REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates - Emerging Issues in Cybersecurity

这笔资金更新了新墨西哥州矿业与技术学院(新墨西哥理工学院)的本科生研究经验(REU)网站，重点关注网络安全中新出现的问题。此次更新将在每年夏天吸引10名本科生到新墨西哥理工大学进行为期10周的研究体验。REU网站的招聘工作将主要集中在研究资源有限的地区机构的学生，特别是在计算机领域传统上代表性不足的女性和少数族裔学生。该项目将使REU的学生接触到令人兴奋的网络安全前沿研究问题，并使他们了解一般研究方法、网络安全工作知识、技术写作和演示技能以及创业途径。该网站的研究项目涉及一系列重要和新兴的网络安全主题，包括文档格式恶意软件检测、无线安全、网络安全、自动威胁报告生成、移动用户的位置隐私、零日攻击检测以及精准农业的网络安全风险评估和管理。在经验丰富的研究人员的带领下，学生将使用最先进的设施开发新的方法、算法、协议和软件工具，以促进网络安全领域的知识和实践。该网站的目标包括：向学生提供网络安全前沿研究的经验；扩大对计算的参与；激励学生攻读计算机科学研究生课程；以及培养未来的网络安全劳动力。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 funding renews a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) with a focus on emerging issues in cybersecurity. This renewal will bring ten undergraduate students to New Mexico Tech for a ten-week research experience each summer. Recruiting efforts of this REU site will primarily focus on students from regional institutions with limited research resources, especially female and minority students who are traditionally under-represented in the computing field. The program will expose the REU students to exciting cutting-edge research problems in cybersecurity and empower them with an understanding of general research methods, working knowledge of cybersecurity, technical writing and presentation skills, and an exposure to entrepreneurship pathways.The research projects of this site address a range of important and emerging cybersecurity topics including document format malware detection, wireless security, web security, automated threat report generation, location privacy of mobile users, zero-day attack detection, and cybersecurity risk assessment and management for precision agriculture. Led by experienced researchers, students will use state-of-the-art facilities to develop new methods, algorithms, protocols, and software tools to advance the knowledge and practices in the cybersecurity area. The goals of this site include: providing students experiences on cutting edge research in cybersecurity; broadening participation in computing; motivating students to pursue graduate studies in computer science; and preparing a future workforce in cybersecurity.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.