David Malan (computer scientist)

David Malan
Born	David J. Malan
Residence	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Fields	Botnets Cybersecurity Digital forensics computer science education Distance learning Collaborative learning Computer-assisted instruction
Institutions	Harvard University Tufts University Mindset Media AirClic Diskaster
Alma mater	Harvard University (AB, SM, PhD)
Thesis	Rapid detection of botnets through collaborative networks of peers (2007)
Doctoral advisor	Michael D. Smith
Known for	CS50
Influences	Brian Kernighan
Website cs.harvard.edu/malan

David J. Malan /deɪvɪd dʒeɪ meɪlɛn/ is Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science at Harvard University. Malan is best known for teaching Computer Science 50 (known as CS50) which is the largest course at both Harvard and Yale University and the largest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) at edX with lectures being viewed by over a million people on the edX platform up to 2017.

Malan is a member of faculty in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences where his research interests include cybersecurity,digital forensics, botnets,computer science education, distance learning, collaborative learning, and computer-assisted instruction. Malan is also an active member of the SIGCSE community, a Special Interest Group (SIG) concerned with Computer Science Education (CSE) organised by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

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