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The Alumni Track
The Alumni Track at the BAI Winter School at Caltech offers a unique opportunity for alumni to expand their professional networks while participating in the Winter School session on contextual AI in Pasadena, CA.
At Caltech, you'll explore how agentic systems can be enhanced by a deeper understanding of the context behind specific business challenges. Additionally, you'll enjoy exclusive company visits and networking events with Caltech's faculty and students.
Organized by the alumni themselves, this track is designed to help you discover the research, applications, and culture that Southern California has to offer. Alongside working professionals attending the session, the BAI Winter School at Caltech provides an ideal environment to advance your career today while gaining insights into the future of contextual AI.
The Schedule
The Alumni Track will run concurrently with the BAI Winter School from February 3-12, 2025.
This track balances social and educational activities. Core sessions in the mornings will delve into the subjects of agentic systems, including a seminar on contextual AI, a workshop on building agentic systems that can sense, communicate, and act, and workshops on applying these systems in production, transportation, and communication.
Special alumni activities include a guest workshop on enhancing the explainability of AI models using MLOps and an evening tour of the ArtCenter to explore their work on the UX/UI challenges specific to agentic systems.
Social Activities
Participants will enjoy welcome and farewell dinners with faculty and students from the various tracks. Planned cultural visits in the afternoons include tours of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech research laboratories, Venice Beach, Central Coast wineries, Universal Studios, and a professional sporting event. A chartered bus will be available for school activities.
More information on the social activities can be found here.
Admission Procedures
The Alumni Track is open to all former graduates of the BAI Summer and Winter Schools.
The Alumni Track is proposed at a reduced price of 1,000 euros, which includes class activities and the welcome and farewell dinners. Participants are responsible for their travel and accommodation arrangements, though several negotiated housing options are available to enrolled students.
Registration is open from May 1, 2024, to October 14, 2024. Interested candidates should submit a copy of their BAI Summer or Winter School certificate, passport or identity card, and proof of health insurance to Sarah Joubert at admissions@baiwinter.com.
For further information on the Alumni Track, please contact Davide Gualdani (BAI WS 2023) at davide@baieurope.com
Myra Kinalwa
Media Specialist and Data Scientist
Graduate of the University of Manchester/York University
““I liked the hands-on approach of the BAI session It was interesting to learn the analytical tools actually used in industry. I also enjoyed the social activities which were a great opportunity get a taste of the local culture.””