REU Site: Socially Relevant Computing and Analytics

这个“与社会相关的计算和分析”本科生研究体验网站(SRCA-REU)将使不同的本科生群体沉浸在充满活力的研究社区中，研究社区的教职员工和研究生致力于尖端交互和智能媒体，改善学习和医疗保健成果，教育技术，以及通过计算机进行的多种形式的互动。学生将通过STAR计算队从代表性不足的群体和研究机会有限的学院和大学中招募，STAR计算队是一个由NSF资助的致力于扩大计算机参与的国家机构联盟。该项目的重点是相关的尖端技术，这是一个得到证实的重点，可以改善少数群体和妇女的保留率。SRCA-REU项目的智力价值在于发现和评估针对严肃游戏、数据分析、自动摄像机控制、叙事生成和动物与计算机交互中的公开问题的创新、交互解决方案。SRCA-REU将为教师和研究生导师提供明确的研究指导培训，并明确鼓励教师和学生发布结果。SRCA-REU的学生将在本科生研究竞赛中展示他们的工作，并将被鼓励以同行评议出版物的形式提交他们的技术论文。利用亲和力研究小组和REUS模型的STAR培训，教师和研究生导师将与本科生接触，创造一种支持性的合作文化，同时通过整个暑期对导师和学生的即时培训来促进个人对研究的贡献。

This "Socially Relevant Computing and Analytics" Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site (SRCA-REU) will immerse a diverse group of undergraduates in a vibrant research community of faculty and graduate students working on cutting-edge interactive and intelligent media, improving learning and healthcare outcomes, educational technologies, and diverse forms of interaction with and through computers. Students will be recruited from underrepresented groups and colleges and universities with limited research opportunities through the STARS Computing Corps, an NSF-funded national consortium of institutions dedicated to broadening participation in computing. The project's focus on relevant cutting edge technologies is a proven focus that can improve retention for minorities and women. The intellectual merit of the SRCA-REU project lies in the discovery and evaluation of innovative, interactive solutions to open problems in serious games, data analytics, automated camera control, narrative generation, and animal-computer interaction. The SRCA-REU will provide explicit research mentoring training to faculty and graduate student mentors, and explicitly encourage faculty and student publication of results. SRCA-REU students will present their work at an undergraduate research competition, and will be encouraged to submit their technical papers as peer reviewed publications. Using the Affinity Research Groups and STARS Training for REUs models, faculty and graduate student mentors will be engaged with undergraduates to create a supportive culture of collaboration while promoting individual contributions to research through just-in-time training for both mentors and students throughout the summer.