Michael D. Smith (computer scientist)
| Michael D. Smith | |
|---|---|
| Title | Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences | 
| Academic background | |
| Education | |
| Thesis | Support for Speculative Execution in High-Performance Processors (1992) | 
| Doctoral advisor | Mark Horowitz and Monica S. Lam | 
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Computer scientist | 
| Institutions | Harvard University | 
| Dean of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences | |
| In office July 2007 – August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremy R. Knowles | 
| Succeeded by | Claudine Gay | 
| Interim Dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
| Assumed office July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Francis J. Doyle III | 
| Website | scholar | 
Michael David Smith is a professor at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences of Harvard University and has been serving as the school's interim dean since 2023. Smith's titles within Harvard include John H. Finley, Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Distinguished Service Professor. Smith's previous appointments as an academic administrator include service as dean of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences.