REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experience in Frontiers of Data-Driven Computing

这笔资金更新了休斯顿大学的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。一个经验丰富的教师导师团队将指导本科生完成专注于数据驱动计算的暑期研究项目。大多数研究的一个关键方面是可验证的事实。在大多数计算机科学研究中，数据体现了潜在的事实。数据驱动计算为得出研究结论提供了可重复和客观的基础。该网站每年夏天将招收10名学生，重点是来自非研究密集型机构的学生，以及来自传统上在计算机领域代表性不足的群体的学生。这些学生将参与其他专业发展，这将有助于他们为研究生学习和其他计算机职业生涯做好准备。这个项目的智力价值在于对数据驱动计算的智力关注，以及指导研究的强大教师团队，以及学生将使用的最先进的设施。在这个REU网站上，涉及分析各种类型的数据的项目，包括医疗数据、文本、网络数据包和生物识别数据，将使参与的本科生接触到研究、客观性和可验证性的核心原则。该网站的目标是：培养学生在科学研究、演讲和写作技能方面的能力；产生有意义的研究成果，以可接受的形式在适当的会议或期刊上发表；在夏季研究经历后，保持并提高他们对研究职业的兴趣；准备申请研究生院；并有效地展示和传播他们的研究成果。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 funding renews a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of Houston. A team of experienced faculty mentors will guide undergraduate students in summer research projects focused on data-driven computing. A crucial aspect of most research is verifiable facts. In most computer science research, data embodies the underlying facts. Data-driven computing provides a reproducible and objective basis for drawing research conclusions. The site will recruit a cohort of 10 students each summer with a focus on students from non-research-intensive institutions as well as students from groups traditionally under-represented in the computing fields. The students will participate in other professional development that will help prepare them for graduate studies and other careers in computing. The intellectual merit of this project lies in the intellectual focus on data-driven computing and the strong faculty group guiding the research as well as the state-of-the art facilities the students will use. In this REU Site, projects involving analyzing various types of data, including medical data, text, network packets, and biometric data, will expose the participating undergraduate students to the core tenets of research, objectivity, and verifiability. The objectives of the site are for students to: develop competency in scientific research, presentation, and writing skills; produce meaningful research results written up in a format acceptable for publication in an appropriate conference or journal; sustain and increase their interest in research careers after their summer research experience; become prepared to apply to graduate school; and present and disseminate their research results effectively.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.