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No existing team is required.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3>Funding and schedule<\/h3>\n<p>The IEEE Signal Processing Society Member Driven Initiative approved $3,500 for the pilot in August 2026. The opening workshop is scheduled for October 25; later live sessions are proposed for January\u2013March 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3>Learning format<\/h3>\n<p>Participants work toward a practical AI project through guided workshops and optional self-paced modules. All coursework, course materials, AI tools, the learning platform, and the course website are provided by Live AI Dream.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"team\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Program team<\/p>\n<h2>How the pilot comes together<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">The chapter\u2019s six-month AI workshop program is led by Vice Chair Chhavi Jain, with strong support from chapter officers and collaborators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid g2\">\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"num\">Program development &amp; delivery<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Chhavi Jain \u00b7 Pilot lead<\/h3>\n<p>Proposed the pilot and leads program planning, workshop coordination, speaker engagement, and practitioner outreach. Chhavi serves as Vice Chair of the IEEE SPS San Diego Chapter. Live AI Dream provides the coursework and supporting learning infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"num\">Chapter support<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>IEEE SPS San Diego Chapter<\/h3>\n<p>The chapter is the organizing community. Chair Upal Mahbub and Vice Chair Somsubhra Barik support the initiative and chapter events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"num\">Coursework, platform, and learning resources<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Live AI Dream<\/h3>\n<p>All AI workshop coursework, instructional materials, AI tools, the learning platform, and the supporting course website are provided by Live AI Dream. The partner also provides technical and marketing support.<\/p>\n<p>Live AI Dream also provides access to the library of more than <a href=\"https:\/\/aionedge.org\/c\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">1,200 AI projects on aionedge.org<\/a>, each with a dedicated page providing a detailed explanation of the project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"{{SITE_BASE}}resources\/\">Explore learning resources<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"num\">Initiative support<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>IEEE Signal Processing Society<\/h3>\n<p>The Member Driven Initiative approved funding for the pilot. The chapter also acknowledges Dr. Lina J. Karam\u2019s support in developing the initiative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"alt\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<h2>Six themes, one practical journey<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tablewrap\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Month<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Theme<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">What participants work toward<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>October 2026<\/td>\n<td>Put AI to Work in Your Business<\/td>\n<td>A business brief, workflow map, and agent blueprint.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>November 2026<\/td>\n<td>Ground Your Assistant in Business Information<\/td>\n<td>A small knowledge base and source-backed answers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>December 2026<\/td>\n<td>Connect Tools and Human Approval<\/td>\n<td>A tool specification, approval boundary, and action log.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>January 2027<\/td>\n<td>Make Your AI Agent Reliable<\/td>\n<td>Test cases, a failure checklist, and a readiness decision.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>February 2027<\/td>\n<td>Take Your AI Agent Into a Real Workflow<\/td>\n<td>An integration plan, controlled pilot approach, and operating guide.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 2027<\/td>\n<td>Show What Your AI Agent Delivers<\/td>\n<td>A demonstration, business-value assessment, and project case study.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"small\">November and December are optional and self-paced; no live events are scheduled for those months. 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