REU Site: Building Interfaces for Tomorrow's Technology--The Virginia Tech Research in Human-Computer Interaction Program

REU 网站：为明天的技术构建接口——弗吉尼亚理工大学人机交互研究计划

• 批准号: 0851774
• 负责人: Donald McCrickard
• 金额: $ 27.5万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2013-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0851774&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Building; Interfaces; Tomorrow

Human-computer interaction (HCI), already acknowledged as an important discipline by computer scientists and those in related disciplines, will increase in importance as technology becomes even more integrated into every day life. With twelve faculty members in the area and state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, Virginia Tech's Center for HCI is a leader in the development of new interfaces and in the education of scientists and engineers who will build and use them. Building on a long and rich history of undergraduate research, the PIs and affiliated faculty seek to engage students from regional schools in research endeavors-particularly those from schools that traditionally cater to women and underrepresented minorities. Four regional schools (with whom the group has partnered on other efforts) serve as partner institutions on this proposal, hosting visits and open house events to encourage their students to attend the program. At least ten students are involved during the eight-week summer program, with the goal of providing the students with a broad look at the discipline of HCI and an in-depth experience conducting research with experienced faculty on the latest technology-ultimately leading to an informed decision to further their education with a graduate degree from Virginia Tech or elsewhere. The site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.Intellectual meritThe proposed work will advance the field of HCI through the integration of unique opinions of a diverse population. The discipline of HCI is highly interdisciplinary, drawing success from the melding of computer science, industrial and systems engineering, psychology, sociology, computer engineering, architecture, art, and more-all fields in which the faculty listed on this proposal have recent or ongoing projects. By drawing upon the strengths at regional universities and leveraging the unique experiences of populations typically not adequately represented in computer science or HCI, the project will significantly advance interface development for emerging technologies.Broader impactCentral to this proposal is the teaching, training, and learning for an emerging group of leaders in HCI. Particularly important is participation of under-represented groups: women and minorities at colleges lacking the research programs and infrastructure present at Virginia Tech. The proposal leverages several recent enhancements to the resources and infrastructure at our university-many funded by the NSF-by building and enhancing external partnerships. As the program grows and matures, a diverse and well-trained set of new leaders in research will emerge from Virginia Tech.

人机交互（HCI），已经被计算机科学家和相关学科的人公认为一个重要的学科，随着技术越来越多地融入日常生活，它的重要性将越来越大。弗吉尼亚理工大学的HCI中心拥有该地区的12名教师和最先进的设施和设备，是开发新接口以及培养和使用它们的科学家和工程师的领导者。建立在本科研究的悠久而丰富的历史，PI和附属教师寻求从事研究工作，特别是那些传统上迎合妇女和少数民族的学校从区域学校的学生。四所地区学校（该组织与之合作开展了其他工作）作为这一提议的合作机构，举办参观和开放日活动，鼓励学生参加该项目。在为期八周的暑期课程中，至少有十名学生参与其中，目标是为学生提供HCI学科的广泛视野，并与经验丰富的教师一起深入研究最新技术，最终做出明智的决定，通过弗吉尼亚理工大学或其他地方的研究生学位进一步深造。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作共同资助。智力价值拟议的工作将通过整合不同人群的独特意见来推进人机交互领域。HCI的学科是高度跨学科的，从计算机科学，工业和系统工程，心理学，社会学，计算机工程，建筑学，艺术等领域的融合中取得了成功，所有这些领域的教师都在这个提案中列出了最近或正在进行的项目。通过借鉴在区域大学的优势，并利用人口的独特经验，通常没有充分代表在计算机科学或HCI，该项目将显着推进接口开发的新兴technology. broaderimpactCentral到这个建议是教学，培训和学习的领导人在HCI的新兴群体。特别重要的是代表性不足的群体的参与：妇女和少数民族在大学缺乏研究计划和基础设施目前在弗吉尼亚理工大学。该提案利用了最近的几项增强我们大学的资源和基础设施-许多由NSF资助-通过建立和加强外部合作伙伴关系。随着该计划的发展和成熟，弗吉尼亚理工大学将涌现出一批多元化、训练有素的新领导人。