Tech+Research: Welcoming Women to Computing Research, Hackathon Style

在计算机科学领域拥有更多女性研究人员和教授的一个主要障碍是，许多本科生女性根本没有接触到计算机科学研究所需要的东西，或者没有机会探索作为职业道路的机会。这个项目将设计和运行技术+研究研讨会，一个全女性的计算机科学研究黑客组织，其目标是突出计算研究领域的多样性和机会。 周末活动将与最大的全女性黑客组织Technica（https：//www.example.com）合作举办。gotechnica.org 来自马里兰州各机构的计算教师将指导与会者在其未来研究领域的项目。 沿着的是在一个充满活力的黑客松环境中提供实践研究经验，Tech+Research将包括向与会者介绍计算研究基础知识的会议，并强调追求计算机科学研究生学位所带来的令人兴奋的机会。这种以黑客松为中心的方法向学生介绍研究，有可能成为迈向更公平，更包容的计算机科学领域的低开销步骤。 为了衡量其影响，该项目将进行调查，并跟踪学生在追求本科生研究经验（REU）资金和研究生院的进展。 最后，该项目将分享其发现和材料，以帮助在其他机构促进类似的研讨会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

A major hurdle to having more women researchers and professors in computer science is that many undergraduate women are simply not exposed to what computer science research entails or provided opportunities to explore as a career path. This project will design and run the Tech+Research workshop, an all-female Computer Science research hackathon with the goal of highlighting the diversity and opportunities in the field of computing research. The weekend event will be hosted in collaboration with Technica (https://gotechnica.org), the largest all-female hackathon. Computing faculty from institutions across the state of Maryland will mentor groups of attendees on projects in their prospective research areas. Along with providing hands-on research experience in a dynamic hackathon setting, Tech+Research will include sessions introducing attendees to the basics of computing research and highlight the exciting opportunities that come with pursuing a graduate degree in computer science.This hackathon-centered approach to introducing students to research has the potential to be a low-overhead step towards a more equitable, inclusive field of computer science. To measure its impact, this project will perform surveys and track the students' progress in their pursuit of Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) funding and graduate school. Finally, this project will share its findings and materials to help foster similar workshops at other institutions.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.