REU Site: Research Experiences in Algorithm Design and Analysis for Students in Undergraduate Institutions

REU网站：本科院校学生算法设计与分析研究经验

• 批准号: 0851984
• 负责人: Ping Chen
• 金额: $ 30.83万
• 依托单位: University of Houston - Downtown
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-06-01 至 2013-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0851984&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experiences; Algorithm

This award provides funding for a new Research Experiences for Undergraduate site focused on algorithm design and analysis at the University of Houston ? Downtown. The University of Houston-Downtown has been recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution as well as a Minority Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The objective of the REU site is to provide talented undergraduate students genuine research experience and place them into the pipeline from college to graduate school and scientific-based employment. The project recruits students locally and nationally from undergraduate institutions with emphasis on minority and women students. Each year 8 students participate in on-going research to investigate problems related to algorithm design and analysis. The students receive10-week intensive training in the research areas as well as basic research skills including effective literature review, algorithm design and implementation, experiment setup, result analysis, technical writing, and presentation. Teamwork and collaboration is emphasized and encouraged. The mentor team consist of both faculty and industrial experts to provide students both academic and industry research experience and career opportunities. Intellectual merit: The proposed projects represent innovative research on a level in which undergraduates would not normally participate, and their work should advance the state of knowledge in the field of algorithm design and analysis. There is potential for computer science curricula to benefit from the adoption of class projects and class modules spawned from the research projects.Broader Impacts: The broader impacts of the project include providing a quality research experience to undergraduate students, particularly women and students from underrepresented groups. The participating faculty members are committed to including under-represented minority students in their research. 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.This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).

该奖项为休斯顿大学的一个新的本科生研究经验网站提供资金，该网站专注于算法设计和分析。市中心休斯顿市中心大学被美国教育部认定为西班牙裔服务机构和少数民族服务机构。REU网站的目标是为有才华的本科生提供真正的研究经验，并将他们从大学到研究生院和基于科学的就业渠道。该项目在当地和全国范围内从本科院校招收学生，重点是少数民族学生和女生。每年有8名学生参加正在进行的研究，以调查与算法设计和分析有关的问题。学生接受为期10周的研究领域强化培训，以及基本的研究技能，包括有效的文献综述，算法设计和实施，实验设置，结果分析，技术写作和演示。强调并鼓励团队合作。导师团队由教师和行业专家组成，为学生提供学术和行业研究经验和就业机会。 智力优点：拟议的项目代表了本科生通常不会参与的创新研究，他们的工作应该推进算法设计和分析领域的知识状态。有潜力的计算机科学课程，受益于采用类项目和类模块产生的研究项目。更广泛的影响：该项目的更广泛的影响包括提供一个高质量的研究经验，本科生，特别是妇女和学生的代表性不足的群体。参与的教师致力于在他们的研究中包括代表性不足的少数民族学生。 因此，该项目有潜力产生新的计算机科学研究生和教师，并推进发现和理解，同时促进学习。该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助。