REU Site: Undergraduate Computer Research (UnCoRe) in Cyber Security

本科生研究经验(REU)网站奖更新了奥克兰大学的一个示范REU网站。每年夏天，来自全国各地的本科生将致力于挑战与网络安全相关的研究问题，这是我们国家的优先领域。该网站包括一个强大的研究部分，结合了为参与的本科生提供的职业发展机会。该团队将继续使用过去REU网站采用的成功策略，从传统上在计算机科学中代表性不足的群体中招收本科生。一个特别的重点将是从研究机会有限的机构招聘妇女和学生。最终目标是在未来不断发展的全球社会中，为发展一支在对国家安全至关重要的领域拥有专业知识的多样化科学队伍做出贡献。该项目由一个杰出的团队领导，提供当前和国家感兴趣的主题的研究经验。学生将学习如何使用工具和技术来解决与计算机科学领域和我们的国家及时相关的问题。学生们沉浸在研究环境的方方面面：积极参与制定研究项目和定义解决方案；与同行和其他受众就研究和他们的发现进行交流；参观研究实验室并参加科学和技术演示；以及与包括教师、研究生和其他科学研究人员在内的研究团队建立合作关系。由此产生的研究经常在专业会议上提交，并包括在技术出版物中，从而为对维持安全和值得信赖的网络空间至关重要的研究主体做出贡献。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site award renews an exemplary REU site at Oakland University. Each summer, undergraduate students from across the nation will work on challenging research problems related to cybersecurity, an area of national priority for our nation. The site includes a strong research component combined with professional development opportunities for the participating undergraduate students. The team will continue to use successful strategies employed in past REU Sites to recruit undergraduate students from groups traditionally under-represented in computer science. A particular focus will be on recruiting women and students from institutions where there are limited research opportunities. The ultimate goal is to contribute to the development of a diverse scientific workforce with expertise in areas critical to national security in the evolving global society of the future.This project is led by an outstanding team offering research experiences in topics that are current and of national interest. Students will learn how to use tools and techniques to solve problems that are timely and of relevance to the field of computer science as well as to our nation. The students are immersed into a research environment with all of its facets: participating actively in shaping a research project and in defining the solution; communicating to peers and other audiences about the research and their findings; visiting research laboratories and attending scientific and technical presentations; and forming collegial relationships with research teams that include faculty, graduate students, and other scientific researchers. The resulting research is often presented at professional conferences and included in technical publications thus contributing to the body of research critical to sustaining secure and trustworthy cyberspace.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.