Computational Science Facilities

The Reem-Kayden Center

The Reem-Kayden Center

The Computational Sciences Program is housed in the Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation (RKC). The main floor of the Center has three large, self-contained “smart” classrooms, an auditorium capable of seating 80, and labs lining the entire western side of the building. The labs are framed by glass walls that overlook woods leading down a slope to Annandale Road. Faculty offices are found on the second floor.

What's in the RKC?

Built in 2007, the Center has state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, with ample laboratory and teaching space.

RKC Features

  • Computer Laboratory
    A new computer teaching laboratory (the "Doughnut Room") enables integrated hands-on computing within the context of classroom instruction. The teaching lab includes reconfigurable tables for group projects, 21 Macintosh computers at the perimeter, a printer, and projection to the main screen for all computers in the lab.
  • Hardware Teaching Lab
    The Hardware Teaching Lab, for instruction in computer hardware and robotics, contains 20 PCs that dual-boot Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux. Lab tables support work on electronic and mechanical systems. An attached room houses Lego Mindstorms, IPRE, and Pioneer robots as well as electronics equipment.
     
  • Additional Labs
    Labs include the Laboratory for Algebraic and Symbolic Computation (ASC Lab), the Computaional Biology Lab (focusing on computational biology, agent-based modeling , and image processing), and the Bard Human-Robot Lab (which uses robots as a tool to answer questions about our perceptions of mindedness, agency, and what it means to have robots exist in our society).
  • Additional Facilities
    • Ad-hoc study space with whiteboards, wireless networking, and network jacks.
    • Proximity to computer science faculty and the systems administrator on the second floor.
    • A dedicated computer server room.
    • 24-hour access via a card-reader security system.

Lab Hours

Reem Kayden Center 100
Monday–Thursday 7–11 pm, Sunday 6–10 pm
Reem Kayden Center 107
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 7–11 pm, Wednesday 9–11 pm, Sunday 6–10 pm
Albee 100
Card access at any time