REU Site: Research Experiences in the Internet of Things

这个CISE本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖资助了一个新的REU网站，专注于中佛罗里达大学的物联网（IoT）。REU网站每年夏天将为10名本科生提供在最先进的研究实验室与教师导师一起工作的机会，研究快速发展的物联网领域的项目。物联网是一个新的研究领域，其特点是物理组件、软件、无线网络以及设备运行的社会环境之间的紧密集成。中佛罗里达大学对两个中心、一个研究所和一个研究集群进行了重大投资，以探索与物联网和网络安全相关的研究应用。除了进行研究外，学生们还将参加其他专业发展活动，如行业实地考察、职业道德研讨会、演讲和职业指导，以及研究生院的准备。一名外部评估人员将评估该网站的成功和对学生的影响。夏季的高潮活动将是研讨会，学生们将在专业环境中展示他们的研究成果。该项目由一支优秀的团队领导，拥有最先进的设施和专业的导师，指导本科生探索与物联网相关的问题。该网站的目标是利用快速发展的物联网领域来激发本科生的兴趣，并为那些在自己的机构可能没有机会获得研究经验的学生提供研究经验。物联网为智能手机、健康和健身追踪设备、车辆事故避免技术、家庭自动化等新消费产品提供了基础。这些都是应该吸引学生的领域，并让他们积极参与对他们有意义和与所有公民相关的项目。学生将参与研究和专业发展活动，所有这些活动都旨在实现留住和毕业计算机科学和工程专业的本科生，从传统上在计算机领域代表性不足的群体中招募学生，并增加研究生课程的学生招募。

This CISE Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site award funds a new REU site focused on the Internet of Things (IoT) at the University of Central Florida. The REU site will provide 10 undergraduates per summer the opportunity to work with faculty mentors in state-of-the-art research labs on projects in the rapidly emerging area of IoT. The Internet of Things is a new are of research characterized by tight integration between the physical components, software, wireless networking as well as the social context in which the devices operate. The University of Central Florida has made significant investments in two centers, one institute, and a research cluster to explore research applications related to the IoT and cybersecurity. In addition to conducting research the students will participate in other professional development activities such as industry field trips, professional ethics seminars, speakers and career guidance, and graduate school preparation. An external evaluator will measure the success of the site and the impact on the students. The culminating event of the summer will be a symposium where the students present their research results in a professional setting.The is project is led by an outstanding team offering state-of-the art facilities and professional mentors to guide undergraduates in explorations of problems related to the Internet of Things. The goal of the site is to use the fast-moving IoT field to excite undergraduates and to provide research experiences to students who might not otherwise have opportunities for research experiences at their own institutions. The IoT provides the basis for new consumer products such as smart phones, health and fitness tracking devices, accident avoidance technologies for vehicles, and home automation. These are all areas which should appeal to students and actively engage them in projects that are meaningful to them and relevant to all citizens. The students will participate in research and professional development activities all designed to achieve the goals of retaining and graduating undergraduate students in computer science and engineering, recruiting students from groups traditionally under-represented in computing fields, and increasing recruitment of students into graduate programs.