Workshop

A neural network is a set of algorithms, modeled on the human brain, designed to discover and "learn" patterns within massive data sets. These networks are powering a new generation of artificial intelligence and are responsible for radical recent advancements in facial recognition, surveillance, autonomous vehicles, and synthesized speech systems. Participants in this workshop will explore simple neural networks and learn how their algorithms work.

The miniaturization of electronics has allowed us to make clothing and jewelry that respond to our health, motion, and thoughts. After an overview of several commercially available sensors and devices, students will learn methods to attach small electronics to clothing, using Arduino.

This workshop will introduce students to the field of digital forensics and offer best practices and technological methods for spotting AI-generated fake media online. In addition, participants will get hands-on training with available tools for detecting deepfakes.

This workshop is being held in conjuction with the event, "Media Forensics: What the Deepfake?" featuring Wael Abd-Almageed and Hao Li (Computer Science) the following Wednesday

Microcontrollers are compact computers in the form of single integrated circuits that can be embedded in anything from appliances to robots. Participants at this workshop will learn about the applications of microcontrollers, from manufacturing and entrepreneurship to DIY and hacker cultures, and learn how to implement them in their own projects.

In the U.S., the deregulation of the corporate surveillance industry and the executive branch’s disregard for judicial oversight have created institutional juggernauts with outsized power on culture, mind, economy, and society. In this workshop, students will learn about their digital rights, and how they can try to take agency and ownership of their own data.

This workshop is being held in conjuction with the event, "Here’s Looking at You: Interrogating Facial Recognition Tech" featuring Kelly Gates (Communication and Science, Studies, UCSD) and Simone A. Browne (African and African Diaspora Studies, University of Texas, Austin) the following Friday

Learn how 3D printers work, how to create and print your own 3D model, and how you can use the Ahmanson Lab's Makerbot Replicator.

Learn about 3D video capture.

New technologies allow developers to make efficient and versatile web applications for different use cases. After an overview of how modern web applications work, participants will learn how to make applications and data visualizations using Glitch and D3.js

A neural network is a set of algorithms, modeled on the human brain, designed to discover and "learn" patterns within massive data sets. These networks are powering a new generation of artificial intelligence and are responsible for radical recent advancements in facial recognition, surveillance, autonomous vehicles, and synthesized speech systems. Participants in this workshop will explore simple neural networks and learn how their algorithms work.

After a survey of generative design applications and tools, participants will explore algorithms that produce computational graphics and animations. Participants will learn the basics of writing code in order to create such algorithms using p5.js, a javascript library. No prior coding experience required!