AI Passion Project Program

Taught By

Professor Hoa Tran, PhD

Dr. Hoa Tran is a distinguished AI expert and professor at New York University. With a PhD in Computational Mathematics from NYU, Dr. Tran brings over two decades of impressive experience spanning academia and industry, specializing in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics, and Natural Language Processing. As the Founder and Executive Chairman of CBD Robotics, he has successfully led groundbreaking projects, including AI-driven cancer detection systems and autonomous vehicles, earning recognition at prestigious technology symposiums. Dr. Tran is also celebrated for his mentorship at Thinkful—named the world's best Data Science bootcamp by Forbes—where 100% of his mentees secured prominent industry positions. He brings his passion to advancing AI education and innovation to guiding high school students toward meaningful careers in artificial intelligence.

Week by Week Curriculum

Week 1: Introduction to AI

Applications in Computer Vision
Applications in Natural Language Processing
Applications in Robotics

Week 2: Basic Python

Using Colab as an Editor
Functions & Loops
Data Structures

Week 3: Pandas and Visualization

Installing Pandas
DataFrame Manipulations
Visualizations

Week 4: Supervised Learning

Linear Regression Model
Coefficients for Fitting a Straight Line
Minimal Errors

Week 5: Decision Tree/Random Forest

Decision Tree Model
ID3 Algorithm
Random Forest Model

Week 6: Analytic Report Project

Data Exploration
Visualizing & Analyzing Data
Analysis Report

AI Passion Project Program with NYU Professor Dr. Tran

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