Dr. David Malan

Biography

David J. Malan is the Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science at Harvard University, where he serves as the Faculty Director of the Educational Innovation Laboratory in the Graduate School of Education. He is renowned for teaching CS50, Harvard's largest course and the most popular course on edX, with over 7 million registrants. Malan also instructs at the Harvard Extension School and Harvard Summer School, where his courses are available through OpenCourseWare, amassing more than 2.2 million views on YouTube. Beyond academia, Malan operates the Regent Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts, a historic 450-seat venue established in 1916, which serves as a performing arts space committed to enriching the community through high-quality artistic and educational content. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (2007) and an S.M. in Computer Science (2004) from Harvard University, along with an A.B. in Computer Science (1999). In 2022, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Faculty of Management & Technology at Leuphana University Lüneburg. His research interests encompass artificial intelligence, collaborative learning, computer-assisted instruction, cybersecurity, computer science education, and distance learning.

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