Harvard Data Science Initiative Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Generative AI for Scholarship

Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) & Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS)

Site Map

A guide to all pages and resources on this site.

Session Pages

Main Page

Home

Course overview, schedule, and links to all three sessions.

Week 1 · February 20, 2026

The Basics

Introduction to generative AI tools including Gemini, NotebookLM, and Gems.

Week 2 · February 27, 2026

The AI-Empowered Coder

AI-assisted Python coding with Google Colab, local Jupyter notebooks, and the Harvard RC cluster.

Week 3 · March 6, 2026

Claude Code CLI (Mac)

Agentic AI programming and data analysis from the command line using Claude Code.

Week 3 · March 6, 2026

Claude Code CLI (Windows)

Windows setup guide for Claude Code using PowerShell and Git for Windows.

Exercises

Session 1 Exercise

Session 1 Hands-On Practice

Guided exercises for using AI tools effectively, paired with the Session 1 material.

Session 3 Exercise

Telescope Thermal Data Analysis

Use Claude Code to analyze real thermal data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Session 3 Solutions

Thermal Exercise — Instructor Solutions

Reference solutions and walkthrough for the thermal data analysis exercise.

Setup Guides

Setup Guide

Setting Up Anthropic API Access (Harvard)

How to obtain and configure your HUIT API key for Claude Code and other Anthropic tools.

Setup Guide (Mac)

Jupyter AI with HUIT Bedrock (Mac)

Step-by-step configuration of Jupyter AI (Jupyternaut) with Harvard's Bedrock proxy on Mac.

Setup Guide (Windows)

Jupyter AI with HUIT Bedrock (Windows)

Step-by-step configuration of Jupyter AI (Jupyternaut) with Harvard's Bedrock proxy on Windows.

Setup Guide

Claude Code in VS Code

Install and configure the Claude Code VS Code extension with Harvard's HUIT Bedrock endpoint.

Setup Guide

Jupyter Notebooks on the Harvard RC Cluster

Running Jupyter notebooks with AI integration on Harvard's Research Computing cluster via Open OnDemand.

Data & Reference Materials

Session 3 Data

Thermal Analysis Lab Notebook

Detailed lab notebook documenting thermal data analysis of the Rubin Observatory primary mirror.

Session 3 Data

ML Sunset Temperature Prediction

Machine learning analysis for predicting sunset temperatures from observatory thermal data.

Instructor Resources

Instructor

Instructor Dashboard

Analytics dashboard, solution links, and other instructor resources.

Session 1 Instructor

Session 1 Instructor Guide

Run-of-show, demo notes, discussion questions, and teaching tips for The Basics.

Session 2 Instructor

Session 2 Instructor Guide

Run-of-show, teaching notes, and discussion points for The AI-Empowered Coder.

Session 3 Instructor

Session 3 Instructor Guide

Run-of-show, installation troubleshooting, teaching notes, and solutions for Claude Code CLI.

Session 1 Slides

The Basics — Slide Deck

PowerPoint slides for Session 1 workshop presentation.