This summer, UCLA computer science professor Yizhou Sun will introduce UCLA’s first-ever Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) aimed at engaging high school students who have a passion for computer science. The new program will offer two tracks — an introductory level on building programming skills and an intermediate level focusing on data-science fundamentals.
In accordance with Los Angeles County public health guidance, the program will be held virtually this summer. However, the institute will host online seminars on Fridays for both tracks, introducing the various computer labs. The seminars will be modeled after those attended by UCLA undergraduate freshmen, and will be conducted by faculty and Ph.D. students. Potential topics include computer science research, introduction to artificial intelligence, computational social science and quantum computing.
Sun was motivated to…
