2023-Summer

Program Dates: July 10-21, 2023


Applications

Do you want to get a glimpse of college life? Yes!! LACC is for you.


Deadline: Applications are closed for 2023.

Modules are taught by instructors (Faculty & Ph.D. Students from UCLA) who are experts in their areas.  Previous content and material are available here. We do not charge any fees from program participants, but we are also unable to provide financial assistance for travel, lodging, and other personal costs that you may incur for participation in LACC.

We have decided to host a hybrid program, with most of the content online and the last day in person on UCLA campus. We plan to cover the most important topics to have an engaging program. Our goal is to help spread STEM knowledge, introduce the fun experiences of college life, and to expose students to recent advancements in computer science and electrical engineering. We believe this will provide motivation to the students to continue to explore and learn on their own.

Program

The 2023 LACC program will be two weeks long excluding weekends. The last day (7/21) will be held in person at UCLA. 

Location of Classes

The program will take place online over Zoom from 7/10-7/20, and at UCLA on 7/21 (voluntary).

Schedule


Module 1 - Introduction to Coding 💻

Instructors: Noor Nakhaei


7/10 Monday

10:00 AM - Welcome & Introduction 🎉 

10:30 AM - Morning Session

1:00 PM - Lunch Break

2:00 PM - Afternoon Session

5:00 PM - End of Day 1

7/11 Tuesday

10:00 AM - Morning Session

1:00 PM - Lunch Break

2:00 PM - Afternoon Session

5:00 PM - End of Day 2


Module 2 - Algorithms 📝

Instructors: Gaofeng Dong, Pragya Sharma


7/12 Wednesday 

10:00 AM - Morning Session

1:00 PM - Lunch Break

2:00 PM - Afternoon Session

5:00 PM - End of Day 3

7/13 Thursday

10:00 AM - Morning Session

12:15 PM - Guest Talk

1:00 PM - Lunch Break

2:00 PM - Afternoon Session

5:00 PM - End of Day 4


Module 3 - Machine Learning and AI 🧠

Instructors: Dylan Kupsh, Chris Liu


7/14 Friday 

10:00 AM - Morning Session

1:00 PM - Lunch Break

2:00 PM - Afternoon Session

5:00 PM - End of Day 5

7/15 - 7/16 Saturday and Sunday

Nothing Scheduled

7/17 Monday

10:00 AM - Morning Session

1:00 PM - Lunch Break

2:00 PM - Afternoon Session

5:00 PM - End of Day 6


Module 4 - Mobile Applications 📱

Instructors: Brian Wang, Pooya Aghanoury


7/18 Tuesday 

10:00 AM - Morning Session

1:00 PM - Lunch Break

2:00 PM - Afternoon Session

5:00 PM - End of Day 7

7/19 Wednesday

10:00 AM - Morning Session

12:15 PM - Guest Talk

1:00 PM - Lunch Break

2:00 PM - Afternoon Session

5:00 PM - End of Day 8


Module 5 - Embedded Systems and Mixed Reality 🦾🥽

Instructors: Richard Lin, Siyou Pei


7/20 Thursday 

10:00 AM - Morning Session

12:15 PM - Guest Talk

1:00 PM - Lunch Break

2:00 PM - Afternoon Session

5:00 PM - End of Day 9

7/21 Friday

10:00 AM - Morning Session

12:00 PM - Lunch Break

1:00 PM - IEEE Session

1:30 PM - Afternoon Session

4:45 PM - Closing

5:00 PM - End of Day LACC 2023


Teaching Assistants

We have six teaching assistants for the program.

On-campus Day (7/21, the only day in-person)

On the last day arrive at 9:40 AM. The TA's will meet you all at the sculpture of the Bruin Bear. Then, you all will walk to the classes with the TA's. 

The in-person section is completely voluntary. Instructors will teach Module 5: Embedded Systems and Mixed Reality, which involves hands-on experience with robot programming (including controlling small motors, LEDs, and speakers; reading sensors; and potentially wireless connectivity for WiFi and/or Bluetooth), and Virtual Reality headsets (Meta Quest 2). These activities will be mostly indoors.


The teaching module about robot programming is of minimal risk (According to the federal regulations at §46.102(i), minimal risk means that the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater in and of themselves than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests). 

Regarding the Mixed Reality section, the participant may experience no to mild motion sickness. To avoid motion sickness when using Virtual Reality headsets, please review the suggestions. 


What to bring?

We advise you to bring a laptop if you have. The program will be taught using presentations. You may bring accessories to make notes. 

Commuting

Unfortunately, we do not offer communting services. There are visitor parking lots on campus, and Parking Structure 4 is the closest to Bruin Bear sculpture. Locations and rates for all visitor parking can be found on this website UCLA Visitor Parking. For Uber/Lyft ride drop-off, any location where the curb permits for drop offs are allowed. For Uber/Lyft pick up, we recommend choosing from the 13 on-campus passenger pick-up zones designated by UCLA (a map of the specific locations).

Food?

The students will be given a 1-hour lunch break from 1 PM to 2 PM.  There are many eating places on UCLA Campus. Some of the very close-by places are in South campus student center and Ackerman Union. The students will have to pay for their lunch. The prices of lunch in all UCLA restaurants can cost an average of $8 - $15, depending on the specific restaurant. Students may also bring their own lunch from home. There are many outdoor and indoor seats around South campus student center and Ackerman Union.


Any Questions? 

You can reach out to Justin Feng and Siyou Pei (LACC-2023 Coordinators) at jfeng10@ucla.edu and sypei@ucla.edu any clarification and questions. Mention LACC-2023 in the subject line for a quick response. 

General Program Info

Given the nature of the LACC program requiring laboratory and graduate student resources, we are able to accept only a limited number of participants. To be considered for participation in LACC, you should be in 10th, 11th, or 12th grades (or will be entering these grades the next Fall), have a GPA of at least 3.0, and have an excellent record in science and mathematics. LACC challenges students beyond what most high schools offer and is not a remedial program. Applicants should have a strong interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), particularly computing, in order to benefit from LACC. Some prior experience in programming and/or electronics is beneficial but is not required.

The program is open to all eligible students. We especially encourage participation by students from LAUSD schools who are interested in STEM.

We do not charge any fees for program participants, but we are also unable to provide financial assistance for travel, lodging, and other personal costs that you may incur for participation in LACC. 

Beyond the courses such as AP CS found in a typical high school curriculum and exposes students to advanced topics in computing and showing how algorithms and programming come together to create real-world systems and applications. LACC participants go from learning programming fundamentals all the way to developing advanced apps. The program is organized as a set of modules, each with a lecture and hands-on software laboratory.