No prior coding experience needed

Beginner-friendly curriculum

Hands-on learning

Hands-on Projects in Computer Vision, NLP & Generative AI

AI Projects

Final AI Project for College & Career Applications

About the course

Discover the future of technology with the AI Scholars Program—a 10-week live, online course designed for high school students passionate about artificial intelligence. Led by expert PhD/industry mentors, students dive into AI/ML foundations, build hands-on projects, and explore real-world applications from chatbots to computer vision. No prior coding experience is required—just curiosity and drive. Students gain valuable skills, a final AI portfolio, and a certificate to showcase their achievements. Join a vibrant learning community and unlock your potential in one of the most in-demand fields of the future!

Research Ignited

Research Ignited provides high school students with transformative learning experiences to excel in college and future careers. We offer rigorous programs where students conduct original research under PhD mentorship (with opportunities for publication) or gain hands-on AI/ML expertise. Through research, coding projects, and expert guidance, students gain critical skills for college admissions. Our programs emphasize academic excellence, mentorship, and real-world applications, fostering innovation and leadership. Research Ignited is where the journey to excellence begins.

Curriculum

13 Chapters · 77 Lessons

  1. 1

    Course Overview

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      Learner's Handbook

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      Technology Requirement

  2. 2

    Pre-Work: Python Fundamentals

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      Python Fundamentals – Course Outline

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      Introduction to Python for AI/ML

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      Setting up Python - Google Colab

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      Google Colab Setup

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      Download Resource

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      Python Basics

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      Python Basics - Code Walkthrough

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      Control Flow

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      Control Flow - Code Walkthrough

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      Functions & Modules

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      Functions & Modules - Code Walkthrough

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      Data Structures in Python

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      Data Structure - Code Walkthrough

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      Working with Data in Python

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      Working with Data - Code Walkthrough

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      Basic Visualization in Python

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      Basic Visualization - Code Walkthrough

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      Study Notes

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    Pre-Work: Essential Math/Statistics

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      Essential Math & Statistics - Course Outline

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      Algebra Refresher

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      Graphs & Functions

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      Statistics in AI

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      Statistics in AI Contd.

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      Data Analysis & AI Applications

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      Study Notes

  4. 4

    Introduction to AI and Data Science

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      AI Scholars Live Sessions

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      Recording

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      Introduction to AI and Machine Learning

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      Session_1_Python_Basics

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      Hands_On_Activity -Exploring the Titanic Dataset

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      titanic.csv

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    Machine Learning Foundations

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      AI Scholars Live Sessions

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      Session Recording

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      Types of Machine Learning

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      Supervised Machine Learning - Linear Regression

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      Code Walkthrough - Predicting Housing Prices with Linear Regression

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      Assignment - Life Expectancy Prediction

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      Data Files - housing.csv and Life Expectancy Data.csv

  6. 6

    Classification Basics

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      AI Scholars Live Sessions

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      Session Recording

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      Clalssifications

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      Session 3 Code Walthrough - Breast_Cance Diagnosis

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      Assignments

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    Neural Networks and Introduction to Deep Learning

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      AI Scholars Live Sessions

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      Session Recording

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      Perceptron (Page 1-20)

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      Perceptron (Page 21-39)

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      Neural Networks

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      Code Walkthrough - Build_a_Neural_Network

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      Assignment - Wine Quality Prediction

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    Advanced Neural Networks and Tuning

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      AI Scholars Live Sessions

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      Session Recording

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      Advanced Neural Networks and Tuning - 1

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      Advanced Neural Networks and Tuning - 2

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      Code Walkthrough - Neural_Network_Tuning_Fashion_MNIST

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      Handson_CNN_Tuning_Image_Classification_using_CIFAR_10

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    Computer Vision with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)

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      AI Scholars Live Sessions

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      Session Recording

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      CNN

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      Code Walkthrough - CNN MNIST

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      Hands-on - CNN Cats Dogs

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    Natural Language Processing (NLP)

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      AI Scholars Live Sessions

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      NLP

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      Code walkthrough - Sentiment Analysis using Logistic Regression

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      Natural_Language_Processing_(NLP)_News_Article_Classifier

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      Sessions

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    Introduction to Generative AI

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      AI Scholars Live Sessions

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      Recording

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      GenerateAI - Part 1

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      GenerateAI -Part 2

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      Session 8 - Code walk through

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      Session 8 - Hands on

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    Introducing AI Tools for Productivity

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      AI Scholars Live Sessions

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      AI Productivity

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    Final Presentations

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      AI Scholars Live Sessions

Empowering Young Minds Through Research and AI Innovation

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