📘 Jetson + AI — SJSU Edge AI Curriculum¶
Hands-on labs to learn embedded systems, Linux, AI/LLMs, robotics, and cyber‑AI on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano. Pick your path:
▶ Start Here — Lab Slides
A short, click‑through guide to set up your Jetson and run your first AI model in ~15 minutes. Best for the first lab.
📚 Full Handbook
The complete reference — every lab in depth: CUDA, YOLO, LLMs, ROS 2, robotics, security.
🎞️ Slide decks (short, click‑through — follow along step by step):
- 🏆 Hackathon — Tracks & Rules — pick a track (LLM · Cyber‑AI · Edge AI) and build your project
- ▶ Get Started — set up your Jetson and run your first AI model (~15 min)
- 🌐 Next.js + NVIDIA Nemotron Web App — build & run a streaming chat web app
- 🤖 ReAct Agents — the reason-and-act loop at the core of every AI agent
- 🛡️ AI CVE Triage — a tool-using agent that triages security findings
📖 Want details? Browse the Handbook below — the slides link back to it for deep dives.
📚 Curriculum Handbook¶
🔰 Getting Started with Jetson¶
- ✅ sjsujetsontool Guide
- 📋 sjsujetsontool Cheatsheet
- 💻 gputool Guide
- ⚙️ JetPack 7 Setup Guide
- 🔧 Introduction to NVIDIA Jetson
- 🚀 CUDA Programming on Jetson
🐧 Linux Fundamentals¶
🤖 AI & LLM¶
- 🧠 Deep Learning & CNN
- 🖼️ CNN Image Processing on Jetson
- 🧠 Transformers & NLP Applications
- 🎯 Deep Learning Object Detection
- 🚀 Large Language Models on Jetson
- 📚 NLP Applications & LLM Optimization
- ✍️ Prompt Engineering & LangChain
- 🔎 RAG Applications with LangChain
- 🤖 Local AI Agents on Jetson
- 🎙️ Voice Assistant on Jetson
- 🌐 Next.js AI App with NVIDIA Nemotron
- 🤖 The ReAct Loop — Core of AI Agents
🦾 Robotics¶
🛡️ Cyber-AI Security & Agent Triage¶
👨🏫 Author¶
Author: Dr. Kaikai Liu, Ph.D.
Position: Associate Professor, Computer Engineering
Institution: San Jose State University
Contact: kaikai.liu@sjsu.edu
Learn. Build. Defend. Empower with Edge AI on Jetson.
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