REU Site in Computer Systems

这笔资金更新了Harvey Mudd College的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。该网站吸引了10名本科生，以便让他们参与研究并鼓励计算机科学的研究生学习。该网站的智力重点是计算机系统的研究。该计划通过四个广泛的系统项目提供了研究生经验的缩影。 学生有机会在研究过程的各个方面获得经验，包括其社会方面。该网站的重点是招收足够多样化的学生，包括妇女和代表性不足的少数群体，该建议的智力价值在于一个经验丰富的导师团队的领导，他们在研究领域具有出色的专业知识和经验。该网站专注于四个主要项目。第一个项目开发的算法估计cophylogenetic树的基础上生物宿主/寄生虫数据。学生们的工作被封装在一个名为Jane的软件包中，该软件包目前被数十个生物研究小组使用。第二个努力调查的方法，自动合成的乐谱，促进我们的理解计算音乐研究。它利用了拥有数千名用户的Impro-Visor软件。第三个项目探索程序分析，以支持新的，可访问的特定领域的语言，安全的信息流在行业标准的语言，如JavaScript，和可视化工具，双方的编程频谱。第四个项目测试基于机器学习和计算机视觉的算法，这些算法可以提高低成本机器人的最新性能，例如300美元以下的四轴飞行器和激光制导轮式平台。更广泛的影响包括该网站强调研究生阶段追求计算机科学的广泛人类和研究影响-特别是对于那些以前没有考虑过研究生工作的参与者。发现研究问题促使学生指导研究技能的发展：调查，演讲和出版。由顾问一对一的介绍过渡到学生主导的会谈，并在夏季或之后的出版物和会议经验达到高潮。该计划最重要的影响是培养下一代具有创造力和热情的计算机科学研究人员。评估计划和学生研究工件归档计划应有助于教育研究的有效结构，让本科生参与研究。

This funding renews a Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) site at Harvey Mudd College. The site brings 10 undergraduates in order to engage them in research and encourage graduate study in computer science. The intellectual focus of the site is research in computer systems. The program provides a microcosm of the graduate experience through four broadly-scoped systems projects. Students have a chance to gain experience in all aspects of the research process, including its social aspects. The site focuses on recruiting a sufficiently diverse pool of students, including women and underrepresented minorities.The intellectual merit of the proposal rests with the leadership of an experienced team of mentors with excellent expertise and experience in the research areas. The site focuses on four main projects. The first project develops algorithms for estimating cophylogenetic trees based on biological host/parasite data. Students' work is encapsulated in a software package named Jane, currently in use by dozens of biology research groups. The second effort investigates approaches for automatic synthesis of music scores, furthering our understanding of computational music research. It leverages the Impro-Visor software, which has many thousands of users. The third project explores program analyses to support new, accessible domain-specific languages, secure information flow in industry-standard languages such as Javascript, and visualization tools for both sides of that programming spectrum. The fourth project tests machine-learning and computer vision-based algorithms that improve the state-of-the-art of performance of low-cost robots, such as sub-$300 quadcopters and laser-guided wheeled platforms.The broader impacts include the site's emphasis on the broad human and research impacts of pursuing computer science at the graduate level -- especially for participants who had not previously considered graduate work. Challenging research problems prompt students' guided development of research skills: investigation, presentation, and publication. One-on-one introductions by advisors transition to student-led talks and culminate with publications and conference experiences during or after the summer. The program's most important impact is its cultivation of the next generation of creative and enthusiastic computer science researchers. The evaluation plan and the student research artifact archiving plan should contribute to educational research on effective structures for involving undergraduate students in research.