REU Site: Security of Smart Things

这笔资金更新了佛罗里达国际大学的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。 这个REU网站将接待来自全国各地大学的学生，他们将在夏天从事与智能事物的安全和隐私相关的研究。 智能设备存在于我们的家庭和日常环境中的许多地方，例如电器、电话、相机和汽车以及许多其他常见应用。 由于这些设备可以通信和处理数据，因此它们容易受到各种网络和软件攻击，例如恶意软件，未经授权的访问，冒充，数据修改和拒绝服务。 该研究由经验丰富的教师团队领导，计划为学生提供理论，应用和实践技能的平衡以及指导和专业发展机会。 学生将学习如何设计，实施和评估研究项目，这些项目对所有公民的安全和隐私至关重要。该网站将专注于招募代表性不足的少数民族，特别是利用周边拥有大量西班牙裔人口的大学。该网站由CISE安全和值得信赖的网络空间（SaTC）计划共同资助。该项目将介绍实用的创新和机制，以维护智能设备的隐私和安全，如可穿戴技术，电器和移动的设备以及部署这些设备的智能家居和城市。 这将通过使用最先进的设施来实现，这些设施由在智能事物安全方面具有重要专业知识的教师管理。 该项目的目标包括为本科生提供高质量的研究体验，增加女性和代表性不足的少数民族在计算领域的参与，为学生在网络安全领域进行研究生学习做好准备，并建立一个智能事物研究人员的安全社区。 在课程结束时，学生应获得技能，这将导致奖励的职业生涯，是维护我们的国家安全至关重要的。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

This funding renews a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the Florida International University. This REU Site will host a diverse group of students from universities across the nation who will spend their summer working on research related to the security and privacy of smart things. Smart devices are found in our homes and daily environment in many places such as appliances, phones, cameras, and cars as well as many other common applications. Since these devices can communicate and process data, they are vulnerable to various networking and software attacks such as malware, unauthorized access, impersonation, data modification, and denial of service. The research is led by an experienced faculty team that plans to offer a balance of theory, applications, and practical skills as well as mentoring and professional development opportunities for the students. The students will learn how to design, implement, and assess research projects in areas that are becoming crucial for the safety and privacy of all citizens. The site will focus on recruiting under-represented minorities, particularly drawing on the surrounding universities with large Hispanic populations. This site is co-funded by the CISE Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Program.The project will introduce practical innovations and mechanisms for maintaining the privacy and security of smart devices such as wearable technologies, appliances, and mobile devices as well as smart homes and cities that deploy these devices. This will be achieved through the use of state-of-the art facilities run by faculty members with significant expertise in the security of smart things. The goals of the project include providing a quality research experience for undergraduates, increasing participation of female and under-represented minorities in computing fields, preparing students to pursue graduate studies in cyber security fields, and building a community of security of smart things researchers. By the end of the program, the students should acquire skills that will lead to rewarding professional careers that are vital for preserving our national security.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.