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About Us

About Us

  • Statistical & Data Services
  • Software Licensing
  • Research Facilitation
  • Statistical Resources
  • Areas of Expertise
  • Our Team
  • Usage and Policies
Research Computing Services (RCS) is a centralized service that supports HBS faculty research with a staff of statisticians, data scientists, and experts in research computing. Read more about our most frequently requested services, along with quick links, below.

Our Team 
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RCS staff include experts in advanced statistical methods, along with data science methodologies that can support faculty research, including text digitization, fuzzy matching, and natural language processing. RCS team member bios provide additional information about their backgrounds and areas of expertise.

Statistical & Data Services 

RCS provides consulting services and assistance for HBS faculty research, along with guidance for RAs, doctoral students, faculty support specialists, and other collaborators supporting faculty research. Initial consultations and short inquiries are provided at no cost for up to one hour per month. Consultations longer than one hour and project work for faculty are charged to faculty research budgets at a rate of $40/hour. Our areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
  • Advanced Statistical Analysis
  • Casual Inference
  • Experimental Design
  • Fuzzy Matching
  • Machine Learning
  • Missing Data
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Simulations
  • Visualizations
  • Web Scraping

Software Licensing 
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RCS manages the university-wide licenses for most research software (e.g., Stata). Below is a list of the most popular packages we provide to the research community for free.
  • ARCGIS
  • Mathematica
  • MathType
  • MATLAB
  • SAS
  • SPSS
  • Stata
  • Stat/Transfer

Compute Cluster & Data Storage 

If your desktop or laptop is overheating when trying to work with your data, taking days to run a program, or you find yourself running out of space to store your data, consider moving your data processing and storage to the HBS computer cluster (aka “the HBSGrid” or “the Grid”).
  • Quick Start
  • Running Jobs on the Cluster
  • Data Storage
  • Database Server (MariaDB)

Training 

RCS team members and partners across the university offer training on subjects ranging from Research Data Management and Introduction to Python to Large Data in R.
  • Workshops & Technical Talks
  • HBSGrid (Compute Cluster) Training
  • Training Materials
  • Other Training Resources & Events

Terms of Service 

Generally, an active appointment or enrollment with Harvard Business School, or sponsorship by someone with an active appointment, is required for access to RCS resources. All account holders, whether Harvard affiliates or outside collaborators, agree to be held accountable by the Harvard University Electronic Access and Information Security policies.

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Research Computing Services (RCS) 
Harvard Business School
Baker Library, B90, 25 Harvard Way
Boston, MA 02163
Phone: 617.495.6100
Email: research@hbs.edu
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