HBCU Workshops on Building Capacity for Research in Computing and Data Science

这个项目解决了增加来自历史上的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)的计算机科学教员参与计算研究的需要，特别是在NSF CEISE核心计划内。自2012年以来，美国国家科学基金会加大了努力，以扩大对计算(Bpc)的参与，并承诺将其目标定为“…为了确保强大的计算研究社区、具有全球竞争力的IT劳动力和精通计算的公民，CISE致力于扩大未被充分代表的群体在计算领域的参与。最近，NSF对BPC的承诺包括努力增加来自历史上为黑人的学院和大学(HBCU)的教师人数，在NSF CISE核心项目中进行基础或基础研究，这些核心项目包括-计算机和网络系统(CNS)、计算和通信基础(CCF)、信息和智能系统(IIS)部门以及高级网络基础设施办公室(OAC)。然而，尽管有这样的承诺，HBCU教职员工在CEISE核心项目中进行研究的参与率持续较低，对实现NSF的BPC目标产生了重大和有害的影响。因此，努力建设整个HBCU领域的计算研究能力，对于实现BPC的使命和目标至关重要。该项目的目标有三个：1)增加在NSF CEISE核心项目组合中进行一致和资助的研究的教员数量；2)扩大HBCU CS教师在卓越中心的网络；以及3)为准备攻读计算机研究生学位的HBCU本科生扩大参与研究活动的机会。为实现这些目标，该项目将通过主办两个讲习班，利用和扩大汉普顿大学发起的努力。除了去年参加汉普顿大学举办的研讨会的HBCU CS教员外，项目团队还将确定更多对开发计算和数据科学研究的想法和概念感兴趣的教员。在两个研讨会的过程中，项目团队将与教职员工一起进一步开发他们的提案想法，为将由美国工程教育学会(ASEE)主办的更大的会议做准备。在目前计划于2021年春季举行的ASEE会议上，HBCU CS教师将与他们的同事和来自西班牙裔服务机构以及美洲原住民和部落学院的同行一起，在为立即提交做准备的同时，有机会获得对他们的建议的批判性审查和反馈。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 project addresses the need to increase participation of computer science faculty from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in computing research, particularly within the NSF CISE core programs. Since 2012, the NSF has increased its efforts to broaden participation in computing (BPC) with a commitment to “…ensure a robust computing research community, a globally competitive IT workforce, and a computationally savvy citizenry, CISE is committed to broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in computing.” More recently, NSF’s commitment to BPC has included efforts to increase the number of faculty from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) conducting basic or fundamental research in the NSF CISE core programs, which includes – Computer and Network Systems (CNS), Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF), Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) divisions and the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC). Despite the commitment, however, the persistently low participation of HBCU faculty conducting research in the CISE core programs has had a significant and detrimental impact on achieving the NSF’s BPC goals. Therefore, efforts to build capacity for research in computing across the HBCU landscape are critical to achieve the mission and goals of BPC. The goal of this project is threefold: 1) to increase number of faculty conducting research that is aligned and funded within the NSF CISE core program portfolio, 2) to expand a network of HBCU CS faculty in a Center for Excellence; and, 3) to expand access to research activities for HBCU undergraduates who are preparing to pursue graduate degrees in computing. To achieve these goals, the project will leverage and expand the efforts initiated by Hampton University by hosting two workshops. In addition to those HBCU CS faculty who participated in workshops hosted by Hampton University last year, the project team will identify additional faculty who are interested in developing ideas and concepts for research in computing and data science. Over the course of the two workshops, the project team will work with faculty to further develop their proposal ideas in preparation for a larger meeting that will be hosted by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). During the ASEE meeting, currently planned for the Spring of 2021, HBCU CS faculty will be joined by their colleagues and peers from Hispanic Serving Institutions and Native American and Tribal Colleges and will have a chance to get critical review and feedback on their proposals while preparing them for immediate submission.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.