Education

Student Competitions, Challenges & Summer Schools

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.

Vanderbilt Digital Nights
A series of free hands-on workshops organized by the CTLI at Vanderbilt where participants will create fun computer programs. The event is targeted at high school students who want to explore what computer science is all about, but interested teachers and parents are also welcome.

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.

The 8th F1TENTH Autonomous Grand Prix (IROS 2020)
Held in Las Vegas, NV on October 25-29, 2020. F1TENTH is an international community of researchers, engineers, and autonomous systems enthusiasts.