Call for Applications: NSF-REU in Smart Computing and Communications at UMBC [Summer 2021]

[Sreenivasan Ramasamy Ramamurthy]

REU SITE— Smart Computing and Communications

University of Maryland Baltimore County invites applications from STEM Discipline UG Students for NSF Funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU): Summer 2021

Application Information: https://mpsc.umbc.edu/nsf-reu-scc

REU Site Research Focus Area: Smart Computing and Communications

REU Site DATES: June 7th to August 13th 2021

APPLICATION DEADLINE – March 31th 2021 

Program Overview
• Funded by National Science Foundation (NSF)
• 10 Week paid on-site research program - $600/week Stipend 
• Exposure to World Class research faculty and facilities

Eligibility Requirements
• The field of smart computing and communications thrives on the diversity of thought and experiences. We welcome applications from students from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and genders.
• Undergraduate students majoring in science or engineering.
• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
• Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Selections will be based on a combination of research interests, academic qualifications, and faculty recommendations.


Sample Research projects from the Site’s broad topical areas include:
• FloodBot in Smart City, Led by Nirmalya Roy, Ph. D.
• Interactive Control and Communications with Smart Home Technologies, Led by Nirmalya Roy, Ph. D.
• A Situation-Aware Access Control Framework for Contact Tracing, Led by Zhiyuan Chen, Ph. D.
• Multimodal Deep Learning for Medical Data Representations, Led by Sanjay Purushotham, Ph. D.
• Investigating Physiological Synchrony from Dyadic Interactions During In-Situ Simulation Training, Led by Andrea Kleinsmith, Ph. D.
• Compressive Deep Federated IoT for Privacy Preserving Activity Recognition, Led by Nirmalya Roy, Ph. D.

• Chatbox for Cryptocurrency, Led by Ting Zhu, Ph. D.


Additional Information about the program can be found by visiting -- https://mpsc.umbc.edu/nsf-reu-scc  

On behalf of UMBC-REU-2021 Team:

Nirmalya Roy (PI)

Dmitri Perkins (Co-PI)