Department of Computer Science & Engineering

About The Program (1) Primary objective is to encourage talented women undergraduates to pursue graduate study and research careers in CS. 10 weeks summer program (2002 – 2005). 8 students, mostly women, from 2 and 4 year colleges. Team projects, 2 students and a faculty member per team. Intelligent information processing and management focus.

Department of Computer Science & Engineering About The Program (2) Emphasis on communicating research results through informal and formal presentations. 3-4 special events including a visit to a major research lab. Weekly social activities. Strong exposure to women mentors and role models.

Department of Computer Science & Engineering Summer 2002 Program Applicants’ Profile 15 applicants; 11 from OU and 4 from other universities. 9 CS major, 6 CE major 9 males, 6 females GPA ranged from 3.1 to 4.0 with median of 3.5

Department of Computer Science & Engineering Summer 2002 Program Selection Procedure 8 participants were selected based on Statement of interest Letters of recommendation Transcripts Gender mix

Department of Computer Science & Engineering Summer 2002 Program Participants’ Profile 5 women and 3 men 5 OU, and one each from Eastern Michigan, Cornell, and Michigan State 6 CS majors, 3 CE majors 1 Math major (double majors). GPA with median 3.86

Department of Computer Science & Engineering UNCORE Schedule of Events Summer 2002 Monday, May 20th, 2002 –Orientation Tuesday, May 21st, 2002 –UnCoRe Projects Descriptions and Demos Wednesday, May 22nd, 2002 –Seminar: Research Procedures Wednesday, May 29th, 2002 –Coffee Hour (Survey of Preferences and Expectations) Monday, June 3rd, 2002 –Seminar: How to Make a Good Presentation? Wednesday, June 5th, 2002 –Coffee Hour

Department of Computer Science & Engineering UNCORE Schedule of Events Summer 2002 Wednesday, June 12th, 2002 –Coffee Hour –Seminar: Bio-Inspired Embedded Systems Friday, June 14th, 2002 –Students' Projects Presentations Wednesday, June 19th, 2002 –Special Day: Women in Computing and Engineering Wednesday, June 26th, 2002 –Ethics in Science and Research –Coffee Hour –Seminar: It Takes Two to Tango

Department of Computer Science & Engineering UNCORE Schedule of Events Summer 2002 Tuesday, July 9th, 2002 –Visit to Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Wednesday, July 10th, 2002 –Coffee Hour Friday, July 19th, 2002 –Students' Final Presentations –Social Picnic Wednesday, July 24th, 2002 –Coffee Hour (Survey of Preferences and Expectations) Thursday, July 25th, 2002 –Farewell Lunch

Department of Computer Science & Engineering Women in Computer Science and Engineering Day An Academic Research Career for Fun and Profit –Professor Christine Hansen, Psychology, OU On lizards, engineering, and charting a career path –Professor Laila Guessous, Mechanical Engineering, OU You're in the Army Now: A Senior Army Scientist's Perspective –Dr. Grace Bochenek, TACOM

Department of Computer Science & Engineering Women in Computer Science and Engineering Day Challenges, Support, Reward –Professor Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM, Dearborn. Top Five Lessons of an Academe in Computer Science –Professor Laura Dillon, Computer Science, MSU Reflections on 30 Years as an Industrial Statistician –Mrs. Diane Gibbons, GM, R&D

Department of Computer Science & Engineering Projects Vector Quantization of Binary Images for Pattern Analysis –Aiyesha Ma and Rishi Mukhopadhyay (Sethi) Impact of Interface Design on Safety-Critical Decisions –Nick Herilan and Priscilla Konja (Mili) Four-To-One Analog Multiplexer in Time Domain –Apurva Patel and Tara Terry (Abdel-Aty-Zohdy) Eye Location Method –Amanda Buczkowski (Bouchaffra)

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Department of Computer Science & Engineering Achievements One journal and two conference papers have been submitted. One conference paper has been presented. One student has joined the graduate program at Oakland, and has applied for NSF Graduate Fellowship. One student wants to come back for another summer of REU experience. More faculty are interested in mentoring.

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