Artificial Intelligence Application Development

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In the first University of California certificate for Artificial Intelligence Application Development, Silicon Valley industry leaders teach you to develop for today's emerging business strategies.

Learning outcomes

Analyze and evaluate machine learning models
Develop innovative AI solutions using advanced technologies
Solve complex AI problems through advanced techniques
Communicate and collaborate effectively in AI projects

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Courses

Program Requirements

Total: 14 units

2 required courses (6 quarter units)
2 elective courses (6 quarter units)
Capstone course (2 quarter units)
End with certificate of completion review.

See The Syllabus Library

1. Required Course(s):
Title	units	Fall	Spring	Summer	Winter
Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence	3.0	Live-Online			Flexible
Introduction to Machine Learning	3.0				Flexible

2. Elective Courses: (Choose Two)
Title	units	Fall	Spring	Summer	Winter
Artificial Intelligence for Robotics	3.0	Flexible
Computer Vision and Image Processing	3.0	Live-Online

3. Capstone Course:
Title	units	Fall	Spring	Summer	Winter
Capstone Building Integrated AI Applications	2.0	Live-Online			Live-Online

4. Completion Review:
Title	units	Fall	Spring	Summer	Winter
Artificial Intelligence Application Development Certificate Completion Fee

1. Required Course(s):

Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence

AISV.X401

$980

Zara Hajihashemi

Jan. 5 - Mar. 23, Monday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Flexible

Details

AISV.X401.(23)

Schedule

Date

Start Time

End Time

Meeting Type

Location

Mon, 01-05-2026

6:30pm

9:30pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Mon, 01-05-2026

Start Time: 6:30pm

End Time: 9:30pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Mon, 01-12-2026

6:30pm

9:30pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Mon, 01-12-2026

Start Time: 6:30pm

End Time: 9:30pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Mon, 01-26-2026

6:30pm

9:30pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Mon, 01-26-2026

Start Time: 6:30pm

End Time: 9:30pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Mon, 02-02-2026

6:30pm

9:30pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Mon, 02-02-2026

Start Time: 6:30pm

End Time: 9:30pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Mon, 02-09-2026

6:30pm

9:30pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Mon, 02-09-2026

Start Time: 6:30pm

End Time: 9:30pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Mon, 02-23-2026

6:30pm

9:30pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Mon, 02-23-2026

Start Time: 6:30pm

End Time: 9:30pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Mon, 03-02-2026

6:30pm

9:30pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Mon, 03-02-2026

Start Time: 6:30pm

End Time: 9:30pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Mon, 03-09-2026

6:30pm

9:30pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Mon, 03-09-2026

Start Time: 6:30pm

End Time: 9:30pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Mon, 03-16-2026

6:30pm

9:30pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Mon, 03-16-2026

Start Time: 6:30pm

End Time: 9:30pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Mon, 03-23-2026

6:30pm

9:30pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Mon, 03-23-2026

Start Time: 6:30pm

End Time: 9:30pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience. Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop to each class meeting.

No meetings on January 19 and February 16, 2026. To see all meeting dates, click “Full Schedule” below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Recommended Text:
"Deep Learning", Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio and Aaron Courville, MIT Press 2016 ISBN# 978-0262035613. A free e-book is available at http://www.deeplearningbook.org (Links to an external site.)

Fall Live-Online

Winter Live-Online

Introduction to Machine Learning

AISV.X400

$980

Xi "Bill" Chen

Jan. 13 - Mar. 17, Tuesday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Flexible

Details

AISV.X400.(44)

Schedule

Date

Start Time

End Time

Meeting Type

Location

Tue, 01-13-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Tue, 01-13-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Tue, 01-20-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Tue, 01-20-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Tue, 01-27-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Tue, 01-27-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Tue, 02-03-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Tue, 02-03-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Tue, 02-10-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Tue, 02-10-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Tue, 02-17-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Tue, 02-17-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Tue, 02-24-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Tue, 02-24-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Tue, 03-03-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Tue, 03-03-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Tue, 03-10-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Tue, 03-10-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Tue, 03-17-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Tue, 03-17-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Programming Tools: Current version of Python with ability to install packages as needed.

Winter

2. Elective Courses: (Choose Two)

Artificial Intelligence for Robotics

AISV.X405

$980

Kavitha Velusamy

Sep. 27 - Dec. 6, Saturday, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Flexible

Details

AISV.X405.(4)

Schedule

Date

Start Time

End Time

Meeting Type

Location

Sat, 09-27-2025

9:00am

12:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Sat, 09-27-2025

Start Time: 9:00am

End Time: 12:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Sat, 10-04-2025

9:00am

12:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Sat, 10-04-2025

Start Time: 9:00am

End Time: 12:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Sat, 10-11-2025

9:00am

12:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Sat, 10-11-2025

Start Time: 9:00am

End Time: 12:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Sat, 10-18-2025

9:00am

12:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Sat, 10-18-2025

Start Time: 9:00am

End Time: 12:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Sat, 10-25-2025

9:00am

12:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Sat, 10-25-2025

Start Time: 9:00am

End Time: 12:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Sat, 11-01-2025

9:00am

12:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Sat, 11-01-2025

Start Time: 9:00am

End Time: 12:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Sat, 11-08-2025

9:00am

12:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Sat, 11-08-2025

Start Time: 9:00am

End Time: 12:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Sat, 11-15-2025

9:00am

12:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Sat, 11-15-2025

Start Time: 9:00am

End Time: 12:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Sat, 11-22-2025

9:00am

12:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Sat, 11-22-2025

Start Time: 9:00am

End Time: 12:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Sat, 12-06-2025

9:00am

12:00pm

Flexible

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

Date: Sat, 12-06-2025

Start Time: 9:00am

End Time: 12:00pm

Meeting Type: Flexible

Location:

SANTA CLARA / REMOTE

No meetings on November 29th. To see all meeting dates, click “Full Schedule” below.

Electronic Course Materials: You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Fall Flexible

Computer Vision and Image Processing

AISV.X406

$980

Praveen Krishna

Sep. 26 - Dec. 5, Friday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Live-Online

Details

AISV.X406.(3)

Schedule

Date

Start Time

End Time

Meeting Type

Location

Fri, 12-05-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 12-05-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 09-26-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 09-26-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 10-03-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 10-03-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 10-10-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 10-10-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 10-17-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 10-17-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 10-24-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 10-24-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 10-31-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 10-31-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 11-07-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 11-07-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 11-14-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 11-14-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 11-21-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 11-21-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

6/18/2024: Schedule change. Please review full schedule details.

This class is offered in an online synchronous format. Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

Electronic Course Materials: You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Recommended Text(s):
Computer Vision by Richard Szeliski, Springer Science and Business Media, 2010. ISBN: 9781848829350

Fall Live-Online

3. Capstone Course:

Capstone Building Integrated AI Applications

AISV.X490

$795

Praveen Krishna

Oct. 13 - Dec. 1, Monday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Live-Online

Details

AISV.X490.(6)

Schedule

Date

Start Time

End Time

Meeting Type

Location

Mon, 10-13-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Mon, 10-13-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Mon, 10-20-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Mon, 10-20-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Mon, 10-27-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Mon, 10-27-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Mon, 11-03-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Mon, 11-03-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Mon, 11-10-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Mon, 11-10-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Mon, 11-17-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Mon, 11-17-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Mon, 11-24-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Mon, 11-24-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Mon, 12-01-2025

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Mon, 12-01-2025

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

To see all meeting dates, click “Full Schedule” below.

Electronic Course Materials: You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Praveen Krishna

Feb. 6 - Apr. 3, Friday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Live-Online

Details

AISV.X490.(7)

Schedule

Date

Start Time

End Time

Meeting Type

Location

Fri, 02-06-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 02-06-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 02-13-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 02-13-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 02-20-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 02-20-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 02-27-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 02-27-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 03-06-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 03-06-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 03-13-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 03-13-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 03-20-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 03-20-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

Fri, 04-03-2026

6:00pm

9:00pm

Live-Online

REMOTE

Date: Fri, 04-03-2026

Start Time: 6:00pm

End Time: 9:00pm

Meeting Type: Live-Online

Location:

REMOTE

No meeting on March 27, 2026. To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Note: Cloud platform free trials may include additional usage-based costs. Students should monitor their activity carefully to avoid unexpected charges.

Fall Live-Online

Winter Live-Online

4. Completion Review:

Artificial Intelligence Application Development Certificate Completion Fee

O-CE0422

$95

Sep. 24, Wednesday, All Day

Details

O-CE0422.(003)

Schedule

Date

Start Time

End Time

Meeting Type

Location

Please enroll in the Artificial Intelligence Application Development Certificate Completion Fee only once all of the certificate requirements have been met and your final grades are posted.

Recommended course sequence

It is highly recommended that students begin with Introduction to Machine Learning (AISV.X400). After that, courses may be taken in any order provided the prerequisites are met.

Grade requirements

Please note that only letter grades of C or higher may be applied to a certificate, and in some programs, students may have more stringent requirements. Students in most employer- and government-sponsored payment programs, such as workforce development, as well as international students on F-1 visas, need to maintain a B average to meet their requirements.

See Grading and Credits Policy for further information.

Establish Candidacy

Instructors

Praveen Krishna

Cofounder of an AI Startup | AI Program Chair

PRAVEEN KRISHNA, MS, is a highly accomplished AI startup co-founder with over 12 years of experience in education, AI, and the semiconductor industry. He has specialized in end-to-end deep learning workflows/applications, and related hardware co-design and acceleration. An instructor for over five years, he has honed his expertise in both theoretical and practical aspects of AI. He has also been involved in multimodal, LLMs, generative AI, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and computer vision projects since 2016, demonstrating a strong track record in curriculum development, student mentorship, research, leading cross-functional teams, and driving technological innovation. He is committed to bridging the gap between academia and industry to foster real-world applications of AI and has served as chair of the AI Program Advisory Board since 2024.

Ajay Baranwal

Dtr, Ctr for Deep Learning in Electronics Manufacturing | Program Advisor

Christin Jose

Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon

Kavitha Velusamy

Senior VP of Engineering, Robust.AI

Praveen Krishna

Cofounder of an AI Startup | AI Program Chair

Xi "Bill" Chen

Senior Software Engineer, Meta

Zara Hajihashemi

Founder and CEO, Cybele Health

AI Program Advisory Committee

PAUL BALDASSARI, Magister (Australia)
President, Manufacturing and Services, Flex

AJAY BARANWAL, M.A.
Director, Center for Deep Learning in Electronics Manufacturing
AI Program Instructor, UCSC Extension

RAHUL BHUMAN, M.S., M.B.A.
Co-founder
Enterprise Minds, Inc.

MOENES ISKAROUS, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer, AI and Machine Learning for IoT, Compute & Wireless, Infineon Technologies

PRAVEEN KRISHNA, M.S.,
Cofounder of an AI Startup
AI Program Chair and Instructor, UCSC Extension

JASON SAMAHA, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor, Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience: Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognition: Fundamental Theories, The Neuroscience of Consciousness, UC Santa Cruz Psychology Department

MIKE SCHMIT, B.S.M.E.
Director of Software Engineering, AMD

Artificial Intelligence Application Development

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This Program is Perfect For

Building enterprise AI applications like it's 2025

Learning outcomes

AI developers are in high demand.

Acquire

Specialize

Deploy

Courses

Program Requirements

1. Required Course(s):

2. Elective Courses: (Choose Two)

3. Capstone Course:

4. Completion Review:

Recommended course sequence

Grade requirements

Establish Candidacy

1. Complete a Course

2. Declare Candidacy

3. Complete Requirements

Instructors

Praveen Krishna

AI Program Advisory Committee

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