FW: Undergraduate Research in Big Data at University of Chicago & Illinois Institute of Technology -- Summer 2024

[Keith Vander Linden]

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BigDataX: from theory to practice in Big Data computing at eXtreme scales
REU: Research Experience for Undergraduate students Program
Summer 2024: May 28th 2024 -- August 2nd 2024
at Illinois Institute of Technology & University of Chicago in Chicago Illinois
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The BigDataX program is a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in
Chicago Illinois. This program will be conducted only in-person, and
unfortunately we will not be able to accommodate a virtual format. The program
has four mentors at two institutions, the Illinois Institute of Technology and
University of Chicago, with a variety of complementing expertise from programming
languages, parallel computing, distributed systems, data science, edge computing;
more information on potential projects can be found
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information can be found at the general BigDataX site at
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summer activities, see the BigDataX Overview at
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see the online application in ETAP (deadline March 4th, 2024) at
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For eligibility requirements, see
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For more information, send email to bigdatax-group at iit.edu<mailto:bigdatax-group at iit.edu>

REU Mentors:
* Ioan Raicu (IIT)
* Kyle Hale (IIT)
* Kate Keahey (UChicago)
* Kyle Chard (UChicago)

Project Areas:
* Data Management in Scientific Computing and Blockchains
* Data Analytics and Systems
* Operating Systems & Computer Architecture
* Edge Computing with CHI at Edge

Eligibility Requirements:
* Undergraduate student in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or
  related discipline at a US institution
* US citizen or permanent resident on or before May 28th, 2024
* Minimum GPA 3.0
* 2 recommendation forms; must be received by March 4th, 2024

Important Dates:
* Application deadline: March 4th, 2024
* Recommendations: March 4th, 2024
* Notification of decision: March 18th, 2024
* Program starts: May 28th, 2024
* Program ends: August 2nd, 2024

Program Highlights:
* Spend 10 weeks immersed in research on Big Data at either Illinois Institute of Technology
  or University of Chicago
* Work on large scale distributed systems (e.g. Amazon AWS Cloud, Chameleon Cloud, Aurora
  Supercomputer, Mystic)
* Prepare for graduate school
* Publish papers and attend international conferences
* Finances (per summer):
                * $7000 stipend (taxable as income)
                * $500 travel funds to attend conference (e.g. IEEE/ACM Supercomputing/SC 2024)
                * $500 relocation allowance for travel to and from the BigDataX site (minimum of 50 miles away)
                * Housing and meal plan included on the IIT campus paid directly to IIT housing (a $2250 value, paid by the university)

Online Application:
To apply to the program, please submit your complete online application through ETAP by the
March 4th 2024 deadline at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://etap.nsf.gov/award/1882/opportunity/8813__;!!NqMqxtPG!-Pes359P3Nfwxe2UtNqMGfXIXcNuvnfRn6dbLrtlq-76w5bYlfMNDTweZg0j-DZM9lJZtnI0_gS29dAXBx6a2kfMYOgv0Qa8iv-BTdU$ 
For any questions, please send email to bigdatax-group at iit.edu<mailto:bigdatax-group at iit.edu>

—
Ioan Raicu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in CS at Illinois Institute of Technology
Guest Research Faculty in MCS at Argonne National Laboratory
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