MII: UTEP Distibuted Computing Lab: Creation of a Pipeline for Minority Participation in Research

MII：UTEP 分布式计算实验室：为少数人参与研究创建管道

• 批准号: 0325024
• 负责人: Patricia Nava
• 金额: $ 75.05万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at El Paso
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0325024&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MII; UTEP; Distibuted; Computing; Lab

This project, establishing a Distributed Computing Laboratory (DCL) based on a Beowulf cluster, aims at supporting multiple research projects, in particular: Neuro-Fuzzy Systems Modeling, Simulation, and Applications, Cluster Architecture and Networking, General Distributed Computation Techniques, and Enhancement of Spatial Resolution in Electrocardiography through Improvements in Numerical Methods.This last project will serve as a bridge to the new Border Health Science Center in El Paso. The DCL will afford students the opportunity to carry out hands-on projects in Artificial Neural Networks, Operating Systems, Computer Network Protocols, and Computer Architecture. Initially the following 3 projects will directly benefit from the infrastructure proposed: Distributed Processing Research, Simulation of Neuro-Fuzzy Hybrid Systems, and Enhancement of Spatial Resolution in Electrocardiography.For educational and outreach activities, the Lab will serve as a hub that creates a pipeline of minority and women students from high school through graduate school. The cluster will be utilized in three interleaved efforts: To Perform specialized outreach to intelligent minority and female high-school students labeled "at risk;" Provide enrichment of educational activities in CISE; and Involve students in research, using the DCL as a catalyst to promote multi-disciplinary collaborations that would benefit from this form of computing.Each objective contributes to creating a pipeline for minority students that creates a larger number of motivated entering students, leads to higher retention and attainment of degrees, and provides qualified professionals experienced in CISE research activities. Thus, the work is geared to attract and retain under-represented students, developing a solid collaborative research backbone, enhancing its educational program, and improving participation of a diverse student population in computer engineering disciplines. The outreach plan includes a DCL summer camp with students in the project participating in UTEP's Engineering and Science EXPO. Enhancement of the educational program is expected to lead to improved recruitment and retention, increased transition towards graduate programs, and a stronger integration between research and education at the graduate and undergraduate level

该项目在Beowulf集群的基础上建立了一个分布式计算实验室（DCL），旨在支持多个研究项目，特别是：神经模糊系统建模、仿真与应用，集群体系结构与网络，通用分布式计算技术，通过改进数值方法提高心电图的空间分辨率。最后一个项目将作为通往新边界的桥梁埃尔帕索的健康科学中心DCL将为学生提供在人工神经网络，操作系统，计算机网络协议和计算机体系结构方面进行实践项目的机会。最初，以下3个项目将直接受益于拟议的基础设施：分布式处理研究，神经模糊混合系统的模拟，以及心电图空间分辨率的增强。对于教育和推广活动，实验室将作为一个中心，为少数民族和女性学生从高中到研究生院创建一个管道。该小组将用于三项相互交织的努力：对被标记为“处境危险”的少数民族和女高中生进行专门的外联;丰富加拿大高等教育委员会的教育活动;让学生参与研究，利用DCL作为催化剂，学科合作，将受益于这种形式的计算。每个目标有助于为少数民族学生创造一个管道，更多的动机进入学生，导致更高的保留和学位的获得，并提供合格的专业人员在CISE研究活动经验丰富。因此，这项工作旨在吸引和留住代表性不足的学生，发展坚实的合作研究骨干，增强其教育计划，并提高多元化学生群体对计算机工程学科的参与。该推广计划包括一个DCL夏令营，该项目的学生参加UTEP的工程和科学博览会。教育计划的加强预计将导致改善招聘和保留，增加向研究生课程的过渡，以及研究生和本科生水平的研究和教育之间的更强有力的整合