Collaborative Research: IRES Track I: Future Mobility for Smart City

合作研究：IRES 第一轨：智慧城市的未来移动性

• 批准号: 2153572
• 负责人: Seri Park
• 金额: $ 19.17万
• 依托单位: Villanova University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-10-01 至 2022-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2153572&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; IRES; Track; Future

By 2050, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that approximately 66% of the world’s population will reside in urban areas, posing significant challenges associated with environmental and social sustainability. To address these challenges, many national and global agencies have launched initiatives such as the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge program, World Bank’s Sustainable Cities Initiative, and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. A multifaceted and holistic approach is the core element in achieving the goals of smart cities, especially balancing the digital infrastructure with the physical infrastructure. Considering the ever-advancing sensors and information technology coupled with the urgency of adapting cities to be resilient to climate change and to provide adequate mobility to the public, the onus is on educators to develop a pedagogic and scholastic approach to preparing our students for the future. There is an urgent and unmet need to expose our students to a research environment where they can appreciate the integrated and interdisciplinary nature of sustainable and smart cities to address a variety of issues surrounding urban areas and develop a multifaceted problem-solving mindset. This project aims to initiate an international research experience for students (IRES) program at Seoul National University (SNU) in South Korea with an overarching research theme of mobility for sustainable and smart cities. The proposed IRES program will support an 8-week summer research experience for a cohort of six U.S. undergraduate/graduate students each year for the three-year duration of the grant. The goals of the proposed IRES program are: (i) To foster creative and multidisciplinary perspectives on problem-solving by exposing students to the research fields of sustainable and smart cities; (ii) to develop global competence by providing students an immersive academic and cultural experience in South Korea; and (iii) to ultimately motivate students to pursue a career in STEM. Furthermore, this proposed IRES program will help our students grow not just as prepared engineers but also as community leaders with a broad and diverse worldview. This IRES project addresses the fundamental research question: How and to what extent a digital infrastructure (e.g., sensors and data science) can enhance human life from an urban mobility perspective? A three-level approach will be emphasized in exploring and delving into the data analytics, optimization techniques, and model building using various tools (e.g., GIS, Unity3D). This innovative and holistic research approach will advance knowledge of the relationship between digital infrastructure and physical infrastructure, and ultimately provide the essential digital infrastructure layout to further support physical infrastructure - a much-needed fundamental information to build a smart city. Furthermore, this will allow our students to capture and understand the importance of a holistic and multidisciplinary approach. Seoul National University’s Smart City Engineering Program provides a state-of-the-art research environment for sustainable and smart cities, with leading experts in engineering, planning, science, and policy, as well as world-class lab and testbed equipment and facilities. Upon completion of this IRES project, we expect students will achieve: (i) Elevated interest and intellectual growth in the immediate and related fields of future mobility for sustainable and smart cities (e.g., big data analyses, code development, design and programming of a multimodal system); (ii) increased awareness of diversity within and across cultures in problem solving in engineering; (iii) confidence in the ability to work as a member of a cross-cultural engineering team; and (iv) diverse and knowledgeable worldview.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

联合国环境规划署 (UNEP) 估计，到 2050 年，世界上大约 66% 的人口将居住在城市地区，这对环境和社会可持续发展提出了重大挑战。为了应对这些挑战，许多国家和全球机构已启动了诸如此类的举措。正如美国交通部的智慧城市挑战计划、世界银行的可持续城市倡议和联合国的可持续发展目标一样，多方面和整体的方法是实现智慧城市目标的核心要素，尤其是平衡目标。考虑到不断进步的传感器和信息技术，以及使城市适应气候变化并为公众提供足够的流动性的紧迫性，教育工作者有责任开发一种教学和学术体系。为学生的未来做好准备的方法 我们迫切需要让学生接触一个研究环境，让他们能够理解可持续和智慧城市的综合性和跨学科性质，以解决围绕城市地区的各种问题，并开发一个研究环境。多方面解决问题该项目旨在在韩国首尔国立大学 (SNU) 启动国际学生研究体验 (IRES) 项目，其总体研究主题是可持续和智慧城市的流动性。拟议的 IRES 项目将支持为期 8 周的项目。在为期三年的资助期内，每年为六名美国本科生/研究生提供暑期研究经验。拟议的 IRES 计划的目标是：（i）通过让学生接触来培养解决问题的创造性和多学科视角。可持续发展的研究领域智慧城市；(ii) 通过在韩国为学生提供身临其境的学术和文化体验来培养全球能力；(iii) 最终激励学生从事 STEM 职业。此外，拟议的 IRES 计划将帮助我们的学生成长。作为准备好的工程师，也是具有广泛和多样化世界观的社区领导者，该 IRES 项目解决了基本研究问题：数字基础设施（例如传感器和数据科学）如何以及在多大程度上可以从城市交通的角度改善人类生活。 ? 三级方法将是强调使用各种工具（例如 GIS、Unity3D）探索和深入研究数据分析、优化技术和模型构建，这种创新和整体的研究方法将增进对数字基础设施和物理基础设施之间关系的了解，并最终提供进一步支持物理基础设施的重要数字基础设施布局——这是建设智慧城市急需的基础信息。此外，这将使我们的学生了解和理解首尔国立大学智慧城市工程项目提供的整体和多学科方法的重要性。一个我们期望在该 IRES 项目完成后，能够为可持续发展和智慧城市提供最先进的研究环境，拥有工程、规划、科学和政策方面的领先专家，以及世界一流的实验室和测试台设备和设施。学生将实现：（i）对可持续和智慧城市未来流动性的直接和相关领域的兴趣和智力增长（例如，大数据分析、代码开发、多式联运系统的设计和编程）；（ii）提高认识；解决问题时文化内部和跨文化的多样性工程方面；(iii) 对作为跨文化工程团队成员的工作能力的信心；以及 (iv) 反映了多元化和知识渊博的世界观。该奖项是 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的评估被认为值得支持。智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。