Welcome to CalCyAIVR Institute

The California Cyber, AI and VR Institute is a community outreach center that brings in the expertise of PolySec Cyber Security Lab and CPP VR lab to the community by offering industry certification bootcamps and research training for community members such as working professionals, college students and high school students at an affordable not-for-profit manner. 

Join us and be part of the future.
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Our Programs

Designed to provide comprehensive learning and research opportunities.
  • Industry Tech Certifications

    Industry-focused bootcamps leading to certifications.
  • High School Research Internship

    Research Internship opportunities for high school students.

  • HS CS Project Based Learning

    A three-phase tech training to research project pathway for stellar college applications. 

High School Research Internship

The fifteen week (January-September) research internship provides an unique opportunity for high school students to participate in Data Science, Cyber Security, Computational Neuroscience, AI and Virtual Reality based research projects with mentorship from distinguished University professors from Southern California CSU and UCs. Students build the basic of technical research during weekends over the Spring semester and complete actual research project, write a poster and paper during the intensive weekday Summer semester. Primarily online with a few in-person lab experiments and field trips. Applicants will be accepted after an interview with the program director.Optional lodging available for non-CA applicants.
  • Sessions

    • Jan-May, 2025, weekends
    • June-Sep, 2025, weekdays
  • Eligibility

    • Full-time high school students in US
    • Basic coding skills preferred
    • 4 hrs per week commitment during Jan-May
    • 10 hrs per week commitment during June-Sep.
  • Logistics

    • Apply by Jan 10, 2025
    • Competitive acceptance process
    • Limited income and merit based scholarship available.

CS Dojo n' More Technical Bootcamp

Project based technical CS bootcamps for high school students. Offered over weekends during regular semesters and intensive bootcamps during summer. Prepares a strong background for HS research internship. Topics include AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A, Advanced Programming, Game Programming, Cyber Security, Data Science and Cloud Computing.

PolySec Cyber Lab

Our partner in providing top-notch cyber education.
Polysec

CPP VR Lab

Our partner in providing immersive VR education.
Vrlab

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Be part of a community that's shaping the future of technology.
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