Targeted Infusion Project: Workforce Development in Cyber-Physical Systems and Machine Learning

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU- up）通过有针对性的输液项目支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。哥伦比亚特区大学（UDC）希望通过提供网络物理系统和机器学习方面的新学习体验，加强和提高大学的本科STEM教育。与项目目标相结合的是它的三个目标。第一个目标是完成三门新课程的开发，以丰富计算机工程专业本科生的知识基础。第二个目标是从地区社区学院招收未来的学生（特别强调那些在STEM领域代表性不足的学生），在UDC攻读计算机科学学士学位。所描述的外展计划旨在为被招募的学生在STEM领域的职业生涯做好准备和指导，更具体地说，是网络物理系统和机器学习。第三个目标是让华盛顿特区的高中生、UDC本科生和UDC教师了解信息物理系统研究和机器学习的最新趋势。网络物理系统暑期拓展计划将曝光、培训和指导华盛顿地区的高中生攻读计算机工程学士学位。最终，该项目将吸引来自大学和周边社区学院的本科生，大学教师和地区高中学生参与这些创新领域，以便他们准备好为(1)国内（和国际）对话和/或大规模网络物理系统和应用的创新做出贡献。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。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. University of the District of Columbia (UDC) aspires to strengthen and enhance undergraduate STEM education at the university by providing new learning experiences in Cyber-Physical Systems and Machine Learning. Integral to the project’s goal are its three objectives. The first objective is to complete the development of three new courses designed to enrich the knowledge base of undergraduate students majoring in Computer Engineering. The second objective is the recruitment of prospective students (with special emphasis on students who are typically underrepresented in STEM fields) from area community colleges to pursue the Bachelor of Science degree in computer science at UDC. The described outreach program seeks to prepare, and guide recruited students for careers in STEM in general, and cyber-physical systems and machine learning, more specifically. The third objective is to expose DC area high school students, UDC undergraduates, and UDC faculty to current trends in Cyber-Physical Systems research and machine learning. The Cyber-Physical Systems Summer Outreach Program will expose, train, and mentor the DC area high school students to pursue the BS in Computer Engineering. Ultimately, the project will engage undergraduate students from the university and surrounding community colleges, university faculty, and area high school students in these innovative fields so that they are prepared to contribute to (1) national (and international) conversations and/or innovation in large-scale cyber-physical systems and applications.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.