NSF Student Travel Grant for IEEE VTS "Diversity in VTS" Workshop 2019 (VTS "Diversity in VTS" 2019)

当前汽车技术的发展趋势关键在于将互联性和自主性作为未来道路交通安全性、可靠性和能效的主要驱动因素。2019年9月22日至25日，在夏威夷檀香山举行的vtc2019秋季研讨会上，首届“VTS多样性”研讨会的目标是让行业研究人员、学术教职员工和研究生参与有关互联汽车和自动驾驶的跨学科讨论。IEEE车辆技术协会（VTS）的“VTS的多样性”研讨会将提供一个共同的平台，通过促进妇女和其他代表少数群体的群体之间的联系，来增强IEEE VTS和整个工程界的多样性。研讨会的目的是创造一个机会，分享妇女和少数族裔在工程界面临的挑战的经验，以及如何在工程职业生涯的各个阶段加强多样性和增加少数族裔的存在。总共1万美元将用于支持最多10名代表性不足的学生。三分之一的旅行补助金将留给首次参加IEEE车辆技术会议的人，该会议是研讨会的共同所在地。三分之一的旅费补助金将留给参加会议的妇女和其他代表性不足的学生。预计这次会议将是每年两次的IEEE车辆技术会议中举办的众多会议中的第一次，并将成为学生可以从同行和更成熟的研究人员那里学习和寻找导师的场所。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Current trends in automotive technology crucially involve connectivity and autonomy as the major drivers of safety, reliability, and energy efficiency in future road transportation. The goal of the inaugural Diversity in VTS" workshop at VTC2019-Fall in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 22 - 25, 2019, is to engage industry researchers, academic faculty members, and graduate students in interdisciplinary discussions on connected vehicles and autonomy. The IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) "Diversity in VTS" workshop will provide a common platform to enhance diversity in IEEE VTS and in the Engineering Community as a whole, by fostering the connection of women and other groups that represent minorities. The workshop is intended to create an opportunity to share experiences about the challenges that are faced by women and minorities in the engineering world and views on how to enhance diversity and increase the presence of minorities at all stages of their engineering careers.A total of $10,000 will be used to support up to 10 under-represented students. One third of the travel grants will be reserved for first-time attendees of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference where the workshop is co-located. One third of the travel grants will be reserved for women and other under-represented students attending the conference. It is anticipated that this conference will be the first of many to be held at the twice-annual IEEE Vehicular Technology Conferences and will be a venue where students can learn and find mentors, both from peers and more well-established researchers.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.