This selective, three-week residential program offers high school students the opportunity to earn college credit while engaging in rigorous, project-based learning taught by Penn faculty.
The Penn Engineering Summer Academy (ESAP) in Artificial Intelligence offers high school students an intensive, three-week residential experience at the University of Pennsylvania. The program delves into the exciting field of AI, with a strong focus on generative AI and neural networks. Students gain both theoretical knowledge of AI principles and practical experience with generative tools.
The curriculum is structured to provide a comprehensive understanding, starting with an introduction to generative AI in the first week, exploring major large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, and developing skills in prompt engineering and customizing AI models. The second week focuses on the mathematical foundations of AI, including neural networks, their training, and optimization. The final week is dedicated to small-team AI projects, where students apply their acquired knowledge to solve real-world problems or create novel AI applications, culminating in presentations of their work.
Beyond academics, students experience college life on an Ivy League campus, fostering connections with like-minded peers from diverse backgrounds through research, social activities, and trips. The program aims to inspire the next generation of engineers and problem solvers, offering an introduction to cutting-edge research not typically found in high school settings.
A typical weekday involves lecture-based instruction in the morning by faculty and graduate assistants, followed by a lunch break, and then lab-based instruction in the afternoon.
This program is best for highly motivated high school students (rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors) with a strong academic foundation in STEM, who are at least 15 years old, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and are eager to explore engineering and computer science at a collegiate level.
University of Pennsylvania, 220 South 33rd Street, 107 Towne Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6391
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