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Welcome to Berkman Center Google Summer of Code 2015

The Berkman Center was founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. We represent a network of faculty, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and virtual architects working to identify and engage with the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace.

We investigate the real and possible boundaries in cyberspace between open and closed systems of code, of commerce, of governance, and of education, and the relationship of law to each. We do this through active rather than passive research, believing that the best way to understand cyberspace is to actually build out into it.

Read more about the Berkman Center.

Check out the GSOC overview page.

Contact Us

IRC: irc://irc.freenode.net/berkman-gsoc IRC logs here

Email: berkmancenterharvard@gmail.com

Idea Page by Project

The opportunities at Berkman break down into several projects.

Loosely Defined

Time Capsule

TBA

Budish

TBA

Tighter Defined

Chilling Effects

Chilling Effects is a website, database and research project studying cease and desist letters concerning online content.

Curarium

Curarium is a platform for exploring, analyzing, and making arguments about collections and the objects they comprise.

TagTeam

TBA

Vis(ualization) Wizard

TBA

Application Template

Application Template This is the preferred template for submitting your application to work on a Berkman Center project.

FAQ

Answers to commonly asked questions. This includes a set of requirements around working hours, who can apply, other commitments you might have for the summer, etc. PLEASE READ!