NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in Trustable Computing Systems

Posted February 12, 2016

University of Connecticut, Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering

May 31 – August 5, 2016

10-week summer program opportunity to work on cutting-edge research in computer systems security and trustable computing systems

• Work on summer research projects guided by faculty mentors
• Get involved with exciting research with an impact on national security
• Interact with graduate students and learn what graduate study is all about
• Participate in weekly seminars on professional and research topics
• Attend an international symposium on computer systems security
• Improve communication, writing, and presentation skills

Possible Research Areas:
• Implementation of Cryptographic Algorithms
• Secure Cloud Computing
• Secure Computer Systems and Hardware Auditing
• Secure Operating Systems and Data Storage
• Secure Mobile Computing
• Secure Processor Architectures
• Secure Voting Systems

Who can apply:
Undergraduate students in EE/COMPE/CS or related areas and completing their sophomores
and junior years. Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.

Program details:
$500/week stipend, on-campus housing and meals provided, travel support is available.
Activities include workshops on graduate careers, field trips to local industry, social programs,
research symposium

How to apply:
Apply online at http://ciacss.engr.uconn.edu/reu by February 15, 2016. Contact John Chandy
at 860-486-5047 or [email protected] for more information.

This program is supported with a grant from the National Science Foundation.