REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Smart Computing and Communications

智能计算和通信本科生（REU）网站的目标是提高智能计算和通信本科生的技术意识，求知欲，创造力和批判性思维。该项目将有助于培养在多学科领域接受过培训的多元化科学家队伍，这将影响到医疗保健、自然灾害、能源、交通、农业、金融、制造业和国防等社会的各个领域。来自主要本科和社区学院机构的学生将有机会从事前沿研究。该计划每年将汇集10名本科生研究人员，参加为期10周的全日制研究计划。每个学生将选择一个研究项目，并将沉浸在一个活跃的研究小组，由教师导师和高级研究生领导，致力于积极指导本科研究人员，并提供高影响力的教育体验。学生将参加每周一次的专业发展研讨会和短期课程，主题包括但不限于技术写作，公开演讲和科学与工程道德。在为期10周的课程结束时，学生将进行海报展示，作为校园范围内的夏季本科生研究节（SURF）的一部分。学生也将有机会在整个学年继续他们的研究，并提交论文到同行评审的场地与教师顾问。REU的研究项目将在智能计算和通信的三个相互关联的重点领域进行：（i）安全和隐私保护，（ii）新颖的应用和（iii）传感和自适应网络。拟议的项目将包括理论和实践工作的混合，并将利用有利的范例（例如，云计算、物联网、高速无线），为智能计算和通信应用设计、建模和实施新颖的技术和解决方案，包括人工智能、数据挖掘、机器学习、边缘分析、信号处理和大数据算法。一些项目还将包括构建功能原型用于演示。该计划将扩大每个参与者的思想和能力，包括教师导师和研究生，以帮助他们成为更好的教师和沟通者。研究成果将通过数据发布、会议出版物和学术场所的演讲传播。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。

The goal of this Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) site in Smart Computing and Communications is to increase technical awareness, intellectual curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking of undergraduate students in smart computing and communications. This project will contribute to the preparation of a diverse workforce of scientist trained in the multi-disciplinary area, which promises to impact most every sector of society such as healthcare, natural disasters, energy, transportation, agriculture, finance, manufacturing, and national defense. Students from predominantly undergraduate and community college institutions will have the opportunity to be engaged in cutting edge research. The program will bring together a cohort of ten undergraduate student researchers per year to participate in a 10-week full-time research program. Each student will select a research project and will be immersed in an active research group, led by a faculty mentor and a senior-level graduate student, committed to actively guiding undergraduate researchers and providing a high-impact educational experience. The students will participate in weekly professional development seminars and short courses on topics including, but not limited to, technical writing, public speaking, and ethics in science and engineering. At the end of the 10-week program, students will conduct a poster presentation as part of the campus-wide Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (SURF). Students will also have the opportunity to continue their research throughout the academic year and submit papers to peer-reviewed venues with faculty advisors.The REU research projects will be conducted in three interrelated thrust areas of smart computing and communications: (i) security and privacy protection, (ii) novel applications and (iii) sensing and adaptive networking. Proposed projects will include a mix of theory and hands-on work and will leverage enabling paradigms (e.g., cloud computing, Internet-of-Things, high-speed wireless) to design, model, and implement novel techniques and solutions for smart computing and communication applications, encompassing algorithms for artificial intelligence, data mining, machine learning, edge analytics, signal processing and big data. Some projects will also include building functional prototypes for demonstration. The program will expand the minds and capabilities of each participant, including faculty mentors and graduate students to help them become better teachers and communicators. The research results will be disseminated through data releases, conference publications and presentations in scholarly venues.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.