REU Site: Software Safety: Methodology, Practice and Research

这笔资金更新了德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校一个成功的CISE本科生研究经验(REU)网站。该网站专注于与软件安全相关的软件工程研究。学生将评估现有安全保证方法和当前实践的优缺点，并调查诸如引入软件安全要求可能如何影响软件生命周期以及软件过程、方法和工具支持应如何调整等问题。除了研究，学生还将到工业伙伴进行实地考察，并参加技术写作和口头陈述的指导研讨会。这个REU网站将允许学生，特别是那些来自代表性不足的团体或研究机会有限的大学的学生，体验软件安全方面的尖端研究-这对防止灾难性事故和软件依赖系统的安全运行至关重要。它还将鼓励这些学生继续攻读研究生课程并从事科学技术研究。学生将熟练掌握广泛适用的技能，包括口头和书面交流、研究方法、批判性思维和解决问题。

This funding renews a successful CISE Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) site at the University of Texas at Dallas.This site focuses on Software Engineering research related toSoftware Safety. Students will evaluate the strengths andweakness of existing methodologies and current practices forsafety assurance, as well as investigating issues such as howthe introduction of software safety requirements may affectthe software lifecycle and how software processes, methodsand tool support should be adjusted. In addition to research,students will take field trips to industrial partners and attendmentoring workshops on technical writing and oral presentation.This REU site will allow students, especially those fromunderrepresented groups or universities with limited researchopportunities, to experience cutting-edge research in softwaresafety --- critical to the prevention of catastrophic accidentsand safe operation of software-dependent systems. It will alsoencourage these students to continue into graduate programs andcareers in science and technology research. Students will gainproficiency in a broadly applicable skill set including oraland written communication, research methods, critical thinking,and problem solving.