Featured Courses
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Cyber Operations 2024
2024
Computer Security Beaver Works Summer Institute’s four-week Computer Security course is a wide-ranging survey of computing systems, the threats they face, and the way those threats are addressed. Starting at vacuum tubes, students will get a whirlwind tour of everything . . .
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Version Control: Git & Github 2024
2024
The BWSI Version Control:Git and GitHub course provides students with an introduction to the motivation for version control and introduces the software tool GIT as a version control method. This course is required for multiple BWSIx courses including: Autonomous Air . . .
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Serious Games with AI 2024
2024
This course will introduce students to the process of game design with the application of Artificial Intelligence to game play. Very specifically, the course will focus on unconventional approaches to understand and address real world problems (e.g., designing a game . . .
- Free
- Feb 01, 2024
- 63 Weeks
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Remote Sensing For Disaster Response 2024
2024
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to remote sensing in disaster response. What is remote sensing? How does it overlap with disaster response and recovery? By completing this course, students will have an idea for whether they would . . .
- Free
- Feb 01, 2024
- 2024
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Unmanned Air System-Synthetic Aperture Radar 2024
2024
Welcome to the Beaverwork Summer Institute (BWSI) Unamnned Aerial System Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAS-SAR) online course! We’re looking forward to helping you all learn about radar and its applications, specifically that of SAR. Please be sure to read the “Introduction” . . .
- Free
- Feb 01, 2024
- 2024
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Microelectronics and Hardware Development 2024
2024
This course will provide students with an overview of how microchips, PCBs, and hardware systems are made and how they run the world. Students will receive hands-on experience on how to design and implement hardware systems using microcontrollers and develop . . .
- Free
- Feb 01, 2024
- 21 Weeks
- 2024
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Medlytics 2024
2024
Welcome to the BWSI Medlytics online course! Here are the topics we will be covering: Introduction to Working with Medical Data Coding Primer: Python, Git, and Jupyter* Probability and Statistics Machine Learning There are a total of 5 modules covering . . .
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Embedded Security and Hardware Hacking 2024
2024
Welcome! Embedded Security and Hardware Hacking – MITRE Project Beaver Works Summer Institute will cover several cybersecurity topics with a focus on threats that are especially concerning for embedded systems. These topics include cryptography, embedded systems, software security, side-channel analysis, . . .
- Free
- Feb 01, 2024
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BWSI Online (Prerequisite) Course Selections:
What Courses can I do?
What if I change my mind about a prefered course?
Once registered on bwsix.edly.io all courses shown are available for students to work on.
Pick a Course, check what other modules may be required (like Python Core), each course has its own piazza discussion forum.
If you want to try a new course- try it! Its up to you, you may find a topic that is even more interesting to you than your first choice.
IMPORTANT: you must complete the required modules in your 1st choice course that you select on the BWSI Application form in March.
Note: BWSI Python Core is required for all of the autonomous systems courses as well as others- please be sure to check in the course for complete information.
Our online courses
We hope that you take advantage of these courses to learn and hope to see you in July during our virtual summer program.
Discussion
Each course has a Piazza link that provides the discussion forum that is moderated by instructors and staff