POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Brooklyn, N.Y. Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

1. 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 experience • Provide challenging and substantive research projects to stimulate creativity • Enable interns to obtain full appreciation of how scientific research is conducted • Insure faculty mentors closely monitor REU, plan research activities, and review progress • Encourage interns to pursue graduate studies and future career in research • Encourage women and minority students to apply and participate in program • Recruit 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

2. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYBrooklyn, N.Y.Polytechnic REU • On-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, control systems and robotics) • Undergraduate interns major in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science

3. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYBrooklyn, N.Y.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)

4. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYBrooklyn, N.Y.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.

5. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYBrooklyn, N.Y.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

6. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYBrooklyn, N.Y.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

7. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYBrooklyn, N.Y.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

8. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYBrooklyn, N.Y. 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)

9. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYBrooklyn, N.Y. Polytechnic’s Summer 2002 REU Program • 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

10. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYBrooklyn, N.Y. Polytechnic’s Summer 2002 REU Program • 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)

11. Polytechnic University2002 Summer Research Internship Program

12. Polytechnic University2002 Summer Research Internship Program