Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute

💠 Technology is changing fast. Learning how to create with AI is becoming a defining advantage.

To explore this, the Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute welcomes you to apply for our AI Institute Summer Camp 2026, a hybrid program designed to help students learn, build, and apply AI in real-world contexts.

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://ai.umb.edu/ai-institute-summer-camp-26/

By joining this summer camp, you will learn:

- Build and evaluate AI models using Python while learning core concepts in machine learning and neural networks

- Explore how AI powers intelligent systems, language technologies, and creative tools

- Develop a portfolio-ready AI project from idea to implementation

- Gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and confidence in presenting AI work

🤖 This 5-week program follows a structured progression: Introduction to AI and Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Speech and Natural Language Processing, Generative AI and Creativity, and concludes with a final AI project and research portfolio, all guided by mentorship in a small cohort setting.

💠 Throughout the program, students will complete an end-to-end AI project, strengthening technical skills, creativity, and confidence while building a portfolio for future opportunities.

If you are interested in gaining hands-on AI experience and building meaningful projects, join us this summer from July 27th to August 28th. Admissions are on a rolling basis.

📍 Hybrid: In-person (UMass Boston) + Zoom

AI Unbounded. Create without Limits.

💠 Have any questions about our AI Institute Summer Camp 2026?

Join our live webinar on May 2nd from 7:30–8:30 PM to learn more.
🔗 Register here: https://umassboston.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mscroCjSR6K-FF1ISgTu4A #/registration

The Paul English Applied AI Institute is hosting a webinar where professors will walk through the program and answer your questions.

By joining this webinar, you will:
- Understand the program structure, syllabus, and class topics
- Learn how students build end-to-end AI projects and portfolios
- Hear how mentorship and small cohorts support your learning
- Get your questions answered directly by professors

🤖 This session will cover the full 5-week experience, including machine learning, neural networks, NLP, generative AI, and building an AI project & research portfolio.

💠 If you are considering the program and want clarity before applying, this webinar is the best place to start. Join us on May 2nd.

AI Unbounded. Create without Limits.

💠 AI is changing every industry. Where do you begin?

To explore this, the Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute is excited to announce our AI Institute Summer Camp 2026, a hybrid program designed to help students learn, build, and apply AI in real-world contexts.

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://ai.umb.edu/ai-institute-summer-camp-26/

By joining this summer camp, you will learn:
- Build and evaluate AI models using Python while learning core concepts in machine learning and neural networks
- Explore how AI powers intelligent systems, language technologies, and creative tools
- Develop a portfolio-ready AI project from idea to implementation
- Gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and confidence presenting AI work

🤖 This 5 week program follows a structured progression: Introduction to AI and Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Speech and Natural Language Processing, Generative AI and Creativity, and concludes with a final AI project and research portfolio, all guided by mentorship in a small cohort setting.

💠 Throughout the program, students will complete an end-to-end AI project, strengthening technical skills, creativity, and confidence while building a portfolio for future opportunities.

If you are interested in gaining hands-on AI experience and building meaningful projects, join us this summer from July 27th to August 28th. Admissions are on a rolling basis.

📍 Hybrid: In-person (UMass Boston) + Zoom

AI Unbounded. Create without limits.

Applications for the Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute’s AI Summer Camp 2026 are officially open!

🔗 Apply here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduUZaGt7gCNWvAnT_2May9UXMOBvjzi1n9-6jHsODJrdL86w/viewform

⏳ Application deadline (Updated): Rolling Basis

This summer, students will explore machine learning, neural networks, natural language processing, generative AI, and more while building hands-on projects alongside AI professors.

Recommended for students in grades 8–12 and college freshmen. Open to all interested learners.

📅 Camp Dates:
July 27 – July 31: Introduction to AI & Machine Learning
August 3 – August 7: Neural Networks & Computer Vision
August 10 – August 14: Natural Language Processing
August 17 – August 21: Generative AI & Creativity
August 24 – August 28: A Journey into Minds & Machines

Visit our website for additional information about the AI Summer Camp: https://umb-ai-institute.github.io/ai-camp-2026/

The future is powered by AI. Be part of it this summer.

Don’t forget - in one week, we have our PEAAII and ACES collaborative Webinar: Navigating Careers in the age of AI!

Join us on December 2nd from 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, where Kurt from ACES will give two 30 minute workshops on career exploration and interview prep (with AI assistance), and Steven Carr, graduate student and assistant to the PEAAII will interview Dr. Haixun Wang, VP of Engineering at EvenUp regarding student questions about navigating their careers and the job market!

Don’t forget to register for the Webinar at the QR code in the flyer! Also, feel free to submit your questions for Dr. Wang at the other QR code!

🎉Our 2025 AI Symposium and AI Applications Hackathon was a great success!🎉

Thank you to each and every student who participated and showcased their hard work! Every project was truly remarkable and you should be proud!

Special thanks to Provost Berger and Paul English for their support with this event!

✨✨Our Top Teams include✨✨:
1: Team BrainyBunch
2: Team Babur
3: Team Guan
People’s Choice Winner: Team Dynamo2Diabetes

🌟🌟🌟Congratulations to this year’s winners and we look forward to seeing you again for next year’s Fall Symposium!🌟🌟🌟

🚀The Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute would like to invite students and personnel to participate in our many events for the month of October! Here are all of our upcoming event details:

🪪Our latest Micro-Credential course, titled: "AI Innovators Pathway"! In order to be eligible for our latest Micro-Credential, you must participate in our AI Contest and our Hackathon during the month of October, which culminates in our Symposium on October 31st! You can register for our Micro-Credential course via the QR code in this flier. Remember, the PEAAII heavily encourages students with non-technical majors to participate as well! Details on the AI Contest, Hackathon and Symposium are below.🪪

🤖This year's AI Contest is set-up similar to our last year's, except now tied into our latest Micro-Credential course! For our contest: choose a real-world problem that you care about, explain the problem clearly and share why it matters to you and your community. Then, select an AI tool, and brainstorm with this tool how to solve this problem. Finally, you will reflect on the solutions that you and the AI tool were able to conjure. Students who participate in this contest can win a $100 award for their submission if they follow our submission requirements and participate in a peer-review process. You can participate in our AI Contest and learn more about the peer-review process needed by registering for our Canvas Micro-Credential course. AI Contest individual submissions are due on October 22nd, and the peer-review process is expected to be done by the time of the course close, which will be November 16th. Please note that while you need to register for the Micro-Credential course to participate in our AI contest, registering in the course does NOT also require you to participate in the Hackathon or Symposium. You may choose to participate in EITHER the AI Contest, the Hackathon, or both if you wish to acquire or latest Micro-Credential.🤖

🧑‍💻Our AI Applications Hackathon also returns this year! Submissions for this year's Hackathon are also done through our Micro-Credential course, which you can register for via the QR code in the flier. You can form groups with other students and work together to try to develop a piece of software that performs a specific function or task! Top Hackathon teams will have a chance to present their work at our Symposium on October 31st! For participating teams, there will be a project feedback session on October 17th from the Provost and Paul English himself! Final submission for AI Applications Hackathon projects will most likely be October 28th at 11:59 PM, and will be done through our Canvas Micro-Credential course. Please note that while you need to register for the Micro-Credential course to participate in our Hackathon, registering in the course does NOT also require you to participate in the AI Contest or Symposium. You may choose to participate in EITHER the AI Contest, the Hackathon, or both if you wish to acquire or latest Micro-Credential.🧑‍💻

📚Throughout the month of October, we will also have ongoing workshops to assist in the development of students' Hackathon projects! You can attend our weekly talks every Thursday, with the remaining dates being October 16th, October 23rd and October 30th! You can join the workshops via the Zoom ID in the flier. These workshops are not required for participation in our AI Contest or Hackathon, and are meant to simply help students in their working process.📚

⭐️Finally, all of these events will culminate in our October 31st Symposium from 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM! Stay tuned for how the events of the Symposium will unfold, but top Hackathon teams may be chosen to present their work at our Symposium to be judged and potentially win prizes!⭐️

We hope everyone will get involved in these events in some way, and learn more about AI in the process!

🚀Join our friends over at ACES in a week for their Career Expo!🚀

🚨When?: Wednesday, October 8th🚨
🕐Time?: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM🕐
📍Where?: Campus Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom📍

Register for the event via the QR code in the image! Here’s to hopefully another successful event from our friends at ACES - and we wish you all good luck on your potential career endeavors!✨✨🌟

We’d like to share with you an exciting opportunity: the ACM Massachusetts Gender-Inclusive Computing Celebration (MAGICC 2025)! 🎉
📍 When & Where:
• November 1, 2025 (Saturday)
• In-person at Amherst College, Amherst, MA
💡 Why submit?
• Showcase your projects or research (class projects & preliminary work welcome!)
• Build confidence and practice presentation skills
• Connect with peers, allies, and senior women in tech
📌 Submission Info:
• 250-word abstracts due October 1, 2025
• Undergraduate students are especially encouraged to apply
• Formats: Research Shorts, Flash Talks, Posters, Birds of a Feather
• Details & submission link: 🌐 http://magicc.acm.org
✨ Don’t miss this chance to share your work and grow in a supportive community!

🎓 AI Innovators, Get Ready!
🌟 PEAAII 2025 High School AI Summer Camp – Now Open for Registration!

Hosted by the Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (PEAAII), this is a journey into the future of technology—and a summer experience designed to ignite the imagination of young innovators.

👨‍🏫 Learn from top AI professors
💻 Work on real-world projects and explore cutting-edge tech
🎯 Designed for students in Grades 8–12 and rising college freshmen with basic coding experience

📅 Flexible Camp Options – Choose Your Schedule:
🗓️ 1-Week Camp ($800)
👉 Register here

🗓️ 2-Week Camp ($1500)
👉 Register here

🗓️ 3-Week Full Camp ($2100)
👉 Register here

🕘 Dates: August 4–22, 2025 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
📍 Location: UMass Boston Campus & AI Research Facilities
🏆 Top student projects may earn mentorship from Paul English and support from UMass Boston’s Venture Development Center

📌 Want to learn more? Join our official parent Q&A group!
We’ll be sharing updates, answering questions, and helping families get ready for camp.

📖 Program Details:
👉 Visit the Summer Camp Info Website

📣 AI for Everyone — and Your Future Starts Here!
This summer, build boldly. think deeply. start your journey into AI.

— The PEAAII Team