Lucas Bang

About Me

My name is Lucas Bang (he/him).

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College.

Teaching

I currently teach

• Computability and Logic (CS 81)
• Minds, Brains, and Programs (COGS 123 / NEUR 125)

In previous semesters, I have taught:

• Computability and Logic (CS 81)
• Topics in the Foundations of Computation (CS 181AU)
• Programming Languages (CS 131)
• Minds, Brains, and Programs (COGS 123 / NEUR 125)
• Data Structures & Program Development (CS 70)
• Applied Logic and Automated Reasoning (CS 181U)
• Software Verification (HMC CS181F)

Scholarship

In my research, I mostly apply principles from combinatorics and information theory to program analysis problems. You can find some of my work on my DBLP page.

I also make art.

• Static Dynamic Emergent, Harvey Mudd College 2024
• Autopoietic Turing Machine
  • CURRENTS Santa Fe New Media Festival 2023
  • Moss Art Center Future Bodies Symposium 2022
• Autopoietic Neural Net, At a Juncture, Society for Literature Science and the Arts, 2022

Contact Information

Email

bang@cs.hmc.edu

Office

McGregor Computer Science Center (MCSC) 328

Meetings

You can schedule a meeting with me, in person or on Zoom:

https://calendly.com/lbang/new-meeting

Mailing address

Department of Computer Science

Harvey Mudd College

301 Platt Blvd.

Claremont, CA 91711 USA

Occupied Tongva Territory

Personal Interests

Books

My Personal Library (LibraryThing)

My Library Catalog (TinyCat)

Last updated January 2026