POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Brooklyn, N.Y. Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Title: Research Experience in Information Systems for Undergraduates

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYBrooklyn, N.Y.

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

Title: Research Experience in Information Systems for Undergraduates

Objective: Provide undergraduates opportunity to participate in a meaningful research experience in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science

Goals:Provide research internship that is rewarding, educational, and pleasant experienceProvide challenging and substantive research projects to stimulate creativityEnable interns to obtain full appreciation of how scientific research is conductedInsure faculty mentors closely monitor REU, plan research activities, and review progressEncourage interns to pursue graduate studies and future career in researchEncourage women and minority students to apply and participate in programRecruit applicants from a variety of colleges and universities to provide a rich inter-change of ideas – including primarily undergraduate institutions which are not research intensive


Polytechnic REUOn-going program since 1985

Supported by NSF plus corporate sponsors, individual faculty research grants, and an alumni donation

10-12 undergraduate research internships awarded each summer

Approximately 80 applications received each year

Individual and small team research projects in area of information systems(image and signal processing, wireless communications, VLSI, controlsystems and robotics)

Undergraduate interns major in electrical engineering, computerengineering, or computer science


Polytechnic REU

11 week summer program

Approximately 40% women and minority student representation

Approximately 50% of REU interns come from universities other

than Polytechnic

We attract students from nearby colleges (Cooper Union, City College

of New York, Columbia, Manhattan College, Stevens, Stony Brook,

Hofstra) as well as students from distant colleges who live at home in

the New York City metropolitan area during summers (e.g., Harvard,

Lehigh, SUNY Buffalo)


Polytechnic REU

Since 1985, 15 journal or conference papers were published with

REU interns as co-authors.

Since 1985, 72 REU interns have attended graduate school including

Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Illinois, UC Santa Barbara,

USC, Manhattan, MIT, Michigan, Purdue, U Penn, Polytechnic, RPI,

Texas (Austin), Stanford, and Stony Brook.


REU Application Process

Brochure listing available projects posted on Web and mailed

to over 80 colleges in February of each year

Formal application required

Transcript required

Resume required

Two letters of recommendation required

One page statement explaining their 1st and 2nd choice projects


Requirements for Summer Research Interns

Interact closely with faculty mentor (and graduate students) on

research project

Contact faculty mentor before summer program begins to initiate

project planning

Attend orientation program – first day of program

Attend special seminars (guest speakers from industry)

Attend informational tour of Polytechnic’s EE and CS research labs

Attend special luncheon with faculty mentors


Requirements for Summer Research Interns

20 minute Power Point presentation at end of summer research review

(attended by faculty mentors, graduate students, invited guests from

industry, and fellow interns)

Submit formal written report by October 15th following summer program

Student interns encouraged to visit each other’s labs, lunch together,

socialize, and learn from each other’s research activities

Program assessment – all REU interns required to complete follow-up

questionnaire at end of summer program to provide feedback on

program


Polytechnic’s Summer 2002 REU Program

80 applications received from 16 colleges

10 research internships awarded

All interns completed their junior year

Colleges represented – Cooper Union, Columbia, Hofstra,

Polytechnic, Stony Brook

50% of internships awarded to students from colleges other than

Polytechnic to provide for rich interchange of ideas

11 week internship program (5/28/02-8/9/02)



Stipend - $400 per week

Housing allowance - $1400 for students residing in Polytechnic dorm

20 minute Power Point presentation at end of summer research review

Formal written reports due 10/15/02

Seminar – Dr. Anthony Vetro, Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab, Murray

Hill, NJ, (former Polytechnic REU intern), “An Overview of Visual

Communication Technologies,” 8/1/02

Lab tour of Brooklyn Campus EE and CS research labs 8/1/02



Luncheon with faculty mentors 8/1/02

Best Project Prize awarded ($600) – selection based on oral

presentation, written report, faculty mentor recommendation

Three academic credits awarded (free tuition) – EE210 (Summer

Honors Project)

Polytechnic University2002 Summer Research Internship Program

Research Intern Advisor/Topic College Attending

Cai, Shihua Prof. I. Selesnick

“Design & Application of Multiresolution Signal Analysis”

Polytechnic

Li, Charles Prof. Z-P Jiang

“Nonlinear Control of Underactuated Mechanical Systems”

Cooper Union

Li, Ke Yong Prof. I. Selesnick


Polytechnic

Lo, Wan Yee Prof. I. Selesnick


Polytechnic

Luu, Lessing Prof. D. Czarkowski

“Power Systems for Portable Wireless Communication Devices”

Columbia University

McGrath, Michael Profs. P. Frankel/T. Cortina

“Infostations”

Hofstra University

Polytechnic University2002 Summer Research Internship Program

Research Intern Advisor/Topic College Attending

So, Eugene Prof. E. Wong

“Content-Based Image/Video Retrieval”

Cooper Union

Talwar, Tipsy Dr. P. Bingham

“A PC-Based Software Approach to the Deghosting of Analog TV Signals”

Polytechnic

Yan, Lok Kwong Prof. F. Kharrami

“Control of Smart Structures & Robotic Systems”

Polytechnic

Zee, Edward Prof. R. Karri

“Algorithm” “VHDL Model for a High Speed Encryption”

SUNY Stony Brook

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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Brooklyn, N.Y. Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Title: Research Experience in Information Systems for Undergraduates