About Us
Research Computing Services (RCS) is a centralized service for faculty research computing
needs. Located in Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Suite B90, our staff includes statisticians, data scientists, and experts in research computing.
We provide personalized guidance and support in all phases of research projects: planning,
data collection, analysis, reporting, and visualization.
In addition to supporting faculty, RCS staff also provide guidance to doctoral students and Research Associates supporting faculty research. As part of the Division of Research and Faculty Development, RCS works closely with the School’s other research support services to ensure seamless delivery of research computing and data-related services.
Services
Statistical & Data Services
RCS provides statistical and data services to the HBS community, ranging from research design and methodological consulting to statistical programming and analysis.
Software Licensing
RCS purchases most research software used at HBS, and many licenses are provided at no cost to the HBS community.
Research Facilitation
RCS staff are available to help researchers determine how to effectively leverage the research computing tools, resources, and approaches that are available today.
Statistical Resources
RCS statisticians have compiled technical notes in a series of technical papers, the RCS blog, and team member blogs.
Training
RCS is proud to offer training to HBS members and the wider academic community on a wide range of programming languages, tools, and techniques.
Research Computing Resources
RCS offers a local computing environment and platform to scale up research, access storage, and utilize databases, along with guidance on other research computing environments.
Our TeamOur Team
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Expertise on the RCS team includes such topics as advanced statistical analysis, natural language processing, machine learning, and high performance computing.
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- Advanced Statistical Analysis
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- Casual Inference
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- Data Wrangling
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- Database Hosting and Administration
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- Experimental Design
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- Fuzzy Matching
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- High Performance Computing
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- Machine Learning
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- Missing Data
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- Natural Language Processing
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- Power Analysis
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- Research Computing Facilitation
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- Simulations
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- Survey Non-Response Analysis
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- Visualizations
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- Web Scraping
We hold live demos via Zoom on the first Tuesday of each month at 2 PM. Drop in to
watch an RCS staff member demonstrate a technique, share a tip, or work through a
problem, and then stay to ask any and all questions related to research computing!
No registration required. Recordings of these demos are made available after the fact
on our live demos page.
How to Attend the Live Demos (login required)
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
Help
How to contact us and submit online requests along with technical how-to’s and frequently
asked questions.
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