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24th Annual Wolfram Summer Research Institute

Bentley University, Waltham, MA June 28–July 18, 2026

Use the computational paradigm to move forward your chosen area. Learn how to apply unified computational thinking with Wolfram Language to science, technology and other applications. For any area X, computational X is destined to be its future. Learn the methods that will allow you to be a leader in your chosen computational X.

This track is soon to be renamed the Applications of Computation track. It is well-suited for participants who already have an area of focus and want to push it forward using computation as a unifying framework. Students in this track should be ready to apply computational thinking to real-world problems. Week Zero will be used to sharpen programming skills and explore project ideas, ensuring that students are prepared to dive into projects that move computation into new fields or applications.

Schedule Outline

Week 0: Before the Summer School

Week 1: exact dates to be confirmed

  • Basics of implementing projects with the Wolfram Language (lectures)
  • Personal case studies in innovation (lectures)
  • Live innovation and coding sessions
  • Mentor pairing and project selection with Stephen Wolfram

Week 2: exact dates to be confirmed

  • Hands-on, in-depth training on Wolfram Language technology development
  • Lectures and discussions on computational thinking and current strategies
  • Guided and solo project time
  • Special-topic lectures (previous topics have included science-based careers, how to pick a research project, how to write a paper and how to start a technology company, as well as outlines of physics, aspects of scientific history and much more)

Week 3: exact dates to be confirmed

  • Guided and solo project time
  • Presentation and Community post preparation
  • Final student presentation