Data Science for All (2025)

07/07/2025 – 07/11/2025, UCI ISEB 1330 

This NSF-funded summer program teaches students the principles of data science and machine learning. Students will learn concepts about data modeling, data cleaning, data wrangling, and visualization. Students will learn basic Python programming for processing data and learn ML techniques, including basic concepts, training, classification, and sentiment analysis.

The program will use the open-source Texera platform to help students get familiar with these concepts even if they have a limited computing background. We will include a capstone project for students to learn these skills by analyzing real data (e.g., social media data) to apply the knowledge to conduct ML-based data science. The instructors and staff include professors and Ph.D. students from UCI and UCLA who are experts in data management, data science, AI, and machine learning. A gallery showcasing the classroom and learning environment for the program is available.

Students who complete the program without any absence will receive a certificate from the program.

Faculty Instructors


Dr. Chen Li, Department of Computer Science, UCI

Dr. Wei Wang, Department of Computer Science, UCLA

PhD Student Instructors


Sarah Asad, Department of Computer Science, UCI
Ali Risheh, Department of Computer Science, UCI

Alexander Kundu Taylor, Department of Computer Science, UCLA


program Details

Program schedule (Tentative)
DateMorning (Lecture)Afternoon (Lab)
07/07/2025Intro, Program Orientation;
Texera overview
Use Texera to create the first datasets and workflows
07/08/2025Texera operators, importing data,
Python UDF
Use Texera to do cleaning and wrangling and writing Python
07/09/2025Machine Learning models, shallow learningCreate and run machine learning models
07/10/2025ML model: Classification, clusteringConstruct workflows to do classification and clustering
07/11/2025Capstone projectShowcase of students projects and their achievement
  • Program time: 07/07/2025 – 07/11/2025 (One week)
  • Daily Schedule: From 9 AM to 4 PM
  • Location: UCI Campus (ISEB 1330)
  • Instruction Format: The program will consist of both lectures and lab sessions.
  • Fees: Free of charge (funded by NSF)
  • Lunch: Lunch will be provided during the program.
  • Deadline to apply: 04/25/2025 (Friday) by 11:59PM PDT
  • Acceptance notification: Before 05/16/2025 (Friday)
  • Eligibility: 9th, 10th and 11th graders (as of April 2025)
  • Prerequisites: Algebra II or Integrated Math II
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