Education

Student Competitions, Challenges & Summer Schools

BIGDatA - BIG Data Analytics for Cyber-physical Systems
The goal of this initiative is to inspire and prepare undergraduate students to pursue academic studies and careers in STEM with a focus on big data analytics for cyber-physical systems (CPS). 

CPP UAS in UAV Technologies
This 10-week program is designed to increase students' interest in UAV technologies by means of first-hand experience on UAV research with direct mentorship by faculty advisors from various departments within the CPP Colleges of Engineering and Science on advanced research projects in UAV flight dynamic and control, computer vision, artificial intelligence, embedded systems, and robotics.

2021 VU-ISIS Summer Internship Program
The Institute for Software-Integrated Systems' Summer Internship Program offers paid summer internship opportunities to current undergraduate and graduate students from both Vanderbilt and other universities. The Institute interns participate in a variety of projects that offer students challenging and engaging experiences.

2021 CPS Challenge - "Lunar Lander ExoCam -- Earth Analog"
In the 2021 NSF CPS Challenge, we will explore agile maneuvers with a multi-rotor drone, with the PX4 autopilot stack.

UNC Charlotte Summer REU in Computing
Engages undergraduate students in the state of the art in the infrastructure for cyber-physical systems, and the applications and interactions that are enabled by that infrastructure.

NDSU REU in Cybersecurity
Engages undergraduate students in the state of the art in the infrastructure for cyber-physical systems, and the applications and interactions that are enabled by that infrastructure.

Wichita State University Cyber Physical Systems (NetCPS) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
An opportunity for undergraduate students to spend a summer working with faculty researchers renowned in areas such as computer networks, mobile computing, wireless communications, and information security and privacy. A number of projects are available in diverse areas.

Bowie State University REU in Cybersecurity
A nine-week program where students work collaboratively and engage with faculty members in research teams. Student participants learn how to use the most current cyberinfrastructure tools with individually designed training sessions targeted to their specific degree of preparation.