REU Site: Research Experiences in Pervasive Computing for Smart Health, Safety, and Well-being

这笔资金更新了坦普尔大学的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。这个REU网站将接待来自全国各地大学的不同群体的学生，他们将在夏季从事与普适计算解决方案相关的研究项目，以改善健康、公共安全和福祉。普适计算通常涉及将计算能力(通常是在微处理器上)嵌入到日常对象中，以使它们有效地通信并执行有用的任务，通常与对象或设备的最终用户几乎没有直接交互。这个项目涉及对普适计算应用程序的研究，这些应用程序有可能造福于更广泛的社区。这项研究由经验丰富的教师团队领导，计划为学生提供理论、应用和实践技能以及指导和职业发展机会的平衡。这些学生将成为实践社区的一部分，该社区设计、实施和评估可能影响所有公民生活的研究项目。该网站将专注于招收代表不足的少数族裔和女性，特别是利用学生研究机会有限的本科院校。该项目有可能开发新的算法和技术，从而加深对普适计算领域及其网络、计算机视觉和数据分析等组成部分领域的理解。这些项目由拥有强大研究资历和丰富本科生指导经验的教师指导。这些项目将使用新的科学教育和研究中心的最先进设施以及网络计算中心的资源。这些项目的重点是设计普适计算系统，该系统使用嵌入到日常物品、景观和可穿戴设备中的感知、激励和计算来改善公众的健康、安全和福祉。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This funding renews a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Temple University. This REU Site will host a diverse group of students from universities across the nation to spend their summer working on research projects related to pervasive computing solutions for improving health, public safety, and well-being. Pervasive computing typically involves embedding computational capability, usually on microprocessors, into everyday objects to make them effectively communicate and perform useful tasks often with little interaction directly from the end user of the object or device. This project involves research into pervasive computing applications that have the potential to benefit the broader community at large. The research is led by an experienced faculty team that plans to offer a balance of theory, applications, and practical skills as well as mentoring and professional development opportunities for the students. The students will be part of a community of practice that designs, implements, and assesses research projects that can impact the lives of all citizens. The site will focus on recruiting under-represented minorities and women, particularly drawing on undergraduate institutions where students have limited research opportunities. The project has the potential to develop new algorithms and technologies that lead to an advanced understanding of the field of pervasive computing and its component areas of networking, computer vision, and data analytics. The projects are led by faculty mentors with strong research credentials as well as significant experience in undergraduate mentoring. The projects will have access to state-of-the art facilities in the new Science Education and Research Center as well as the resources of the Center for Networked Computing. The focus of the projects revolves around designing pervasive computing systems that employ sensing, actuation, and computation embedded in everyday objects, landscapes, and wearable items to improve the health, safety, and well-being of the general public.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.