About the course:

Did you know Top Schools in the world have already introduced AI in their Curriculum for Students in Grades 6th to 12th? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a key driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, more popularly defined as cognitive science with the right mix of interdisciplinary fields such as science, mathematics, computing and others. The applications of artificial intelligence are growing every day as more and more people are devising new techniques.

Now, more than ever, we need to take charge of preparing our children for the future. Hence, iStart Valley has decided to introduce Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for school-age kids using graphical programming with PictoBlox.

We bring to you an online course on "Artificial Intelligence for Middle School" with more focus on real-world application-based projects for school-age kids using graphical programming PictoBlox, a Scratch-based programming software.

During the program children will learn hands on the basics of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning through various interactive activities. Here are some key highlights of the course:

• Intended age: 10 - 16 years
• 10 activity-based assignments
• 8 quizzes
• 12 Live Sessions by Industry STEM Experts
• At the end of the course, students will make a capstone project which will be based on the learning and understanding from the course.

Register today @ and pick the convenience time when you register. This program is available every Saturday from - 1.00 - 2.00 PM Central from June 22nd to September 21st 2024. (Total of 12 sessions)

Meet the Instructors:

Mithun Tiruvedula is the Lead Engineer at Leanovate Info-Solutions with deep experience in building an end-to-end AI driven data analytics pipelines. He has a strong background and has worked on various projects in the field of Big Data, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Data Engineering. His work in Data Engineering involves Ensemble models including CNNs, decision trees, GANs, Analytics, SARIMA models, Video streaming and analytics, Satellite imagery analysis, Sentiment Analysis, Hyperparameter optimization, and has published 2 journal papers and 2 conference papers on the same. Mithun with his 2 pending patents in IoT also has a solid background in full-stack Web development, cloud technologies, and core software development with contributions to the open-source platform OpenStack. His 3rd place in the All India Big Data competition held by IIT Roorkee compliments his lifelong love for teaching and working with children. Check out more at https://www.tmithun.com

Program Advisor: Dr. Anwesha Banerjee, Executive Director, iStart Valley

F or more info at @ https://www.istartvalley.org/programs/artificial-intelligence/ai-for-middle-school