REU Site: Engineers for Exploration

探索工程师（E4E）是一个体验式项目，本科生进行计算机系统研究，解决保护、文化遗产和探索方面的技术差距。研究问题由现实世界的，有影响力的应用程序框架，为参与者提供与嵌入式系统，遥感，数字信号处理，计算机视觉，机器学习，机器人和数据分析相关主题的多学科研究经验。参与者有一个有影响力的研究项目，一个多层次的导师网络，并与研究人员、科学家和探索者进行结构化的合作。教师、科学家和工程师指导参与者使用最先进的设备开发尖端的计算机系统研究。E4E寻求来自社会各阶层的参与者，特别是针对社区学院、少数民族服务机构和其他学生没有机会参与研究生研究的大学。E4E REU网站将招收社区大学生，帮助他们从REU体验中获益最多。研究生和博士后将接受培训，担任研究导师，为他们提供未来职业所需的经验。这个REU网站的主要目标是让本科生参与者接触到由现实世界应用驱动的计算机系统研究。E4E REU站点项目开发创新的计算机系统，由世界各地的科学家和探险家部署。合作者包括圣地亚哥动物园野生动物联盟、加州大学圣地亚哥分校斯克里普斯海洋学研究所、大自然保护协会和国家地理学会的科学家。这些项目的目标领域包括空中监测红树林覆盖范围，利用声学传感器识别野生动物物种，以及基于水下3D计算机视觉的鱼类种群监测。REU参与者将通过与教师导师、领域科学家、博士后和作为他们指导团队的研究生进行互动来进行他们的研究。E4E项目包括开发机器学习算法来评估气候变化对生态系统的影响，创建基于无人机的射频定位系统来跟踪濒危物种，以及建立3D捕获系统来扫描、可视化和记录考古遗址。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。

Engineers for Exploration (E4E) is an experiential program where undergraduates perform computer systems research that addresses technology gaps in conservation, cultural heritage, and exploration. Research problems are framed by real-world, impactful applications, providing participants with a multidisciplinary research experience in topics related to embedded systems, remote sensing, digital signal processing, computer vision, machine learning, robotics, and data analytics. Participants have an impactful research project, a multi-tiered mentor network, and structured collaboration with researchers, scientists, and explorers. Faculty, scientists, and engineers mentor participants using state-of-the-art facilities to develop cutting-edge computer systems research. E4E seeks participants from all segments of society, specifically targeting community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and other universities whose students do not have opportunities to participate in graduate research. E4E REU Site will recruit community college students, helping them benefit most from the REU experience. Graduate and postdoctoral students will get trained to serve as research mentors, providing them with the experience needed for their future careers.The primary goal of this REU site is to expose undergraduate participants to computer systems research motivated by real-world applications. E4E REU Site projects develop innovative computer systems deployed worldwide by scientists and explorers. Collaborators include scientists at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, the UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography, The Nature Conservancy, and the National Geographic Society. These projects target domains such as aerially monitoring mangrove coverage, wildlife species identification using acoustic sensors, and underwater 3D computer vision-based fish population monitoring. REU participants will conduct their research by interacting with faculty mentors, domain scientists, postdocs, and graduate students who serve as their mentoring team. E4E projects include developing machine learning algorithms to assess the effects of climate change on ecosystems, creating drone-based radio frequency localization systems to track endangered species, and building 3D capture systems to scan, visualize, and document archaeological sites.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.