AI Research

Explore data-driven research by formulating questions, building predictive models, and analyzing real-world datasets. Designed for grades 11-12, this program offers hands-on experience, expert mentorship, and networking opportunities with industry professionals.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Hands-on Experience: Gain practical insights into data-driven research with machine learning and AI.
Research Skills: Formulate research questions, and collect, collate, and analyze publicly available datasets.
Expert Mentorship: Receive guidance from seasoned researchers in academia and industry.
Networking Opportunities: Engage with guest speakers and professionals from academia and industry.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Duration: 7 weeks
Expected time commitment: About 15 hours per week.
Format: All sessions are conducted live online via Zoom, ongoing grad student TA support live and via Slack.
Content: Foundational AI/ML concepts, illustrative case studies of AI/ML in the field, guest speaker interactions, hands-on empirical research working in groups of 3.

REQUIREMENTS

High school Junior/Senior having taken Statistics and Math (Pre-calculus)
Prior programming experience (demonstrated via a certificate of completion)
Experience with data analysis (demonstrated via a presentation)

SCHEDULE & FEES

June 23 to Aug 08 (7 weeks)
Fee: $1000

Curriculum Overview

	Monday - Friday
Week 1	Literature review and research question formulation.
Week 2 - 3	Data Collection, cleaning, exploratory data analysis; Guest speaker.
Week 4 - 5	Modeling with ML (Decision Tree, Random Forest); Guest speaker.
Week 6	Parameter tuning, finalizing analyses; Guest speaker.
Week 7	Prepare report and presentation; Guest speaker.

EXPLORE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WORK BY OUR STUDENTS

DOWNLOAD PROGRAM BROCHURE

Explore Our Other Programs

AI Exploration

Dive into data visualization and real-world case studies, with a capstone project. No coding required.
Grades 7 - 10

Python for AI

Learn Python programming fundamentals, including data types & control flows, with project.
Grades 7 - 12

AI FORGE

Explore ML models, predictive modeling, and hyper-parameter tuning in a USGs-focused capstone project.
Grades 11 - 12

AI Insights

Master data cleaning and visualization with pandas and seaborn, concluding with UNSGs capstone project.
Grades 9 - 12

2025 PROGRAM APPLICATION

Program Name *

Session *

All times are in PST

Student's Full Name *

Student's Email *

Student's Grade *

Student Grade Level in the academic year 2024-2025

High School Name *

The name of the high school that the student will be attending in the academic year 2025-2026.

High School Location (City, State) *

Upload Python Programming Certificate *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a certificate demonstrating Python proficiency. Accepted file formats: PDF, PNG, JPEG. This field is mandatory to complete registration.

Additional information about the student *

What interests you about AI and Data Science? Why do you want to join this program?

What interests you about AI and Data Science? Why do you want to join this program? *

Parent/Guardian Name *

Parent/Guardian Email Address *

Parent/Guardian Phone Number

Did someone refer you to DIYA's Summer program? Please share their name and email below so that we can thank them!

Referrer's Full Name

Referrer's Email

How did you hear about the DIYA programs? *