UCSD COSMOS Cluster 12 - 2024

Thank you for being a part of Cluster 12.  It was an honor and privilege to be your Teacher Fellow and a part of your journey.  Thank you for allowing me to be your "paparazzi" in an attempt to capture your time in class and in lab.  It has been an absolute pleasure having this group of amazing individuals in Cluster 12.  They were challenged in many ways and rose to each challenge.  I am so proud of all they accomplished.  Final Project Special Recognition was awarded to Samarth and Sumedh, and Stephanie and Charlize. Final Project Special Recognition Honorable Mention was awarded to Alicia and Shelly, and Denis and Timothy. If you missed the closing, you can find a Zoom recording  of our last day. Below you'll find links to student team final project's: Video of presentation Slide deck Poster board Demo Isaak and Jay " Neural Network-Based Traffic Sign Recognition for Autonomous Vehicles " Video  |  Slides  |  Posterboard...

Today, Thursday, July 25, students presented their neural network classification projects.  Students were tasked with training their model to identify images.  At the conclusion, the students voted for their "People's Choice Award".  The teaching team (faculty, cluster assistants and teacher fellow) selected the "Faculty Choice Award" based on more accurately predicting model. Congratulations to our Faculty Choice Award winners: Isaak and Timothy.  The People's Choice Award went to Vi and Samarth -- Congratulations! You can view everyone's presentation and slide deck below. Emmy and Zaydin Slides Alicia and Jacob Slides Shelly and Ryan Slides Vi and Samarth - People's Choice Award Slides Bisman and Aadhi Slides Jennifer and Jairo Slides Pamela and William Slides Kianna and Jay Slides Claire and Michael Slides Charlize and Sumedh Slides Gabi and Vinson Slides Isaak and Timothy - Faculty Choice Award Slides Stephanie and Denis Slides Juliette and Berna...

The students have been working hard on their projects these past three weeks that I surprised them with some treats this week!  On Wednesday, students got to enjoy some lumpia from  Lia's Lumpia .  Lia's Lumpia was one of the finalists on the Food Network's Great Food Truck Race (Holiday Hustle Edition).  They now have a brick and mortar restaurant and after eating dining hall food for over two weeks, I knew they had to try some GREAT lumpia!  They were named the Best Filipino restaurant by San Diego Magazine's readers AND editors and are on featured as one of the must-go places for Comic-Con visitors. (Comic-Con is going on this week at the San Diego Convention Center.) Students could try some Lola's lumpia (traditional lumpia), mac and cheese lumpia, a vegan or chicken version of the traditional lumpia, and turon (a saba banana lumpia with ube drizzle).  DELISH!  If you are in San Diego, you really should check them out! We have four students with bi...

  On Friday afternoon, we had a field trip to Google to learn about how they use machine learning in their products. We toured the offices.  The space is themed to fit the San Diego vibe with areas/spaces named after locations in San Diego and décor to match scenery in the county. We got to see their lounges as well as micro-kitchens. Our host Sam was great in sharing about Google, its work culture and products. We appreciate all the time and energy it took to host us.  Everyone had a great time!