REU Site: Cybersecurity Research of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

这笔资金在安柏瑞德航空大学建立了一个新的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。该项目的重点是无人机（UAV）的网络安全研究。每年夏天，十名本科生将参加为期八周的研究，以了解无人机的网络安全挑战，以及如何设计算法和技术来保护无人机免受网络攻击。该计划将提供理论，实践技能和应用平衡的研究经验。该项目由经验丰富的教师团队领导，他们将通过一些专业发展活动指导参与研究人员，为他们未来的职业生涯做好准备，成为网络安全和无人机领域的专业人士，这是未来劳动力的关键需求领域。该项目将为本科生提供很好的机会，特别是那些来自代表性不足和少数群体以及研究资源有限的机构的学生，参与无人机的真实网络安全研究。该项目将在全国范围内进行招聘，特别强调美国东南部地区。该REU网站的目标是让本科生使用无人机作为平台整合基础和最先进的网络安全研究。学生将了解和研究针对无人机的网络攻击，并调查相应的网络防御。本项目的研究活动将从多个角度探索无人机的网络安全，包括安全通信、数据隐私保护、自主无人机的安全控制系统等，通过开展多样化但连贯的研究项目，学生将获得对无人机网络安全研究的深入理解和实践经验，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This funding establishes a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. This project focuses on cybersecurity research for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In each summer, ten undergraduate students will participate in research for eight weeks to understand cybersecurity challenges for UAVs, and how to design algorithms and techniques to protect UAVs from cyber-attacks. This program will provide a research experience with a balance of theory, hands-on practical skills, and applications. The project is led by a team of experienced faculty who will mentor the participating researchers through a number of professional development activities that prepare them for future careers as professionals in the field of cybersecurity and UAVs, which are areas of critical need for the workforce of the future. This project will provide great opportunities for undergraduate students, especially for those from underrepresented and minority groups and institutions with limited research resources, to be involved in real-world cybersecurity research of UAVs. This project will conduct a nationwide recruitment process with particular emphasis on the southeast region of the United States.The objective of this REU site is to involve undergraduate students to integrate fundamental and state-of-the-art cybersecurity research using UAVs as the platform. Students will understand and study cyber-attacks targeted at UAVs and investigate corresponding cyber defenses. Research activities in this project will explore the cybersecurity of UAVs from multiple angles, including secure communication, data privacy protection, secure control systems for autonomous UAVs, etc. By conducting diverse but coherent research projects, students will gain in-depth understanding and hands-on experience in cybersecurity research for UAVs, as well as general computer and data 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.