REU SITE: Engagement of Undergraduates in Theory, Algorithm & Applications of Science and Engineering in Information Technology

托莱多大学的本科生研究体验为10名本科生提供了一个独特的机会，让他们在多样化和多元文化的环境中进行指导研究并获得丰富的经验。在这个项目中，每个学生在10周的暑假期间，在一位教师导师的密切指导下进行一项独立的研究项目。研究项目涵盖信息技术领域的广泛研究课题，如计算算法、软件工程、建筑、图形、优化、信息安全、图像处理和多媒体。受监督的研究经验已被证明可以激励学生，鼓励他们取得更高水平的学业成就，从而提高本科生的留校率和毕业率，特别是对代表不足的少数族裔而言。还强烈鼓励与会者在区域和国家科学会议上介绍他们的研究成果。除了获得研究经验外，学生还将参加其他旨在促进其他技能的活动，如沟通技能、技术写作技能以及陈述技能。该计划还将使参与者接触到研究生学习的可能性，并鼓励他们在职业道路上选择这一步，这将增加他们的就业前景。最终的结果将是一批强大的毕业生，他们至少能够满足研究和工业领域对工程和IT专业人员的部分需求。该计划的本科生将在全国范围内招募，特别是从少数族裔服务的学院和其他小型学院招募。此外，强烈鼓励代表人数不足的群体，包括少数族裔和来自研究机会很少的小型学院和大学的学生申请。

The Research Experience for Undergraduate Site at the University of Toledo provides a unique opportunity for 10 undergraduate students to perform supervised research and obtain rich experiences in a diverse and multicultural environment. In this program, each student carries out an independent research project under the close guidance of a faculty mentor during 10 weeks of summer. The research projects cover a wide range of research topics in the field of Information technology such as computational algorithms, software engineering, architecture, graphics, optimization, information security, image processing and multimedia. Supervised research experience has been shown to motivate students and encourage higher levels of academic achievement leading to increased retention and graduation for undergraduate students, especially for underrepresented minorities. The participants are also strongly encouraged to present their research at regional and national scientific meetings. In addition to gaining research experience, students will participate in other activities designed to promote other skills such as communication skills, technical writing skills, as well as presentation skills. This program will also expose participants to the possibility of graduate study and encourage them to choose this step in their career paths, which will increase their employment prospective. The end result will be a strong set of graduates who can satisfy at least some of the needs for Engineering and IT professionals in research and industry. The undergraduate participants in this program will be recruited nationwide, particularly from minority-serving and other small colleges. Also, underrepresented groups, including minorities and students from small colleges and universities with little research opportunities are strongly encouraged to apply.