Innovation, and Public Policy Science and Engineering Education Related News J
• Karen Brennan h-index 18
  Computer Science Computation and Society A2A
• Nada Amin h-index 17
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Programming Languages
• Demba Ba h-index 16
  Applied Mathematics Computational Neuroscience Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems
• Martin Bechthold h-index 16
  Applied Physics Materials Computer Science Robotics and Control Electrical & Computer Engineering Robotics and Control
• Stephanie Gil h-index 15
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Systems, Networks, and Databases
• Patrick Slade h-index 15
  Applied Mathematics Computational Neuroscience Data Science Machine Learning Modeling Phys
• Yannai A. Gonczarowski h-index 15
  Applied Mathematics Economics and Computation Machine Learning Theory of Computation Artific
• Melanie Weber h-index 14
  Applied Mathematics Applied Algebra and Geometry Data Science Machine Learning Numerical
• Stephen Chong h-index 14
  Computer Science Computation and Society Programming Languages Systems, Networks, and Databases
• Madhu Sudan h-index 14
  Applied Mathematics Theory of Computation Computer Science Theory of Computation Related News
• SueYeon Chung h-index 12
  Applied Mathematics Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Artificial Intelligence Computational Neuroscience
• Juncheng Yang h-index 12
  Computer Science Systems, Networks, and Databases Related News Juncheng Yang
• Frank Doyle h-index 11
  Applied Mathematics Computational Neuroscience Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems
• Anna Seigal h-index 9
  Applied Mathematics Applied Algebra and Geometry Data Science Machine Learning Numerical
• Hanspeter Pfister h-index 7
  Applied Mathematics Computational Neuroscience Data Science Machine Learning Artificial In
• David Parkes h-index 5
  Applied Mathematics Economics and Computation Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Comput
• Ariel Procaccia h-index 4
  Applied Mathematics Economics and Computation Theory of Computation Artificial Intelligence Com
• Michael D. Mitzenmacher h-index 3
  Applied Mathematics Computational Science and Engineering Economics and Computation Machine Learning
• Anurag Anshu
  Applied Mathematics Theory of Computation Applied Physics Quantum Engineering Computer Science Theory of Computation
• Boris Kozinsky
  Applied Mathematics Computational Science and Engineering Data Science Machine Learning
• Cynthia Dwork
  Applied Mathematics Theory of Computation Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Computer S
• David Alvarez-Melis
  Applied Mathematics Machine Learning Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Artificial Intelligence
• Donhee Ham
  Applied Physics Biomaterials Materials Quantum Engineering Bioengineering Bioinspired Robotics
• Fernanda Viegas
• Harry R. Lewis
  Applied Mathematics Theory of Computation Computer Science Theory of Computation Computation and Society
• Heng Yang
  Applied Mathematics Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning
• Hima Lakkaraju
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Computer Science Computational and Data Science
• James Mickens
  Computer Science Computation and Society Systems, Networks, and Databases Related News
• Jim Waldo
  Computer Science Computation and Society Computational and Data Science Programming Languages
• Jonathan Frankle
• Kianté Brantley
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Computer Science Artificial Intelligence
• Kit Parker
  Applied Mathematics Machine Learning Applied Physics Materials Bioengineering Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials, and Therapeutics
• Leslie G. Valiant
  Applied Mathematics Computational Neuroscience Machine Learning Theory of Computation Artifi
• Martin Wattenberg
• Milind Tambe
  Applied Mathematics Economics and Computation Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Comput
• Robert D. Howe
  Bioengineering Bioinspired Robotics and Computing Biomechanics and Motor Control Computer Science Robotics and Control
• Seth Viren Neel
  Applied Mathematics Machine Learning Computer Science Machine Learning Computation and Society
• Sham Kakade
• Sharad Ramanathan
  Applied Mathematics Computational Neuroscience Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Applied Physics Biomaterials
• Steven J. Gortler
  Computer Science Graphics, Vision, and Visualization A2A
• Stratos Idreos
  Applied Mathematics Machine Learning Computer Science Machine Learning Computational and Data Science
• Todd Zickler
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Graphics, Vision, and Visualization
• Vijay Janapa Reddi
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Computer Engineering and Architecture
• Woodward Yang
  Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Computation and Society
• Yilun Du
  Applied Mathematics Machine Learning Bioengineering Bioinspired Robotics and Computing Biomechanics and Motor Control

Courses

• Introduction to Computer Science COMPSCI 50
• Systems Programming and Machine Organization COMPSCI 61
• Build at the Speed of Thought COMPSCI 1066
• Privacy, Fairness, and Validity Through the Lens of Theoretical CS COMPSCI 1261
• Planning and Learning Methods in AI COMPSCI 1820
• Introduction to Reinforcement Learning COMPSCI 1840
• Designing K-12 Computer Science Learning Experiences COMPSCI 1960
• High Performance Computing for Science and Engineering COMPSCI 2050
• Information Theory in CS COMPSCI 2211
• Probabilistic Analysis and Algorithms COMPSCI 2242
• Topics at the Interface between Computer Science and Economics COMPSCI 2360R
• Economic Analysis as a Frontier of Theoretical Computer Science COMPSCI 2370
• Advanced Computer Architecture COMPSCI 2411
• Computing at Scale COMPSCI 2420
• Advanced Computer Networks COMPSCI 2430
• Networks Design Projects COMPSCI 2440R
• Advanced Topics in Computer Architecture COMPSCI 2470R
• Advanced Topics in Programming Languages COMPSCI 2520R
• Systems Security COMPSCI 2630
• Topics in Data Visualization COMPSCI 2710
• Design, Technology, and Social Impact COMPSCI 2760
• Research Topics in Human-Computer Interaction COMPSCI 2790R
• Topics in Machine Learning: Effective AI Support in Human+AI Settings COMPSCI 2822R
• Foundations of Reinforcement Learning COMPSCI 2824
• Advanced Computer Vision COMPSCI 2831
• Multi-Robot Systems: Control, Communication, and Security COMPSCI 2860
• AI for Social Impact COMPSCI 2880
• Topics in Foundations of ML: AI Alignment and Safety COMPSCI 2881R
• Seminar on Effective Research Practices and Academic Culture COMPSCI 2901
• Special Topics in Computer Science COMPSCI 2990R
• + 1 more courses

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.