REU Site: Cloud Computing Security and Privacy

REU 网站：云计算安全和隐私

• 批准号: 2244596
• 负责人: Jyh-haw Yeh
• 金额: $ 39.46万
• 依托单位: Boise State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-03-01 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244596&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Cloud; Computing; Security

This project will establish a new REU site in Cloud Computing Security and Privacy atBoise State University (BSU). Cloud computing is a relatively new internet computingparadigm, having been developed and popularized only in the last decade. With thewidespread applications deployed in the internet, both the volume and types of cyberattackscontinue to increase and target every internet user. National infrastructure,individuals, businesses, and agencies have fallen victim to cyber-attacks. Developing asecure cloud computing environment requires computer science and cybersecurityprofessionals with interdisciplinary knowledge and skills of software engineering, networksecurity, system security, cryptography, risk analysis, ethics and human behaviors,security policies and laws, and many other security practices. To better defend thevaluable digital assets against cyber-attacks, it is an urgent national priority to make theinternet/cloud more secure. To answer the call, this REU site will recruit self-motivatedstudents and provide them with a variety of cutting-edge research topics in cloud securityand privacy. This will also help address the shortage in the cybersecurity workforce for thenation.This REU site will offer a nine-week summer research program for ten undergraduatestudents each year to gain research experience. The objectives of this project are to (1)recruit a diverse pool of motivated students from underrepresented groups and institutionswith limited research opportunities; (2) help students develop broad research skills byconducting timely and important research projects; and (3) promote cybersecurityeducation – encourage students to pursue graduate studies and to develop a careerinterest in cybersecurity. In order to provide students a better research experience andscaffold their development as a researcher, in addition to the research training, weeklyseminars, and professional talks in the field of cloud security and privacy, students will alsohave the chance to attend a variety of activities to enhance their research skills offered bythe BSU summer research community. These additional activities include: (1) seminars fordiscussing an array of topics, including responsible and ethical conduct of research, criticalthinking, library research activity, poster presentation, and tips to presenting research to apublic audience; and (2) a two-day Idaho Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR)that brings together undergraduate students of diverse disciplines to showcase theiroriginal work in poster presentations to public audience. At the end of the summerprogram, the faculty mentors will continue to work with students to publish their researchresults and advise them with graduate program applications or career planning as needed.This project is jointly funded by CISE and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).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.

该项目将在博伊西州立大学 (BSU) 的云计算安全和隐私领域建立一个新的 REU 站点。云计算是一种相对较新的互联网计算范式，仅​​在过去十年中随着应用程序的广泛部署而得到开发和普及。随着互联网的发展，网络攻击的数量和类型不断增加，并针对每个互联网用户，国家基础设施、个人、企业和机构都成为网络攻击的受害者。开发安全的云计算环境需要计算机科学和网络安全专业人员。软件工程、网络安全、系统安全、密码学、风险分析、道德和人类行为、安全政策和法律等许多安全实践的跨学科知识和技能，以更好地保护宝贵的数字资产免受网络攻击。为了响应这一号召，该 REU 网站将招募有上进心的学生，并为他们提供各种云安全和隐私方面的前沿研究主题，这也将有助于解决这一问题。在网络安全劳动力中REU 网站每年将为 10 名本科生提供为期九周的暑期研究计划，以获得研究经验。该项目的目标是 (1) 从研究有限的群体和机构中招募一批积极进取的多元化学生。机会；（2）通过开展及时且重要的研究项目帮助学生发展广泛的研究技能；（3）促进网络安全教育——鼓励学生攻读研究生并培养对网络安全的职业兴趣，以便为学生提供更好的研究体验。并搭建他们的脚手架作为一名研究人员的发展，除了云安全和隐私领域的研究培训、每周研讨会和专业讲座外，学生还将有机会参加 BSU 暑期研究提供的各种活动，以提高他们的研究技能其他活动包括：（1）讨论一系列主题的研讨会，包括负责任和道德的研究行为、批判性思维、图书馆研究活动、海报展示以及向公众展示研究的技巧；爱达荷州本科生研究会议（ICUR）将不同学科的本科生聚集在一起，以海报展示的形式向公众展示他们的原创作品。在夏季课程结束时，导师将继续与学生合作，发表他们的研究成果，并为他们的研究生课程提供建议。根据需要申请或职业规划。该项目由 CISE 和刺激竞争性研究既定计划 (EPSCoR) 联合资助。该奖项是 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。