REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduate Students in Cybersecurity at the University of Colorado-Boulder

University Of Colorado At Boulder, Boulder CO

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Abstract

Institution: U. Colorado Boulder Proposal Number: EIA - 0244168 PI: Shivakant Mishra Title: REU Site - Research Experience for Undergraduate Students in Cybersecurity This project establishes an REU site focusing on research experiences for undergraduate students in the area of cybersecurity and infrastructure protection. The site is administered by faculty members and researchers from the Computer Science, Telecommunications, and ATLAS (Alliance for Technology Learning and Society) departments at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Computer Information Sciences Department at the Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL. The REU site involves 10 undergraduate students in cybersecurity-related research for ten weeks during summer. The site has a specified evaluation plan. The site addresses the current shortage of cybersecurity professionals. The project establishes mechanisms to increase the participation of underrepresented groups via collaboration and active interactions with minority institutions (Florida A&M University, Dillard University, and University of Houston-Downtown) and EPSCOR institutions (University of Nevada at Reno and University of Wyoming at Laramie). This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.