Free Open Workshop — Build Your Idea into an AI App
AI Innovation Studio kicks off on September 26 with a FREE Open Workshop as our first class.
Have an idea? Turn it into a working AI-powered Web App.
Join the AI Innovation Studio Open Workshop: Build Your Idea into an AI App.
During this hands-on workshop, you will use today’s AI development tools — Lovable Replit / Bolt / Claude Code Codex — to turn one of your own ideas into a clickable, working Web App prototype during the workshop.
If you move quickly, you can go further with guidance from our participating experts — adding a database, user login, AI APIs, and deployment to move your prototype toward a real product. Or take the tools and workflow you learn in the workshop and continue building afterward.
The workshop is FREE. Space is limited — register now to reserve your spot!
Featured Participants
Gordon Bai
Founder, uTrack & AI Innovation Studio; Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, CSTU MBA Program.
Dr. Roboto (Song Han)
AI and robotics researcher with academic training at Tsinghua University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and USC, followed by nine years in Silicon Valley internet companies.
Dr. John Jiang
35+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, cloud, big data, AI, and digital transformation; Stanford/SLAC postdoctoral researcher with senior technology experience at Lockheed Martin, IBM, Dell, and Hitachi.
Madhuri Bhavana
Senior Product Designer at Walmart, working at the intersection of AI, experience strategy, and the future of retail; previously at Wish, Google, Nutanix, and Amazon.
Ju Han, Ph.D.
Machine Learning Data Scientist with 20+ years of experience in computer vision and multimodal machine learning; formerly a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
What You’ll Experience
Explore practical AI tools and agentic AI
Build a hands-on AI application
Learn how AI can be used for business and product innovation
Work alongside experienced participants and other builders
Preview the AI Innovation Studio Phase 1 learning experience
No advanced AI or coding background is required.
Continue into AI Innovation Studio — Phase 1
This free Open Workshop is an introduction to Phase 1 of the AI Innovation Studio, an experiential program where participants learn AI by building real projects:
Learn AI → Build with AI → Solve Real Problems → Create Opportunities
Admission Process:
Register → Online Interview → Offer
The first 5 students admitted through the interview process will receive a 50% tuition scholarship. Exceptional applicants may receive a full scholarship.
CSTU students who have already paid tuition and are currently enrolled in credit-bearing courses may participate tuition-free. They are still required to complete the registration, online interview, and admission process.
Phase 1 Details & Registration
For detailed Phase 1 course information, tuition, schedule, and registration, please visit:
Bring your own idea or join a team. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have started building something real together.