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

HBCU 计算和数据科学研究能力建设研讨会

• 批准号: 2041150
• 负责人: Jean Muhammad
• 金额: $ 8.78万
• 依托单位: Hampton University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-08-15 至 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2041150&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HBCU; Workshops; Building; Capacity; Research

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.

该项目解决了增加历史上黑人学院和大学（HBCU）计算机科学教师参与计算研究的需求，特别是在NSF CISE核心项目中。 自2012年以来，美国国家科学基金会加大了努力，以扩大参与计算（BPC）的承诺，以“......确保一个强大的计算研究社区，一个具有全球竞争力的IT劳动力，和一个精通计算的公民，CISE致力于扩大参与计算代表性不足的群体。 最近，NSF对BPC的承诺包括努力增加来自历史上黑人学院和大学（HBCU）的教师数量，这些教师在NSF CISE核心计划中进行基础或基础研究，其中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）部门和高级网络基础设施办公室（OAC）。 尽管承诺，但是，HBCU教师在CISE核心项目中进行研究的持续低参与度对实现NSF的BPC目标产生了重大而不利的影响。 因此，努力建设整个HBCU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方面：1）增加在NSF CISE核心项目组合内进行研究的教师数量，2）扩大HBCU CS教师在卓越中心的网络;以及，3）扩大HBCU本科生谁准备攻读计算研究生学位的研究活动。为了实现这些目标，该项目将通过举办两个讲习班来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教师外，项目团队还将确定其他有兴趣为计算和数据科学研究开发想法和概念的教师。 在两个研讨会的过程中，项目团队将与教师合作，进一步发展他们的建议，为将由美国工程教育协会（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会议期间，HBCU CS教师将加入他们的同事和来自西班牙裔服务机构和美洲原住民和部落学院的同行，并将有机会获得他们的建议，同时准备他们立即提交的关键审查和反馈。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的学术价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。