REU Site: Blockchain Technology for a Secure Data and Communication Future

博伊西州立大学将建立一个以区块链技术为中心的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。区块链技术正在彻底改变信息的编码、保护和分发方式。它是一种技术，可以提高社会中现有过程的安全性和安全性，并使以前不可能存在的系统得以开发。区块链的潜在应用是深远的，包括金融机构如何兑换货币，政府如何保护电子投票的完整性，以及医疗提供者如何保护卫生信息系统。这个REU项目将为本科生提供有影响力和有效的学习和研究经验。学生将学习如何以不同的方法和技术，从不同的角度深入研究区块链等变革性技术，并在报告研究成果和为该领域做出真正贡献方面获得宝贵的经验。技术内容将融入作为民主社会期望和要求基础的道德原则和程序。这个REU网站将促进每年10名本科生成长为研究人员，为他们提供导航区块链技术的设计、开发和实施所需的基础知识和技能，以确保关键信息系统的安全。REU网站将通过指导团队研究过程，促进区块链技术知识的理论和实践进步。为了支持他们的专业发展，学生将参加区块链技术的迷你课程，区块链技术的伦理考虑的迷你课程，三个不同的研讨会，以建立研究项目之间的协同作用和汇报，以及学生在爱达荷州本科研究会议上展示他们的工作成果的最终体验。拟议的废物回收利用场地计划的目标是：(1)培养学生在协作环境中进行研究，以支持他们的专业发展；(2)建立一个强大而多样化的学生申请库，这些学生拥有成为b区块链技术未来领导者的知识、技能和专业知识；(3)为培养下一代计算机科学家做出贡献，促进那些在美国STEM领域未被充分代表的群体的合格成员的参与。研究成果将通过期刊出版物、会议论文集和会议演讲向公众传播。学生将从代表性不足的群体中招募，以满足对技术精通和多样化专业人员的需求，以领导技术创新。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。

Boise State University will establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site centered around blockchain technology. Blockchain technology is revolutionizing the way information is encoded, secured, and distributed. It is a technology that can improve safety and security of existing processes in society and enable development of systems that could not previously exist. Potential applications of blockchain are far-reaching, including how financial institutions exchange currency, governments protect the integrity of electronic voting, and medical providers secure health information systems. This REU project will provide undergraduate students impactful and effective learning and research experiences. Students will learn how a transformative technology such as blockchain can be approached in depth from different perspectives with diverse methods and techniques, and they will gain valuable experience in reporting their research results and making real contributions to the field. Technical content will be infused with ethical principles and processes underpinning expectations and demands of democratic societies. This REU Site will facilitate the growth of ten undergraduate students each year into researchers, by providing them with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to navigate the design, development, and implementation of blockchain technologies for securing critical information systems. The REU Site will facilitate theoretical and practical advances in blockchain technology knowledge through mentored team-based research processes. In support of their professional development, students will participate in a mini-course on blockchain technology, a mini-course on ethical considerations of blockchain technology, three different seminars for creating synergy among research project and for debriefing, as well as a culminating experience where students present the results of their work at the Idaho Conference for Undergraduate Research. The objectives of the proposed REU Site Program are: (1) Prepare students to perform research in a collaborative setting in support of their professional development, (2) Establish a strong and diverse applicant pool of students who have the knowledge, skills, and expertise to become the future leaders in blockchain technology, and (3) Contribute to building the next generation of computer scientists in a way that promotes participation of qualified members of groups that are not fully represented in STEM in the U.S. Research results will be disseminated to the public through journal publications, conference proceedings, and conference presentations. Students will be recruited from underrepresented groups in response to needs for technically proficient and diverse professionals to lead innovations in technology.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.