REU Site: EURECA: Extensible Undergraduate Research Experience in Communication Applications

REU 网站：EURECA：通信应用方面可扩展的本科研究经验

• 批准号: 1263341
• 负责人: Sriram Vishwanath
• 金额: $ 26.2万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Austin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-02-15 至 2016-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263341&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; EURECA; Extensible; Undergraduate

This site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program. The site is also co-funded by the Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS) cluster of the NSF/CISE Division of Computer and Network Systems.This award renews an exemplary existing Research Experience for Undergraduates site focused on wireless networking and communications. The project engages students in a wide range of projects in wireless networking lead by a team of faculty mentors in the Wireless Networking and Communications Group, including 5 labs. A key component of every research project is its extensibility providing students with the capacity to build on knowledge provided to them by their mentor and to generate independent results, and to sustain this effort after returning to students' parent institutions. Through a partnership with the Austin Technology Incubator the students will learn about the synergies between research and commercialization. A nationwide recruitment process is used to select cohorts of undergraduate students to participate in a nine-week summer research program at the host institution. Particular emphasis is placed on recruitment of students from under-represented populations. The project includes technical seminars and workshops, student presentations, and field trips and other professional development opportunities. The EURECA team's objective is to generate sustained research interest among undergraduates so that they become tomorrow's leaders in industry and academia.Intellectual Merit: The intellectual merit of this project lies in strong research basis and the expertise of the faculty. The projects are in current research areas that are of interest to the community at large and that have clear practical applications. The research projects are created as a focused plan to guide the students from a passive learning state to the state of being active self-sustaining researchers.Broader Impact: The broader impacts of the project include providing a quality research experience to undergraduate students, particularly students from underrepresented groups. The participating faculty members are committed to including under-represented minority students in their research, particularly through their partnerships with Huston-Tillotson University and professional organizations. 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.

这个网站是由国防部与NSF REU计划共同资助的。该网站也是由NSF/CEISE计算机和网络系统部门的网络技术和系统(NETS)集群共同资助的。这个奖项更新了现有的专注于无线网络和通信的本科生网站的示范研究经验。该项目让学生参与无线网络的广泛项目，由无线网络和通信组的教师导师团队领导，包括5个实验室。每个研究项目的一个关键组成部分是它的可扩展性，使学生能够利用导师提供给他们的知识并产生独立的结果，并在返回学生的母校后继续这一努力。通过与奥斯汀科技孵化器的合作，学生们将了解研究和商业化之间的协同效应。全国范围内的招生程序被用来挑选一批本科生参加主办机构为期九周的暑期研究项目。特别强调从任职人数不足的人口中招收学生。该项目包括技术研讨会和讲习班、学生演讲、实地考察和其他职业发展机会。EURECA团队的目标是在本科生中激发持续的研究兴趣，使他们成为未来工业和学术界的领导者。智力价值：这个项目的智力价值在于强大的研究基础和教师的专业知识。这些项目所在的研究领域是广大社区都感兴趣的，并具有明显的实际应用。这些研究项目是作为一个有重点的计划来创建的，以引导学生从被动的学习状态转变为积极的、自我维持的研究人员的状态。广泛的影响：该项目的更广泛的影响包括为本科生，特别是来自代表性不足群体的学生提供高质量的研究体验。参与研究的教职员工致力于将少数族裔学生纳入他们的研究，特别是通过他们与休斯顿-蒂洛森大学和专业组织的合作伙伴关系。因此，这个项目有可能产生新的计算机科学研究生和教职员工，并在促进学习的同时促进发现和理解。