AI Bootcamp
Program Schedule
Summer 2026
A comprehensive 5-day intensive program covering the latest developments in AI and machine learning.
The program schedule of events will run each day from 4:00 – 6:45 PM ET for the June 1–5 and June 22–26 cohorts, and each day from 7:00 – 9:45 PM ET for the June 8–12 and June 15–19 cohorts. All cohorts will be held online via Zoom.
Schedule details subject to change. Program times depend on the cohort.
Day 1: Intro to Machine Learning & Deep-learning
June 1
4:00 PM ET
Introduction to AI
4:30 PM ET
Introduction to Neural Networks
5:15 PM ET
Break
5:30 PM ET
Building a Neural Network
6:15 PM ET
College Applications: Retrospection and Advice
6:45 PM ET
Q&A and Office Hours
Day 2: Generative AI and NLP
June 2
4:00 PM ET
The Transformer Architecture
4:45 PM ET
All About ChatGPT
5:15 PM ET
Break
5:30 PM ET
Autoregressive Models, NLP Applications
6:15 PM ET
How to Pursue Research Opportunities
6:45 PM ET
Q&A and Office Hours
Day 3: Computer Vision
June 3
4:00 PM ET
CNNs: Convolutions and Beyond
4:45 PM ET
Tesla Autopilot
5:15 PM ET
Break
5:30 PM ET
Handwriting Classification with CNN
6:15 PM ET
Making the Most of High School
6:45 PM ET
Q&A and Office Hours
Day 4: Reinforcement Learning & Ethics Fundamentals
June 4
4:00 PM ET
Intelligent Agents and Reinforcement Learning
4:45 PM ET
AlphaGo and the Breakthrough of AI
5:15 PM ET
Break
5:30 PM ET
Investigating RL Agents
6:15 PM ET
What I Wish I Knew... and More
6:45 PM ET
Q&A and Office Hours
Day 5: Project Workshop Mini-Hackathon
June 5
4:00 PM ET
Project Idea Share: NLP, CV, White Papers
4:15 PM ET
Stage 1: Early Prototyping
5:15 PM ET
Stage 2: Deployment
6:15 PM ET
Demo Prep
6:30 PM ET
Project Demos
6:45 PM ET
The Harvard Experience
7:00 PM ET
(Optional) Full Panel Q&A
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