REU Site: Human-Centered Computing for Social Good

明尼苏达大学计算机科学与工程系的本科生研究体验(REU)网站旨在支持不同的本科生群体参与以人为中心的研究项目，利用计算机科学促进社会公益。该项目的目标是：(1)为本科生的研究提供支持，特别是对那些在本国机构任职人数不足或机会有限的学生；(2)促进领先研究人员在虚拟现实、可视化、人机交互和人机交互方面的指导；(3)明确培训学生的研究方法，并使他们沉浸在科学文化中；(4)提供职业发展机会，为学生进入研究生院和科学生涯做准备。REU学生项目将产生新的技术、算法和交互技术，这些技术、算法和交互技术可以丰富和增强人类使用计算系统的体验。为了实现这些目标，REU网站将从研究机会有限的机构招募至少50%的队列，特别强调支持女性、代表性不足的少数族裔和第一代大学生。参与者将沉浸在高度协作的研究实验室中，由长期致力于指导本科生研究人员的教职员工监督。为了帮助学生在计算机科学和促进社会公益之间建立联系，REU的所有项目都将与联合国基金会建立的一个或多个可持续发展目标保持一致。学生将应用他们的计算机科学知识来解决重要的社会问题，如隐含的偏见缓解、成瘾恢复、定位水下垃圾、分类可回收物品以及激励气候行动。在队列层面，学生将参加整个夏季计划的社交活动、研究培训研讨会、受邀的研究讲座和专业发展研讨会，以支持他们的学术和职业发展。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 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Minnesota Department of Computer Science and Engineering aims to support a diverse group of undergraduate students in human-centered research projects that leverage computer science to advance social good. The objectives of this project are to: (1) provide support for undergraduate research, especially for students that are underrepresented or have limited access at their home institutions; (2) facilitate mentorship from leading researchers in virtual reality, visualization, human-computer interaction, and human-robot interaction; (3) explicitly train students in research methods and immerse them in the culture of science, and (4) provide professional development opportunities to prepare students for graduate school and scientific careers. REU student projects will produce novel technologies, algorithms, and interaction techniques that can enrich and empower human experiences with computing systems. To achieve these goals, the REU site will recruit at least 50% of the cohort from institutions with limited research opportunities, with a particular emphasis on supporting women, underrepresented minorities, and first generation college students. Participants will be immersed in highly collaborative research labs supervised by faculty with longstanding commitments to mentoring undergraduate researchers. To help students make the connection between computer science and advancing social good, all REU projects will be aligned with one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations Foundation. Students will apply their computer science knowledge to address important societal problems such as implicit bias mitigation, addiction recovery, locating underwater trash, sorting recyclables, and motivating climate action. At the cohort level, students will participate in a program of social events, research training seminars, invited research talks, and professional development workshops scheduled throughout the summer to support their scholarly and professional growth.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.