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AI & Machine Learning · 🏫 University of Massachusetts Boston

UMass Boston AI Institute Summer Camp

The camp offers a unique university-level AI training experience with faculty mentorship and the opportunity to build portfolio-ready projects in a real research environment.

🔥 Middle/High School 🕒 1-week Day Camp Hybrid (in-person + online) Beginner-friendly

About this camp

The UMass Boston AI Institute Summer Camp is a hybrid, project-based program designed for middle school, high school, and early college students. Participants will build skills in machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, generative AI, robotics, and AI ethics. The curriculum progresses from foundational concepts to hands-on, portfolio-ready projects in a real research environment. Students will engage in activities such as training AI models, building personal image classifiers, working with AI coding assistants, and developing AI applications. The program emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, and presentation skills, culminating in a formal research-style write-up suitable for college applications or research competitions.

What a typical day looks like

A typical day includes a 3-hour lecture on fundamental AI theories and real-world cases, followed by a 3-hour live session led by a PhD student, and two hours of guided practice with assistants.

Best suited for

This camp is best for high-achieving middle school, high school, and early college students who are curious learners and want to develop into confident creators, innovators, and emerging researchers in AI.

What you'll learn

Machine Learning Computer Vision Natural Language Processing Generative AI Robotics AI Ethics Computational Thinking

Location

University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA

Sponsored by Research Ignited

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