REU SITE: Research Experiences in IoT-Enabled Smart Communities

该奖项更新了加州大学欧文分校本科生研究经验（REU）网站。REU网站将接待来自全国各地的学生在夏季与教师导师就智能社区的物联网（IoT）相关主题进行研究。物联网是一个不断发展的连接领域，涉及物理设备、传感器和其他系统组件的网络，以及可以通过公共和专用网络进行无线通信的软件。物联网使小型廉价设备的普及成为可能，这些设备可以操纵和控制家庭和办公室等智能空间以及医院和机场等关键基础设施。REU的学生将研究令人兴奋的应用，并探索如何可靠、安全地应用和部署物联网系统，以发展未来的智能和互联社区。REU网站计划每年夏天招收一批不同的本科生，包括来自传统上在计算机领域代表性不足的群体的学生。除了他们的研究活动外，学生们还将参加其他专业发展活动，为他们在计算机科学和工程领域从事令人兴奋的职业做好准备，包括领导未来的技术研究和发展。REU网站由来自加州大学欧文分校信息与计算机科学学院和工程学院的一组有成就的教师导师领导。附属的研究实验室为学生提供使用最先进的设备和设施来探索当前和及时的主题的机会。这些教师将共同提供一个令人兴奋和丰富的环境，培养学生对学习的探究和兴奋，同时培养学生的研究技能和兴趣。REU的学生将研究令人兴奋的领域，如分布式系统、数据管理、无线网络、人工智能和机器学习、机器人技术，以及医疗保健、生命线基础设施和社区服务等应用。该项目有潜力为计算机科学领域的新兴研究做出贡献，同时为学生未来的计算机劳动力做好准备。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 award renews a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at The University of California - Irvine. The REU Site will host students from across the nation to conduct research during the summer with faculty mentors on topics related to the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Communities. The Internet of Things is an evolving field of connectivity involving networks of physical devices, sensors and other systems components, and software that can communicate wirelessly over public and private networks. The IoT has enabled the proliferation of small, inexpensive devices that can manipulate and control smart spaces such as homes and offices as well as critical infrastructures such as hospitals and airports. The REU students will investigate exciting applications and explore ways in which we can reliably and safely apply and deploy IoT systems to develop the Smart and Connected Communities of the future. The REU Site plans to recruit a diverse cohort of undergraduate students each summer, including students from groups traditionally under-represented in computing. In addition to their research activities, the students will participate in other professional development activities that will prepare them to pursue exciting careers in computer science and engineering including leading the technology research and development of the future.The REU site is led by a team of accomplished faculty mentors from the School of Information and Computer Sciences and the School of Engineering at the University of California-Irvine. The affiliated research laboratories provide students with opportunities to use state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to explore topics that are current and timely. Together, these faculty members will provide an exciting and enriching environment which cultivates inquiry and excitement about learning while developing the students’ research skills and interests. The REU students will investigate exciting areas such as distributed systems, data management, wireless networking, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and robotics, and applications such as healthcare, lifeline infrastructures, and community services. The project has the potential to contribute to the body of emerging research in computer science while preparing students for the computing workforce of tomorrow.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.