REU Site: Multidisciplinary Graph Data Analytics

本科生研究体验(REU)网站：佐治亚州立大学多学科图形数据分析是一个为期八周的暑期研究项目，旨在为本科生提供研究密集型培训，并为他们提供积极参与多学科数据分析项目的宝贵机会。该奖项每年夏天将从研究能力有限、少数族裔人口高度集中的大学招收10名本科生，例如佐治亚州及邻近各州的非洲裔美国人和拉美裔美国人。该项目的目标包括：(1)为本科生提供高质量的研究体验；(2)增加女性和代表性不足的少数群体对数据分析(特别是图表数据分析)的参与，这将有助于扩大计算机领域的多样性；(3)为学生在研究型职位上攻读研究生课程和从事专业生涯做好准备。参与者将在教师导师的指导和指导下，从事图形数据分析方面的研究项目，并在社交网络、生物信息学和商业分析方面进行实际应用。此外，学生还将通过实地考察和嘉宾演讲，深入了解行业研究实践。完成该项目后，学员有望获得在科学和技术领域取得成功所必需的强大技能，特别是在不断增长的数据科学领域-该领域预计在未来的职业环境中仍将发挥关键作用。该REU网站旨在让本科生参与学习体验，提高他们进行基础研究的兴趣和能力，特别是在图形数据分析方面。学生将学习如何开发和使用不同的图形机器学习(例如，图形神经网络)、图形数据挖掘(例如，图形聚类)和统计方法(例如，回归)，同时在社交网络、生物信息学和商业分析中应用实际项目。研究项目将分为以下几类：1)基于图压缩的图神经网络，2)对商业网络的影响力最大化，3)基于知识图的社会网络分析，4)基于异构图的生物医学数据分析。学生将进一步了解数据分析固有的伦理挑战，从隐私问题到通过每周研讨会应用于有偏见的数据集的机器学习出现的问题。通过定期会议，分享不同的问题和经验，交流知识，学生不仅可以深入研究他们的项目，还可以接触到其他正在进行的项目。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。

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site: Multidisciplinary Graph Data Analytics at Georgia State University is an eight-week summer research program to provide undergraduates a research-intensive training and offer valuable opportunities to actively engage in multidisciplinary data analytics projects. This award will recruit ten undergraduate students each summer from colleges with limited research capabilities and high concentrations of underrepresented minority populations such as African Americans and Hispanics in Georgia and neighboring states. The goals of the project include (1) providing a quality research experience for undergraduates, (2) increasing participation of female and under-represented minorities in data analytics (particularly graph data analytics), which will contribute to the broadening of diversity in computing fields, and (3) preparing students to pursue graduate studies and professional careers in research-oriented positions. The participants will engage in research projects in graph data analytics with practical applications in social networks, bioinformatics, and business analytics under faculty mentors' mentorship and guidance. Additionally, students will gain insights into industry research practices through field trips and guest speaker sessions. Upon completion of the program, participants are expected to acquire a robust skill set essential for successful careers in science and technology, particularly in the ever-growing field of data science—an area projected to remain pivotal in the future professional landscape.This REU site aims to engage undergraduates in learning experiences that increase their interest and ability to conduct basic research, especially on graph data analytics. Students will learn how to develop and use different graph machine learning (e.g., graph neural networks), graph data mining (e.g., graph clustering), and statistical methods (e.g., regression) while working on real-world projects with applications in social networks, bioinformatics, and business analytics. The research projects will fall into the following categories: 1) Graph Neural Networks with Graph Compressing, 2) Influence Maximization on Business Networks, 3) Social Network Analysis using Knowledge Graphs, and 4) Biomedical Data Analysis using Heterogeneous Graphs. Students will further learn about the ethical challenges inherent in data analytics, from privacy issues to problems emerging from machine learning applied to biased datasets via weekly seminars. Through regular meetings, where diverse problems and experiences are shared and knowledge is exchanged, students will not only delve into their projects but also gain exposure to other ongoing projects.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.