Courses

Medlytics 2023

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 . . .

Version Control: Git & Github 2023

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 . . .

BWSI Python Core 2023

The Python Core course introduces the Python language and provides students with the basics of scientific programming in Python.  The online BWSI Python Core course is a prerequisite for multiple BWSIx courses including. Autonomous Air Vehicle Racing Autonomous Cognitive Assistant . . .

Serious Games with AI 2023

Welcome to Serious Games with Artificial Intelligence (SGAI) at the Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI). In this course, you will learn to use game-like models and artificial intelligence to tackle complex socio-technical problems. You will address practical problems technically, analytically, . . .

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge 2023

Welcome to the 2023 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle online course! This course will introduce students to the challenges faced by real-world ocean engineers in designing, building and programming autonomous underwater autonomous vehicles (AUVs). The culmination of the summer course will be . . .

Autonomous RACECAR 2023

RACECAR Course Summary Welcome to the online course for the RACECAR program, a part of MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute. This online course is one of the prerequisites to apply for the RACECAR program in the summer. The online curriculum presented here . . .

Autonomous Air Vehicle Racing 2023

Welcome to the Beaver Works Summer Institute Autonomous Air Vehicle Racing course online pre-requisite materials. These components are designed to prepare students for the 4 week summer course, and are to be completed before arrival on campus this summer. This online . . .

Autonomous Cognitive Assistant 2023

Welcome to the Autonomous Cognitive Assistance (aka CogWorks!) prerequisite course.  This course and the Python Core course are both required to be completed to be considered for acceptance in the CogWorks summer program. Cog*Works consists of project-based modules for developing . . .

Unmanned Air System-Synthetic Aperture Radar 2023

Welcome to the 2023 BWSI Unmanned Air System – Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAS-SAR) online course! This online course will accomplish two main objectives. Teach you about the science, mathematics, and engineering required to understand to the basics of radar and, more specifically, . . .

Build A CubeSat 2023

In this course, you will receive an introduction to building, launching, and operating a CubeSat.  Please take advantage of the Piazza page to interact with your classmates, ask questions, and delve deeper into the material. Are you ready to LAUNCH! . . .

Remote Sensing For Disaster Response 2023

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 . . .

Embedded Security and Hardware Hacking 2023

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, and . . .