REU Site: Trustable Computing Systems Security Research

这笔资金更新了康涅狄格大学专注于计算机系统安全研究的本科生研究经历(REU)网站。该网站由网络兵团：服务奖学金计划和安全值得信赖的网络空间(SATC)计划共同资助。学生将参与适时的国家重点领域的研究项目。具体活动包括电气和计算机工程系和计算机科学和工程系的合作项目，包括研究计算机安全的硬件支持、硬件特洛伊木马检测、IC身份验证和访问控制。一系列研讨会将使学生掌握各种研究项目的具体知识以及研究生院所需的一般技能。此外，本科生将有机会参加面向硬件的安全与信任研讨会。这将开阔学生的视野，让他们见证世界各地进行的研究项目。这个项目的学术价值在于强大的研究团队和对计算机系统安全的关注，这是一个国家需要和学生感兴趣的领域。学生将参与研究计划，调查算法技术、硬件和软件设计原则、计算机体系结构以及可信计算系统的其他方面。这个项目的一个主要目标是将这种跨学科的研究工作介绍给处于学术生涯早期阶段的学生，以激发他们的兴趣。同时，这项研究有可能为计算学科的研究核心做出贡献。该项目的目的是为本科生在事关国家利益的研究领域进行研究生学习做准备。计算机系统集成到我们国家基础设施的每一个部分，包括金融系统、通信系统、交通和国防。国家的主要需求是能够解决这些系统安全问题的研究和研究人员。这项提议提供的研究机会将有助于培养研究这些重要计算机安全问题的下一代研究人员。

This funding renews a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of Connecticut focused on computer systems security research. This site is co-funded by the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service Program and the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program. Students will participate in research projects that are timely and in an area of national priority. Specific activities include collaborative projects in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Computer Science and Engineering Department, including research in hardware support for computer security, hardware Trojan detection, and IC authentication, and access control. A series of seminars will equip students with knowledge specific to the various research projects as well as general skills required in graduate school. In addition, the undergraduate students will have the opportunity to participate in the Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust Symposium. This will broaden students' vision by allowing them to witness research projects conducted worldwide. The intellectual merit of this project lies with the strong research team and the focus on computer systems security, an area of national need and of interest to students. The students will participate in research initiatives that investigate algorithmic techniques, hardware and software design principles, computer architecture, and other aspects of trustable computing systems. A major goal of this project is to introduce such interdisciplinary research work to students in the early stages of their academic careers to spark their interests. At the same time, the research has the potential to contribute to the research core of the computing disciplines. This project is aimed at preparing undergraduate students for graduate study in a research area of vital national interest. Computer systems are integrated into every part of our national infrastructure, including financial systems, communication systems, transportation, and defense. A primary national need is research and researchers who can address the security of these systems. The research opportunities that this proposal provides will help develop the next generation of researchers investigating these important computer security issues.