| Summer 2021 (June 10 - August 16) US Citizens and Residents only Several research assistantships are currently available for qualified undergraduate sophomore, junior and senior computer science and engineering students (U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents only) to participate in research in the field of assistive technologies for people with disabilities. The program will be conducted at an NSF supported REU Site in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington (CSE@UTA). In this project, the CSE Department, in partnership with several other departments at UTA, will offer a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program focusing on assistive technologies (AT) for people with disabilities (PWD). The proposed theme encompasses innovative and novel topics that can help PWD meet barriers of different kinds - attitudinal, architectural, and technological - in accessing employment, navigating public spaces, freely communicating, and living independently. During this summer, each student will be working in a multi-disciplinary setting and exposed to innovative and novel inter-disciplinary projects through research and prototyping. The REU participants will work on computer programming, algorithms, sensors, data analytics, machine learning, computer vision, sensors, sign language, facial recognition, emotion and behavior analysis, smart care, augmented reality, data analytics, robots, human-machine interaction. Each recruited student will receive a stipend of $5,500 and an additional allowance to cover housing costs for 10 weeks, and a limited travel reimbursement if a student is coming from outside the Dallas-Fort Worth area. |
