Unlocking Cloud-Scale Collaboration for People and Planet

The AWS Impact Computing Project at the Harvard Data Science Initiative meets moments when answers can’t wait. Harvard researchers are redefining how teams start safely, scale fast, and share what works.


See how Harvard and AWS are creating a working model of modern science with real payoffs – tools and resources – for climate resilience, food systems, and public health.

What we’re building

  • A portfolio of projects that turns climate, food, and public-health questions into usable tools and teaching resources so others can apply them in real time.
  • A collaborative framework where Harvard researchers and their partners work side-by-side, using governed cloud spaces and reproducible workflows to move from idea to prototype quickly and safely.
  • A foundation for trust and accountability, through plain-language methods, versioned data, code, and models, and transparent benchmarks that make results easy to check, improve, and reuse.

About the AWS Impact Computing Project at HDSI

Launched in 2022, the AWS Impact Computing Project is a collaboration between HDSI and AWS. Together, we are reimagining how data science and high-performance computing can be melded to confront society’s most complex challenges.

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