Be A Computer Scientist for a Week

McGill Computer Science Summer Camp 2013

July 8-12 2013

Registration is Open until May 16 2013

The medical camp will not be offered in 2013

Theme: Medical Computing

The McGill Summer Camp Team deeply regrets to inform you that, due resource constraint, the Medical Camp will not be available on Summer 2011. Thank you for your understanding.

The Medical Computing camp exposes students to the influences that computers have played in the medical community. Specifically this camp will explore viruses and the methods by which computers can help in identifying and destroying them. In addition to learning about viruses, the camp will introduce the students to medical robotics and genetics. Tours of McGill's robotics and compu-genetics laboratories will also be provided.

As with all our camps, each day builds on the previous day. Day 1 gives the student an introduction to programming and introduces them to the virus software environment that will make up the focus of their competition, on day 5. The second day of the camp focuses on learning about genetics and how they relate to virus expression. During their lab time they will get additional practice in programming. Day 3 exposes the students to medical robotics together with a tour of the robotics department. Day 4 directly prepares them for the competition on day 5. Day four's focus is on algorithmic strategies in identifying and destroying viruses.

The last day of the camp is devoted to the BBQ, competition and awards ceremony. The students will have all Thursday afternoon and Friday morning to get ready for the competition. Just before the competition begins there is a BBQ lunch where parents and teachers can join with the students. After the lunch the competition begins in ernest. Students will have to write software to identify and destroy viruses without killing their patient. Students will compete in their Research Team. A Research Team is composed of 3 to 5 students. The day ends with the camp's award ceremony where students receive certificates and win prizes.

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