The EECS department of Syracuse University is proud to partner with Google Research to launch an undergraduate student research engagement program, RESORC (Research Exposure in SOcially Relevant Computing).
We encourage students from historically-underrepresented groups within computer science to apply, which includes, but is not limited to, women, students of color, first-generation college students, and LGBTQ+ students. No prior research experience required! Our goal is to expose students to what socially relevant computing research can look like, to help them build self-efficacy and become stronger candidates for doctoral programs, and to influence their career choices by providing a supportive community of peers.
If you have career-break and are interested to learn more about research career in computing, you are encouraged to apply to RESORC Workshop.>
Who can apply:All current undergraduate students at EECS department can apply. The program will be virtual. However, majority of our sessions will be interactive and synchronous, hence it may be useful to attend the sessions to achieve the maximum benefit.
What experience needed: It is better if the students have completed the introductory computer science course sequence. However, no prior research experience necessary!
How much time commitment: You will need to dedicate 2 days to attend the the virtual workshops.
Dr. Farzana Rahman
Affiliation: Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Syracuse University
Bio:
Her research spans the domains of mobile healthcare, healthcare data analytics,
and pervasive health technologies. Broadly, her research focuses on integrating mobile and pervasive
technologies
in health and wellness environments to improve users’ quality of life, mental and physical wellbeing.
Her research also expands in the direction of mobile security, information and communication technology for
development (ICT4D),
Computer Science education, broadening participation in computing, best practices in undergraduate research,
and how different pedagogical practices can increase diversity in CS. She is also interested in finding why
and
how people from diverse backgrounds are learning programming in 21st century and how the development of new
kind of
scalable programming environments or platform can support all kind of learners.
Talk Title: "Short presentation introducing students to socially relevant computing"
Dr. Endadul Hoque
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Syracuse University
Bio: His research focuses on the security of computer networks and systems.
The software of computer networks and systems continues to have exploitable
vulnerabilities, which are lucrative targets for adversaries.
Within this broad domain, his particular emphasis is on automated detection of
vulnerabilities as well as creating resilient protocols and systems.
His research primarily builds on and expands program analysis,
software engineering, and formal verification. His interests span several domains of
computing, including network communication protocols, operating systems, distributed systems,
internet-of-things (IoT) systems and embedded devices.
Dr. Susan H. Rodger
Affiliation: Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, Duke University
Bio: Dr. Susan Rodger is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Computer
Science at Duke University. She received her Ph.D. and M.S in Computer
Science from Purdue University and her B.S. in Computer Science and
Mathematics from North Carolina State University. Her research is in
visualization, algorithm animation, and computer science education. She has
developed JFLAP, software for experimenting with formal languages and
automata. JFLAP was recognized as one of two finalist candidates in the
NEEDS Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware in
2007. Rodger leads the Adventures in Alice Programming project and has
taught computing to over 300 K-12 teachers. Rodger has supervised over
ninety undergraduate students in research projects. Rodger was a member and
Chair of the SIGCSE Board, a member and Chair of the AP CS Test Development
Committee, and is a current member of the CRA-WP Board. She is a recipient
of the IEEE Computer Society 2019 Taylor L. Booth Education Award, Duke
University Trinity College 2019 David and Janet Vaughn Brooks Distinguished
Teaching Award, and the ACM 2013 Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator
Award.
Talk Title: "Applying to Graduate School and Preparing a Steller Application"
Dr. Haiyan Cheng
Affiliation: Professor, Department of Computer Science, Willamette University
Bio:
Dr. Haiyan Cheng is a Professor of Computer Science at Willamette University. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech,
her M.S. in Computer Science from University of Windsor and M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Michigan Technological University.
Her research includes uncertainty quantification techniques for large scale simulations applied to weather forecast and air quality models,
applied data sciences in various disciplines. She has funded and supervised many undergraduate students working on interdisciplinary research projects
involving computing and data. She was the recipient of the 2021 Mentoring Award for Undergraduate Research (MAUR) by the National Center for
Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) under the senior faculty category.
Talk Title: "The power of computing and data science- Pathway to Undergraduate Research"
Abstract: Years ago, the idea of “Computational thinking” and “Computational everything” has greatly inspired
people to harness the computing power to solve large-scale real life problems. The introduction of Data Science
has brought additional power into the field. What does all this mean to undergraduate students? In this talk,
I will discuss the opportunities for Computer Science undergraduates including: what to research, academia versus industry,
research mentorship, and how to prepare an application for an REU/summer internship. I will also showcase some of the summer projects
and course projects I have supervised over the years that combine computing, data and domain knowledge.
Do you have more question about RESORC? Please send an email to syracuseresorc@gmail.com
RESORC program is funded by Google Research and NSF.