Schedule 2024

DATE MAJOR ACTIVITIES
May 28 Program begins
Participants arriving
Housing move-in
May 29 Check-in at Comal Building 212 @ 9:50 AM
Overview by Dr. Yang @ 10:00 AM, Comal 212
Computing facilities overview @ 11:15 AM, Comal 212
Check-in to individual workspace @ 11:30 AM, Comal 309J
Research processes by Dr. Ngu @ 2:30 PM, Comal 212
Meet your mentor for individual research projects @ arrangement with your mentor
May 30 Research ethics by Dr. Ngu @ 10:00 AM, Comal 212
Python and machine learning fundamentals by Ishrak Ratul @ 2:30 PM, Comal 212
May 31 Campus tour led by Scott Johnson @ 10:00 AM, please meet the group outside Comal 212
“Brown bag” (bring-your-own) lunch together and group social @ 12:30 PM, Comal 212
June 3 Title IX training by Simone Williams @ 10:00 AM, Comal 212
Library resources and literature search by Dr. Erin Dorrell @ 2:00 PM, Comal 212
June 6 Research presentation skills workshop by Dr. Yang @ 10:00 AM, Comal 212
June 13 Visit to IBM
June 14 First student project presentation @ 10:00 AM, Comal 212
June 19 Holiday: Juneteenth (Emancipation Day)
June 25 Visit to SWRI
June 27 Invited talk “AI in Medicine” by Dr. Joshua Chang @ 11:00 AM, Comal 212
Lunch sponsored by CS Dept. @ 12:00 noon, Comal 212
July 4 Holiday: Independence Day
July 9 Second student project presentation @ 10:00 AM, Comal 212
Research paper writing and LaTeX skills workshop by Dr. Yang @ 2:30 PM, Comal 212
July 11 Research poster skills workshop by Dr. Yang @ 10:00 AM, Comal 212
July 16 Visit to Emerson
July 18 Presentation about NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) by Cathlin Noonan @ 10:00 AM, Comal 212
July 24 Third student project presentation @ 10:00 AM, Comal 212
July 26 Poster Day @ 12:00 noon – 3:00 PM, 3rd floor of Ingram Hall
July 29 – Aug 2 Finalize technical report
Aug 2 Move out and leave for home
Program ends