A CurioCat / AI Passion Project student has been named a 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar! In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11155 to establish the Commission on Presidential Scholars to recognize outstanding scholarship. This year, 161 students were named Presidential Scholars out of a high school graduating class of 3.9 million. Click below to see a redacted copy of the student’s Press Release:

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Wow! Three CurioCat / AI Passion Project students have been accepted to present and publish with IEEE ICDM, the Google Scholar No. 12 ranked publication in Data Mining & Analysis [with an h5-index of 49]. Additionally, CORE conference rankings has IEEE ICDM listed as an “A” rated conference, with the decision notes indicating “Almost 50% (205/418) of established researchers publish here.“ Click below to see the acceptance email:

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Big Data, hosted by IEEE, was our students’ first core-rated conference!! There were over 1200 attendees in our nation’s beautiful capital of Washington DC – What an experience! Here are some highlights in case you missed it.

Day One:

Day one kicked off with awesome sessions and posters, yummy food, and our students rocked their oral presentations!

Day Two:

On day two, we learned a little about how they select presenters, posters, and papers. It’s a lot harder than we realized, so we are very proud of our students who made the cut! Then we were treated to an excellent and intriguing keynote speech from Haixun Wang, the VP of Engineering at Instacart before ending the day with an insightful panel discussion on the intersection of big data and AI. And then of course we had more delicious food!

Day Three:

The highlight of day three was everyone’s favorite – the awards banquet! It was full of incredible eats, dancing, and fascinating cultural performances.

If you don’t already, be sure to follow us on our socials to keep up with our conference adventures in real time! And stay tuned for a full length recap video to get a real feel for what it’s like to attend these research conferences.

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We’ll be having a booth at Downtown Arcadia’s Holiday Fair this Saturday December 10th. Our resident machine learning/engineering expert Derek will be on site to discuss our 2023 STEM Summer Program and sign ups will be available. We even still have a few of the coveted early bird discounted spots open!

So come by and see us to sign up before the seats are gone!

For more information on Downtown Arcadia’s Holiday Fair, click here!

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WHO: This crash course is intended for students with a strong foundation in calculus, science, and Python programming. In order to excel within the confines of the Short Course, students should be independent, self-driven, and creative.

WHAT: This is a shortened version of our 6-week STEM Summer Program. Students will learn the mathematical underpinnings of AI-based computer simulations. Due to time limitations, project demonstrations will be limited to 2D simulations.

WHEN: Students can choose Session C or Session D. Students also receive a 1-hour research project consultation and access to any Curio Cat workshops taking place during the 2023-2024 school year.

• Session C: August 5-6, 2023 (lectures on both Sat. and Sun. from 10 AM – 1 PM PST)
• Session D: August 5-6, 2023 (lectures on both Sat. and Sun. from 2 PM – 5 PM PST)

WHERE: All deliverables will take place over Zoom.

WHY: At The Curio Cat, we believe in the power of AI to do good. That’s why we love teaching AI to young, up-and-coming researchers. However, we know that not everyone can afford our 6-week STEM Summer Program. Therefore, we developed this one-weekend short course to give students high-quality education at a reduced cost.

HOW: Our research guru Derek will deliver all short course lectures via Zoom. Derek will demonstrate AI-based simulations using Google Colab and Microsoft Excel.

COURSE DELIVERABLE: The Curio Cat is a school. We provide expert-level training in artificial intelligence and applied mathematics. As such, the only promised deliverables are the following: (1) lectures as indicated; (2) 1-hour research project consultation; (3) access to any workshops taking place during the 2023-2024 school year. No other deliverable is expressed or implied.

TUITION: $395 per student

CLASS SIZE: Each session will be limited to 8 students.

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