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

这个新的REU网站将从事信息检索研究的本科生，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、多媒体、地理参考和结构化。从大规模和多样化的数据中检索信息带来了前所未有的挑战。新的范例需要探索，下一代计算机科学家需要在这一领域的进步做好准备。REU网站每年夏天为十名本科生提供直接参与研究的机会，这些研究推动了信息检索领域的互联网创新。该网站强调了学生的多元化群体的参与，特别是妇女、少数民族和社区学院的学生。研究活动的结构使用亲和研究小组（ARG）模型，一种合作的方法，让不同背景的学生参与。这个REU经验的关键要素是：1）学生有机会在实际应用中研究问题; 2）学生在学术社区中工作，由导师和从业者组成，他们作为榜样并成为学生虚拟支持小组的一部分; 3）学生参加一系列实地考察和研讨会，以弥合他们向研究生课程的过渡; 4）学生们在海报和研究报告的准备方面得到了密切的指导，最终在每年夏天结束时在德克萨斯州立大学进行公开口头报告。智力优势：所有拟议的项目都基于德克萨斯州立大学计算机科学系四名教师的协同研究专业知识所产生的强大研究基础。每一个拟议的REU项目都将推进信息检索的最新发展。学生们开发的工具将使整个社区能够利用网上的大量数据来发现新的知识，并为国家网络基础设施的发展作出贡献。为期10周的深入暑期研究将提高计算机科学专业学生的保留率，改善他们的职业前景，吸引他们参与下一个互联网革命前沿，并激励他们进入计算机科学研究生课程。由于德克萨斯州立大学在全国西班牙裔学士学位毕业生中排名第13位，德克萨斯州立大学的REU网站有可能为这些读者提供高质量的研究经验。此外，鼓励妇女和少数民族攻读计算机科学高级学位将为未来的榜样建立一个管道。从这个REU网站开发的社区网络（教师，学生，工业计算机科学家）将形成一个有价值的支持小组，让本科生在准备进入研究生学习时谈论和了解更多有关研究的信息，并可能发展成为德克萨斯州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.