REU Site: Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experiences in Networked Cyber-Physical Systems

这一奖项在威奇托州立大学建立了一个新的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。REU网站将接待来自全国各地的本科生，在夏季与教师导师一起进行联网网络物理系统的研究。网络物理系统是基于并依赖于计算算法和物理组件的无缝集成而构建的工程系统。由于设备预期在其中运行的复杂的真实世界环境，网络物理系统通常会带来重大的通信和网络挑战。环境多种多样，从水下作业到空中飞行，无所不包。它们可能涉及在制造设施中使用，也可能只是作为个人设备使用。该项目计划每年夏天招收一批不同的本科生，包括来自传统上在计算机领域代表性不足的群体的学生。除了他们的研究活动，学生们还将参加其他职业发展活动，为他们进入计算劳动力和未来可能成为研究人员做准备。REU网站由威奇托州立大学电气工程和计算机科学系计算机网络小组的教师指导。附属研究实验室为学生提供机会，使用最先进的设备和设施，与在网络网络物理系统领域拥有丰富经验和专业知识的教师导师一起探索最新和及时的主题。实现网络化的网络物理系统在室内和室外定位和定位、无线通信和网络、安全和隐私、云计算、移动和可穿戴计算以及数据分析等领域提出了一系列丰富的研究问题。该项目的目标是推进联网网络物理系统的技术领域，同时为下一代研究生和劳动力参与者做好准备。该项目由计算机和信息科学与工程局(CEISE)和刺激竞争性研究的实验计划(EPSCoR)联合资助。

This award establishes a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Wichita State University. The REU Site will host undergraduate students from across the nation to conduct research during the summer with faculty mentors on networked cyber-physical systems. Cyber-physical systems are engineered systems that are built from and depend on the seamless integration of computational algorithms and physical components. Cyber-physical systems often present significant communications and networking challenges due to the complex, real-world environments in which the devices are expected to operate. The environments are diverse and range from operating underwater to flying in the air. They could involve use in manufacturing facilities or simple use as personal devices. The project plans to recruit a diverse cohort of undergraduate students each summer, including students from groups traditionally under-represented in computing. In addition to their research activities, the students will participate in other professional development activities that will prepare them for entering the computing workforce and for possible futures as researchers.The REU site is led by faculty mentors from the computer networking group within the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Wichita State University. The affiliated research laboratories provide students with opportunities to use state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to explore topics that are current and timely with faculty mentors who have significant experience and expertise in the area of networked cyber-physical systems. Realizing networked cyber-physical systems presents a rich set of research problems in areas such as indoor and outdoor positioning and localization, wireless communications and networking, security and privacy, cloud computing, mobile and wearable computing, and data analytics. The goals of the project are to advance the technical field of networked cyber-physical systems while simultaneously preparing the next generation of graduate students and workforce participants. This project is jointly funded by the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).