This paper presents the establishment of a research experience for undergraduates (REU) site at New York Institute of Technology. The objective of the REU site is to train undergraduates to conduct research and also provide participants with professional development opportunities from academia, industry, and government agencies. The major goals of the project are the following: 1) to introduce security research on smartphones and mobile networks to undergraduate students and prepare them for graduate studies; 2) to increase the number of women and minority students from underrepresented groups who engage in security research and provide support for them to become security researchers; 3) to provide research opportunities in a high-demand area to those who would otherwise have no access to research facilities; and 4) to increase awareness of, and approaches to, challenging problems of security in mobile devices and networks. We shared our experience of student recruitment, faculty mentor support, research activity planning and logistics of running an REU site at high living cost metropolitan area. The outcome and success stories of students’ accomplishments are outlined in this article.
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[biography]
Ziqian Dong is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). She received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from BeiHang University (formerly Beijing University of A
Dr. Gu is a professor of computer science in NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences. Her research interests include data mining, data analysis, ontologies, object-oriented modeling, conceptual modeling, and medical informatics, with an emphasi
Dr Panero is Director for Strategic Partnerships for the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences at New York Institute of Technology. Panero received her Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research with a concentration in economic development and sustainable and environmental economics. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Fordham University, with a B.A. in Social Sciences. Besides her responsibilities in developing strategic partnerships that support the mission of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Panero serves as a resource to faculty and students on economics and market plans, including student design projects and special topics courses; developing strategic partnerships with industry and promoting partnerships for applied research and joint industry and academic projects.
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