Undergraduate Research in Consumer Networking Technologies
Opportunity Description:
The REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Site is in the area of Consumer Networking Technologies and will investigate some important issues related to software-defined networking/virtualization, visual computing at the network edge, social health networking, body-area sensing and environment recognition. The REU Site is supported by NSF, MU Office of Research, MU Office of Undergraduate Research, the College of Engineering, and the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science.
As broadband services and mobile devices proliferate, consumers are migrating towards advanced social, information-intensive, and personalized services. The fast pace of growth, improvement to quality of life, and significant economic contribution of networked consumer systems have been receiving increasing attention. Technical challenges in this field include quality of service, network and device heterogeneity, network performance, mobility, device intelligence, security and privacy, and user experience and knowledge, etc. In this REU Site, students will participate and develop new skills in ongoing funded research projects of the faculty mentors by investigating, implementing, and testing viable solutions to technical challenges in consumer networking technologies. This research activity will allow the students to obtain a better understanding of the technical issues, performance, and trade-offs in consumer networking. Exposing the students to collaborative research environments, fostering their enthusiasm for science and engineering, and developing skills needed for pursuing advanced degrees in research is a goal of this program.
The REU site will support typically 10 undergraduate students every summer. The participants will engage in a 10-week summer school at the University of Missouri (MU). The participants will take a 1-week short course, one to two lectures per week in the remaining weeks, work with other undergraduate and graduate students and a faculty mentor to carry out a research project, present their progress weekly throughout the summer, and write project reports and give final presentations. In addition, the undergraduate participants will present their work at their home institutions during the following semester.
The Program runs from May through July, see Important Dates. The undergraduate participants will get a stipend of $6,000, room (if needed) and meal allowance, plus support for travel to/from the Site, and potentially travel support to present their work at a conference.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Participants are expected to work 40 hours/week at the REU site
- Participants are obligated to complete the entire ten-week program
- Participants will follow a research schedule arranged by this REU site
Minimum Qualifications and/or Eligibility Requirements:
- Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions
- Applicants must be an undergraduate student in good standing
- Applicants must be enrolled in the institutions including community colleges
Application Process:
Submit your application online here.