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Software Toolsmith

10/26/2020

Many of us in the Dept. of Computer Science identify as “toolsmiths”, as described in department founder Dr. Fred Brooks’ 1994 essay, The Computer Scientist as Toolsmith II. As such, we build software tools to help people do their jobs … Read more

Undergraduate Research in OSCAR Lab

10/26/2020

The OS, Security, Concurrency, and Architecture Research (OSCAR) Lab in the Department of Computer Science investigates novel computer systems designs. Projects generally involve building serious computer system prototypes, and then measuring improvements in performance, security, or usability. Current projects include: … Read more

Undergraduate Research (Mathematics and Related)

10/26/2020

We are examining the effect of background geometry on solutions to the wave equation. This can be used, e.g., to answer questions about what light waves do near black holes. A region outside of a black hole exists where light … Read more

Research assistant — A History of Prague

10/26/2020

I am looking for someone to provide research help with my book manuscript, which Harvard University Press will publish as a trade book in 2021. Specifically, I would ask the research assistant to 1) track down historical maps of the … Read more