REU Site: REU Program at University of Texas at Arlington (UTA): Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities

REU 网站：德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校 (UTA) 的 REU 项目：残疾人辅助技术

• 批准号: 1757641
• 负责人: Ishfaq Ahmad
• 金额: $ 31.88万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Arlington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-03-15 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1757641&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Program; University; Texas

In this Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), in partnership with several other departments at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), proposes a REU program focusing on assistive technologies (AT) for people with disabilities (PWD). Undergraduate students are quite capable of performing tangible research, given the right motivation, facilities, mentoring, and guidance. Moreover, participation in active research can greatly enhance their educational experience and can be effective in motivating them to graduate studies. The proposed theme encompasses innovative and novel topics that can help PWD meet barriers of different kinds - attitudinal, architectural, and technological - in accessing employment, navigating public spaces, freely communicating, and living independently. Our REU program is a summer-long research experience for 10 carefully selected participants. The program includes close mentoring that will provide participants with a balance between technology research focus and grounding in pragmatic aspects that shape PWD's lives and assistive applications. The program also encompasses five weeks of intensive training in scientific research techniques and the technical areas, followed by five weeks of instruction in broader aspects of computer coding, technical writing, presentation skills, and aspects of a graduate career. The proposed innovative theme will excite students intellectually, as well as supporting their passion and creativity.People who have disabilities make up one of the largest minorities in the world. The World Health Organization estimates as many as 975 million of those 15 years of age and older live with disabilities. For PWD, AT can create a positive influence by removing or reducing many barriers. AT include devices, systems, equipment, and software that make inclusive environments possible and thereby allow PWD to participate fully in society. Through close and frequent interactions between faculty and participants, the proposed theme of AT will expose participants to innovative and novel inter-disciplinary projects through research and prototyping. In the proposed REU program of CSE at UTA, participants will work on computer programming, algorithms, sensors, data analytics, machine learning, and as well as other aspects of basic and applied computer science and engineering. The prototype projects undertaken by REU participants, even though small in nature, will contribute towards inventive methods, techniques, systems, and apps by enhancing the fundamental knowledge base in related fields, while creating new avenues for cross-disciplinary research. By incorporating an important theme of AT in the diversity-rich UTA environment, we expect to increase the pool of diverse and talents students.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.

在本科生（REU）网站的研究经验中，计算机科学与工程系（CSE）与德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校（UTA）的其他几个系合作，建议针对残疾人（PWD）的辅助技术（AT）进行REU计划。鉴于正确的动机，设施，指导和指导，本科生有能力进行有形的研究。此外，参与积极的研究可以大大增强他们的教育经验，并可以有效地激励他们进行研究生学习。拟议的主题涵盖了创新和新颖的主题，可以帮助PWD遇到不同种类的障碍（态度，建筑和技术），以获取就业机会，自由沟通和独立生活。我们的REU计划是为10名精心挑选的参与者提供的夏季研究经验。该计划包括仔细指导，将为参与者提供技术研究重点和扎实塑造PWD生活和辅助应用程序的基础之间的平衡。该计划还涵盖了科学研究技术和技术领域的五个星期的深入培训，然后在计算机编码，技术写作，演示技巧和研究生职业方面进行了五周的教学。拟议的创新主题将在智力上激发学生，并支持他们的热情和创造力。残疾人构成了世界上最大的少数民族之一。世界卫生组织估计，在那15岁及以上的残疾人生活中，有多达9.75亿人。对于PWD，可以通过消除或减少许多障碍来产生积极的影响。包括设备，系统，设备和软件，这些设备，设备和软件使包容性环境成为可能，从而使PWD能够完全参与社会。通过教职员工与参与者之间的紧密相互作用，拟议的主题将通过研究和原型制作将参与者暴露于创新和新颖的跨学科项目。在UTA的CSE拟议的REU计划中，参与者将研究计算机编程，算法，传感器，数据分析，机器学习以及基本和应用计算机科学和工程的其他方面。 REU参与者进行的原型项目，即使本质上很小，也将通过增强相关领域的基本知识基础，同时创造新的跨学科研究途径，从而为发明的方法，技术，系统和应用程序做出贡献。通过将AT的重要主题纳入多样性丰富的UTA环境中，我们希望增加不同和才华的学生的群体。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛影响的评估审查标准来通过评估来支持的。