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          Jet Propulsion Laboratory

National Science Foundation

This project is supported by the National Science Foundation,
the University of South Florida's College of Engineering,
and
the Florida Georgia Louis Strokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (FGLSAMP)

 

REU - Research Projects 2009

  1. Large scale molecular simulation data management  

  2. Power-aware database management system

  3. Self-managing database systems

  4. Topology control in wireless sensor networks

  5. Intrusion detection and monitoring using wireless sensor networks

  6. Test facility for web applications

  7. Scaling fuzzy density based clustering

  8. Projects in collaboration with NASA jet propulsion laboratory

  9. Traffic analysis of IP networks

  10. Parallel/Distributed SAT solver

  11. Predicting survival time from genomic data

  12. Advanced real-time path prediction using GPS-enabled cell phones (TRACIT)

  13. Implication of mobile software application architecture design on cell phone battery life

  14. Making your cell phone smarter – enhancing context-awareness with mobile data mining

  15. Advancing mobile location-aware applications - using GPS simulators to replicate location data from mobile phones

 

More projects names and descriptions will be posted soon!

The projects will engage undergraduate students in several state-of-the art research projects in Computer Science and Engineering and related fields through individual interaction between students and faculty mentors as well as collaborative work among faculty and students across disciplines. The program provides interesting research opportunities in the areas of Computer Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Transportation, Computer Architecture, VLSI design, Image Processing, and Bioinformatics, among others.

Initially, students will be introduced to fundamentals of research, such as methodologies, tools, techniques, literature searches, technical writing, and presentation skills expected to aid them in their forecoming activities and responsibilities. After this introduction, they will work directly on specific research projects. In addition, they will participate in activities designed to promote the exchange of ideas and knowledge, including academic and social activities.

The faculty mentors will closely supervise the students, but as they become more familiar with the techniques and goals of their research, they will be encouraged and allowed to become more independent in their work. In addition, the faculty will participate in planned social events both on and off campus.

Mid-semester, students will be asked to give a 10-minute progress presentation on their research. This activity is aimed to improve the students’ professional presentation skills, to provide valuable feedback to mentors and peers, and will be an important checkpoint of progress.

At the end of the summer session, all students will be required to present their work in the REU poster competition. Cash prizes will be given for the three best poster presentations, with honorable mentions to the following three. In addition, all students will receive a book on research for future reference in their research endeavors.