REU Site: Research and Training Experience for Undergraduates in the Area of Sensor Computing

该项目在密苏里大学罗拉分校开发了一个新的本科生研究体验网站，专注于传感器网络和数据安全。研究是在国家需要和重要的领域和本科生感兴趣的。该项目计划通过与各种学术机构合作，从代表性不足的群体中招收学生。本科生在主办机构参加为期十周的暑期研究项目。该项目包括教师和研究生的指导，合作和个人研究经验，研讨会和嘉宾演讲，道德培训，以及参与学生的其他专业发展机会。这个项目的智力价值在于强大的研究基础和项目团队的专业知识。这些项目都是目前社会普遍感兴趣的主要研究领域，并且具有明确的实际应用，可能会导致这些重要领域的当前研究取得进展。该项目的更广泛影响包括为本科生，特别是来自代表性不足群体的学生提供高质量的研究经验。在项目期间建立的关系可能会导致参与学生的机构之间的未来合作，这可能会使学生在暑期经历后继续他们的研究和专业发展。因此，这个项目有可能产生新的计算机科学研究生和教师，并在促进学习的同时推进发现和理解。

This project develops a new Research Experience for Undergraduates site focused on sensor networks and data security at the University of Missouri - Rolla. The research is in areas of national need and importance and of interest to undergraduates. The project plans to recruit students from under-represented groups through partnership with a diverse set of academic institutions. Undergraduate students participate in a ten-week summer research program at the host institution. The project includes mentorship by faculty and graduate students, collaborative and individual research experiences, seminar and guest speakers, training in ethics, and other professional development opportunities for the participating students.The intellectual merit of this project lies in strong research basis and the expertise of the project team. The projects are in major current research areas that are of interest to the community at large and that have clear practical applications that could result in advances to the current research in these important areas.The broader impacts of the project include providing a quality research experience to undergraduate students, particularly students from underrepresented groups. The relationships developed during the project could lead to future collaborations among the institutions of the participating students that may enable the students to continue their research and professional growth after the summer experience. Thus this project has the potential to produce new computer science graduate students and faculty members and to advance discovery and understanding while promoting learning.