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Artificial Intelligence

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"Use of generative AI has nearly doubled in the last six months,1 with 75% of global knowledge workers using it."
— 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report from Microsoft and LinkedIn, May 8, 2024
   

AI specialist is the top emerging job of the decade

The wave of artificial intelligence data and technology sweeping across industry is transforming how we work, how we develop new products and services, how we measure our success, and how we plan for the future. That is why we are creating the most comprehensive AI curriculum in the UC Extension system.

AI curriculum for today's workforce

  • Hands-on, practical technical skills
  • Strategic business acumen
  • Skills for a skyrocketing demand
  • Interactive online classroom with industry leaders

AI opens doors—AI for All

In this fast-growing multi-billion dollar market, we are casting a wide net to ensure the future is created by many for many. AI is reshaping our workforce, costing jobs in many sectors, and creating new jobs. We want to make sure everyone is ready for the transition—the technically focused, the business-minded, and the seasoned tech worker—as well as the underrepresented populations that often face high barriers to entry into the well-paying tech workforce.

  • Industry-aligned curriculum
  • Cross-industry skills preparation
  • Active curriculum guidance and classroom mentorship
  • Tech-focused and business-focused programs
  • Lowered barriers to entry for people interested in learning
   

   

The first professional certificate program in AI

   

Artificial Intelligence Application Development

The region's first comprehensive professional certificate program in artificial intelligence is open for enrollment. Courses in this uniquely practical, technical certificate program are approved by the University of California, Santa Cruz and carry UC credit.

   

Plus a specialization for nontechnical professionals

   

AI Business Practices

  • Optimize AI technology for specific needs.
  • Address ethical challenges of generative AI models.
  • Enhance workplace productivity via freely available AI-enhanced tools and prompt engineering.
  • Set up and evaluate simple agents for task automation.
   

Generative AI Fundamentals

Learn a little about prompt engineering and the best approach to AI tools, resources, and practices in building generative AI models with Hien Luu, head of machine learning infrastructure at DoorDash and an instructor in our AI program. [December 2023]

Preparing for the AI Future

In this recording, we cover generative AI, NLP, robotics, and reinforcement learning, and provide a preview of a new AI program offering the tools we all will soon be using in our everyday lives. [September 2023]

AI for Robotics: Integrating Techniques and Job Outlook

Get a glimpse of the role AI plays in enabling robotic technologies to solve a variety of enterprise problems and learn new skills that are necessary to be deployed for robotics-based applications in multiple industries. [May 2021]

       

What's new in AI education?

   
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GANs for Data Synthesis

For deep learning students interested in advanced computer vision, image synthesis, denoising, super-resolution, language modeling and text generation, anomaly detection, drug molecules synthesis, deep reinforcement learning, control systems, and autonomous driving.
       
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AI, Empathy, and Ethics

This nontechnical course provides an overview of artificial intelligence advancements and the ethical challenges we now face as we navigate the development, implementation, and ubiquitous global use of AI. This free, online course is taught through Coursera.
       
           
       

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Program Overview

Estimated Cost: Varies.
Program Requirements: Varied CEUs and UC Credit
Minimum Hours of Instruction: Varies
Estimated Duration: Varies
Modality: Courses in this series may be taught online, live-online, and onsite in Santa Clara.
Special Programs: This program is not approved for workforce or international students.

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1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Courses

Quarter Units: 1.0 CEUs
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AISV.813
Quarter Units: 0.5 CEUs
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12-07-2024 to 12-07-2024
$350.00
AISV.813.(6)
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Quarter Units: 2.0 CEUs
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Quarter Units: 1.5
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Quarter Units: 2.0
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04-12-2025 to 04-26-2025
$700.00
MKTG.X420.(1)
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Quarter Units: 2.0 CEUs
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01-30-2025 to 03-13-2025
$625.00
AISV.814.(3)
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Quarter Units: 2.0 CEUs
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Quarter Units: 3.0
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01-09-2025 to 03-13-2025
$980.00
DBDA.X427.(14)
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Quarter Units: 1.5 CEUs
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02-19-2025 to 03-19-2025
$580.00
AISV.800.(12)
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2. AI Development

Quarter Units: 3.0
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Quarter Units: 2.0
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02-07-2025 to 03-28-2025
$795.00
AISV.X490.(3)
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Quarter Units: 3.0
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01-06-2025 to 03-24-2025
$980.00
AISV.X401.(19)
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Quarter Units: 3.0
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01-13-2025 to 03-31-2025
$980.00
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Quarter Units: 3.0
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01-14-2025 to 03-18-2025
$980.00
AISV.X400.(40)
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01-29-2025 to 04-02-2025
$980.00
AISV.X402.(2)
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3. AI Workshops

Quarter Units: 0.3 CEUs
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Quarter Units: 0.3 CEUs
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Meet Our Instructors

Ajay K Baranwal
Dtr, Ctr for Deep Learning in Electronics Manufacturing | Chair, AI Program
Anup Badhe
Director Digital AdTech, ServiceNow
Chinnu Pittapally
Machine Learning & Natural Language Processing Research Engineer, Raytheon
Christin Jose
Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon
Hien C Luu
Program Chair | Head of Machine Learning Infrastructure, Zoox
Joseph Meyer
Senior Natural Language Processing Researcher, Erudit AI
Kavitha Velusamy
Senior VP of Engineering, Robust.AI
Marilson B Campos
Senior Staff Engineer - ML Platform, Apixio
Mohammad Naveed
Senior Director of Engineering, Reltio
Praveen Krishna
Cofounder of an AI Startup | Program Co-Chair
Shashidhar Sathyanarayana
Founder and CEO, Numeric Insight | Machine Learning Specialist
Sudhakar Alla
Machine Learning Engineer, ICURO
Xi "Bill" Chen
Senior Software Engineer, Meta
Zara Hajihashemi
Founder and CEO, Cybele Health

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Advisory Board

Ajay Baranwal, AI Program Co-Chair & Instructor

Program Co-Chairs

AJAY BARANWAL, M.S., a deep learning semiconductor engineer at D2S where he leads applied deep learning research and development efforts to solve electronics and semiconductor manufacturing problems.

Praveen Krishna, Instructor and Co-Chair of the AI Program

PRAVEEN KRISHNA, M.S., is a highly accomplished AI startup co-founder with over 12 years of experience in education, AI, and the semiconductor industry. He has specialized in end-to-end deep learning workflows/applications, and related hardware co-design and acceleration. Learn more.

 

AI Program Advisory Committee

PAUL BALDASSARI, Magister (Australia)
President, Manufacturing and Services, Flex

AJAY BARANWAL, MA
Director, Center for Deep Learning in Electronics Manufacturing
AI Program Co-Chair and Instructor, UCSC Extension

RAHUL BHUMAN, M.S., M.B.A.
Co-founder, Enterprise Minds, Inc.

MOENES ISKAROUS, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer, AI and Machine Learning for IoT, Compute & Wireless, Infineon Technologies

PRAVEEN KRISHNA, M.S.
Cofounder of an AI Startup
AI Program Co-Chair and Instructor, UCSC Extension

JASON SAMAHA, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor, Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience: Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognition: Fundamental Theories, The Neuroscience of Consciousness, UC Santa Cruz Psychology Department

MIKE SCHMIT, B.S.M.E.
Director of Software Engineering, AMD