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

当前汽车技术的趋势主要涉及连接性和自主性，它们是未来道路运输中安全、可靠和能源效率的主要驱动力。2019 VTC2019秋季在夏威夷火奴鲁鲁举行的VTC2019首届VTS多样性研讨会的目标。2019年22-25日，将邀请行业研究人员、学术教职员工和研究生参与关于互联汽车和自主性的跨学科讨论。IEEE Vehicular Technology Society(VTS)“VTS中的多样性”研讨会将提供一个共同平台，通过促进妇女和代表少数群体的其他群体之间的联系，加强IEEE VTS和整个工程界的多样性。该讲习班旨在创造一个机会，交流妇女和少数群体在工程界面临的挑战的经验，以及如何在其工程生涯的所有阶段加强多样性和增加少数群体的存在。总额为10,000美元的资金将用于资助最多10名代表不足的学生。三分之一的旅费将保留给首次参加IEEE车辆技术会议的人员，研讨会将在该会议上同时举行。三分之一的旅费将预留给出席会议的妇女和其他任职人数不足的学生。预计这次会议将是在每年两次的IEEE车辆技术会议上举行的许多会议中的第一次，并将成为学生从同行和更知名的研究人员那里学习和寻找导师的场所。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。

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.