[Okgrantsmanship] UT Dallas Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Software Safety

[Mason, Linda]

Forwarding on behalf of Eric Wong (ewong at utdallas.edu) of U Texas
Dallas. Please reply directly to Eric.

And please feel free to forward to anyone who might be interested and
appropriate.

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SUMMARY:

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Summer Program Software
Safety: Methodology, Practice and Research U Texas Dallas May 28 -
August 3, 2012 Application deadline: Thursday March 15 2012

http://paris.utdallas.edu/reu

DETAILS:

The Computer Science Department at the University of Texas at Dallas
will conduct a ten-week summer research program funded by the National
Science Foundation (NSF) for ten undergraduates from May 28 to August 3,
2012.

The focus is on "software safety," however, the technology and skills
learned by the students have general applicability to research and
practice in their future studies.

We provide a close collaboration with our industry partners. In addition
to work on assigned research projects at UTD, field trips to Raytheon,
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, and EDS/HP will be arranged to help
the students better understand how software safety is adopted in
practice for real-life applications.

This also gives students a chance to directly communicate with
practitioners to receive a first-hand account of the work environments
and lifestyles in the industry.

We also host special workshops on technical writing and oral
presentation to improve students' proficiency in preparing and
delivering technical reports.

A highlight that provides an overview of our program including research
projects, lectures, and field trips is available at
YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kRIUNotUdQ

In addition, videos (along with PowerPoint slide shows) for students'
project presentations as well as lectures on software safety and
technical writing are also posted:

http://paris.utdallas.edu/reu/2011Video.html

Eligible applicants are those who have an interest in pursuing a
graduate education, are currently enrolled in an accredited
undergraduate institution, and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Incoming seniors will be given preference, but sophomores and juniors
with strong academic records will also be considered.

Special welcome is extended to students from underrepresented groups
(women, minorities, and persons with disabilities) and academic
institutions with limited research opportunities.

Selected participants will receive a scholarship to conduct research
with a faculty member in the Computer Science Department at UTD.
Included will be a $5,000 stipend ($500/week), a housing allowance, and
a travel reimbursement for those from outside the Dallas metro area.

Professor Eric Wong
Principal Investigator
Department of Computer Science
University of Texas at Dallas

Email ewong at utdallas.edu
Web: http://www.utdallas.edu/~ewong