Summer 2024: Advanced Topics in Computer Science

During the two-week summer school, students will immerse themselves in cutting-edge research at the School of Computer Science, delve into the evolution of the IT industry in China, gain practical experience in programming, robotics, and more, engage with faculty members and current students, and deepen their understanding of Chinese culture.

Target Applicants:

l Non-Chinese undergraduate students from a four-year university/college

Application Process:

l Apply through http://www.studyatpku.com

Non-Degree Programs Application -> Short-term Program (ST) -> College Program (ST2) -> Adcanced Topics in Computer Science

l 1 Recommendation letter from an academic advisor/professor

l Transcript and certification of enrollment

l Personal statement (including research area of interest and description of Chinese language proficiency)

l A photocopy of your passport

Application deadline: April 14, 2024

Fees:

l Tuition: 4000 RMB

l Students are responsible for living, visa, etc.

Schedule: July 1-July 12 (**courses are subject to change)

Date	Course	Course Overview	Time
July 1	Opening	/	9-11 AM
July 1	Campus Tour + Lab Tour	/	afternoon
July 2	Program Language Overview	Introducing the evolution, technologies, future directions of programming languages, and the related professors at Peking University.	9-12 AM
July 2	Algorithm Design and Complexity Theory	Covering traditional and quantum algorithm design, bridging theoretical computer science with quantum computing, and exploring its relations with machine learning and optimization.	2-4 PM
July 3	Computer Vision	Presenting important models, algorithms, and deep learning applications in computer vision, addressing challenges in open environments, including data domain shifts and emerging categories.	9-12 AM
July 3	Operating Systems	Overviewing core concepts, principles, recent developments, and including an operating system programming assignment.	2-5 PM
July 4	Video Streaming with AI	Exploring key technologies enhancing video streaming services, such as predicting video content popularity, dynamic bandwidth characterization, object detection, to deliver better services in the 5G era.	9-12 AM
	Current Students Talk	Academic + Life	2-4 PM
	"Dialogue with Experts" English lecture series	These lectures are facilitating interactions between Chinese and international students, fostering cultural exchange between East and West. July to August, featuring distinguished professors from Peking University. Covering Chinese history, culture, language, study techniques, and intercultural communication in eight lectures. Participation optional for international students, with certificates or academic credits available for attendance. Open to all PKU community, with priority for international students and their Chinese language partners.	7-8:30 PM
July 5	Computational Photography	Introducing fundamental concepts, research trends, digital image formation, and the working principles of digital cameras, including course practice exercises related to imaging fundamentals.	9-12 AM
July 5	Visit Leading IT Company	/	afternoon
July 6	Visit PKU Red Building	/

July 8	Artificial Intelligence Systems Practice	Covering techniques in problem modeling, data acquisition, preprocessing, tuning, deployment, and maintenance, showcasing real-world AI system examples to demonstrate the required knowledge and tools for system construction.	9-12 AM
July 8	Embodied Intelligence	Introduces the fundamental concepts and essential components of embodied intelligence or intelligent robots, encompassing aspects like perception, decision-making, execution, and discussing related technological trends and future developments.	2-5 PM
July 9	Software/Hardware Codesign & Optimization	Explores the principles of collaborative design between hardware and software components, emphasizing the enhancement of performance and efficiency. Students will engage in practical projects to design systems.	9-12 AM
July 9	Tutorial on Modern Adaptive Computing	Introduces modern adaptive computing chip architectures, compilation techniques, programming interfaces, and illustrates typical use cases as a platform for system prototyping and research.	2-4 PM
July 10	Accelerating Distributed Systems with In-Network Computing	Presents the primitives of network computing, focusing on reducing network traffic and latency, improving system efficiency through the design, management, and application of programming models in network computing.	9-12 AM
July 10	Visit Leading IT Company	/	afternoon
July 11	Open-source Data Analysis	Explores the complexities of open-source software development, quantitative analysis techniques to reveal patterns in open-source systems, and establishes intelligent tools to control complex system development through data mining.	9-12 AM
	Ubiquitous Computing and Context Awareness	Outlines the vision, history, research principles of ubiquitous computing, emphasizing context-aware computing, including wireless sensing as a novel research field in context-aware computing.	2-5 PM
	"Dialogue with Experts" English lecture series	Same as above.	7-8:30 PM
July 12	Closing	/	9-12 AM

Contact Information:

l Email: gradadmissions.cs@pku.edu.cn