REU SITE: Research Experiences in New Paradigms of Information Retrieval from Diverse Data

这个新的REU网站将吸引本科生参与信息检索的研究，重点是不同的数据。世界正变得越来越数字化。数字数据以多种形式出现：例如文本的、多媒体的、地理参考的和结构化的。从大规模和多样化的数据中检索信息提出了前所未有的挑战。需要探索新的范例，下一代计算机科学家需要为这一领域的进步做好准备。这个REU网站每年夏天为10名本科生提供机会，直接参与推动互联网信息检索创新的研究。本网站强调多元化学生群体的参与，特别是女性、少数族裔和社区大学的学生。研究活动采用亲和研究小组（ARG）模式，这是一种让不同背景的学生参与的合作方法。这种REU体验的关键要素是：1)学生有机会研究具有实际应用的研究问题；2)学生在学术社区中分组工作，由导师和实践者组成，他们作为榜样，成为学生虚拟支持小组的一部分；3)学生参加一系列的实地考察和研讨会，以过渡到研究生课程；学生们在海报和研究报告准备方面受到密切指导，每年夏末在德克萨斯州立大学进行公开口头报告。智力优势：所有提议的项目都基于强大的研究基础，这些研究基础来自德克萨斯州计算机科学系的四位教员的协同研究专业知识。每一个拟议的REU项目都将推动信息检索技术的发展。学生开发的工具将使整个社区能够利用网络上的大量数据来发现新知识，并为国家网络基础设施的发展做出贡献。为期十周的深入暑期研究将增加计算机科学专业学生的保留率，改善他们的职业前景，吸引他们参与互联网革命的下一个前沿，并激励他们进入计算机科学研究生课程。更广泛的影响：由于德克萨斯州立大学在西班牙裔学士学位毕业生的生产者中排名第13位，德克萨斯州立大学的REU网站有可能为这些观众提供高质量的研究经验。此外，鼓励女性和少数族裔攻读计算机科学的高级学位将为未来的榜样建立一条管道。从这个REU网站开发的社区网络（教师，学生，来自工业界的计算机科学家）将形成一个有价值的支持小组，供本科生在准备进入研究生学习时讨论和了解更多关于研究的信息，并可能发展成德克萨斯州立大学和参与学生机构之间的合作关系。

This new REU site will engage undergraduates in research in information retrieval with a focus on diverse data. The world is becoming increasingly digitalized. Digital data appear in diverse forms: textual, multimedia, georeferenced, and structured, for example. Retrieving information from large scale and diverse data poses unprecedented challenges. New paradigms need to be explored and next-generation computer scientists need to be prepared with advances in this field. This REU site provides opportunities for ten undergraduate students each summer to directly participate in research that propels Internet innovation in information retrieval.This site emphasizes the participation of a diverse group of students, in particular, women, minorities, and students from community colleges. The research activities are structured using the Affinity Research Group (ARG) model, a cooperative approach for involving students with diverse backgrounds. The key elements of this REU experience are: 1) students are given the opportunities to work on research problems with practical applications; 2) students work in groups in a scholarly community that consists of mentors and practitioners who serve as role models and become part of students' virtual support group; 3) students participate in a series of field trips and workshops to bridge their transition to graduate programs; 4) students are closely mentored on posters and research reports preparation that culminates in a public oral presentation at Texas State at the end of each summer.Intellectual Merit: All proposed projects are based on strong research bases derived from the synergistic research expertise from four faculty members in the Texas State Computer Science Department. Each proposed REU project will advance the state of the art in information retrieval. The tools developed by students will enable the community at large to leverage massive amounts of data on the Web for new knowledge discovery and contribute towards national cyberinfrastructure development. Ten weeks of in-depth summer research will increase retention of computer science students, improve their career perspectives, engage them to participate in the next frontier of Internet revolution, and motivate them to enter graduate computer science programs.Broader Impacts: Because Texas State is ranked 13th among producers of Hispanic baccalaureate graduates in the nation, an REU site at Texas State has the potential to provide this audience with quality research experience. Furthermore, encouraging women and minorities to pursue advanced degrees in computer science will build a pipeline of future role models. The network of communities (faculty, students, computer scientists from industry) developed from this REU site will form a valuable support group for undergraduate students to talk and learn more about research as they prepare to enter graduate studies, and could develop into a collaborating relationship between Texas State and the participating students' institutions.