South Dakota State University

Data Science Camp 2026

July 27–30, 2026 · Brookings, SD

A four-day summer camp where high school students learn to analyze data and build web apps and games with AI. Directed by Xijin Ge and William Alsaker. Supported by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Student Projects

Shear-Atmos: Severe Weather Tool Sinan Briddick
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The Aronion Gauntlet Owen Arends
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Wildfield: Open World Adventure Isabel Nguyen
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Girls Wrestling Dashboard Kadlin Humbracht
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World Chef Awurama Dwomoh
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Rootbound: Root-Growing Game Jerry Zheng
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Neon Runner Naya Dahmash
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Pool Physics Lab Logan Kraemer
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Hearthlands: Islands of the North Jael Burkhlater
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Neon 3D Runner Aleen Dahmash
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U.S. Natural Disaster Explorer Ava Graham
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Sky Chess Yaroslav Dmitriiev
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Age of Discovery Calway Olson
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Rod & Roll: 3D Foosball Amanuel Gemechis
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Virt Tyler Wastell
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Voidfront: Alien Defense Moaz Selim
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Group photo of the 2026 SDSU Data Science Camp students and instructors