Undergraduate Research in Big Data at University of Chicago & Illinois Institute of Technology — Summer 2024

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BigDataX: from theory to practice in Big Data computing at eXtreme scales

REU: Research Experience for Undergraduate students Program 

Summer 2024: May 28th 2024 — August 2nd 2024

at Illinois Institute of Technology & University of Chicago in Chicago Illinois

http://datasys.cs.iit.edu/grants/BigDataX/2024/index.html 

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The BigDataX program is a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in 

Chicago Illinois. This program will be conducted only in-person, and 

unfortunately we will not be able to accommodate a virtual format. The program 

has four mentors at two institutions, the Illinois Institute of Technology and 

University of Chicago, with a variety of complementing expertise from programming 

languages, parallel computing, distributed systems, data science, edge computing; 

more information on potential projects can be found 

http://datasys.cs.iit.edu/grants/BigDataX/2024/index.html#Projects. More 

information can be found at the general BigDataX site at 

http://datasys.cs.iit.edu/grants/BigDataX/index.html. For more details about the 

summer activities, see the BigDataX Overview at 

http://datasys.cs.iit.edu/grants/BigDataX/bigdatax.pdf. To apply to the program, 

see the online application in ETAP (deadline March 4th, 2024) at 

https://etap.nsf.gov/award/1882/opportunity/8813

For eligibility requirements, see 

http://datasys.cs.iit.edu/grants/BigDataX/2024/index.html#Eligibility

For more information, send email to bigdatax-group@iit.edu

REU Mentors:

* Ioan Raicu (IIT) 

* Kyle Hale (IIT)

* Kate Keahey (UChicago) 

* Kyle Chard (UChicago) 

Project Areas:

* Data Management in Scientific Computing and Blockchains

* Data Analytics and Systems

* Operating Systems & Computer Architecture

* Edge Computing with CHI@Edge

Eligibility Requirements:

* Undergraduate student in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or 

  related discipline at a US institution

* US citizen or permanent resident on or before May 28th, 2024

* Minimum GPA 3.0

* 2 recommendation forms; must be received by March 4th, 2024

Important Dates:

* Application deadline: March 4th, 2024

* Recommendations: March 4th, 2024

* Notification of decision: March 18th, 2024

* Program starts: May 28th, 2024

* Program ends: August 2nd, 2024

Program Highlights:

* Spend 10 weeks immersed in research on Big Data at either Illinois Institute of Technology 

  or University of Chicago 

* Work on large scale distributed systems (e.g. Amazon AWS Cloud, Chameleon Cloud, Aurora 

  Supercomputer, Mystic)

* Prepare for graduate school

* Publish papers and attend international conferences

* Finances (per summer):

* $7000 stipend (taxable as income)

* $500 travel funds to attend conference (e.g. IEEE/ACM Supercomputing/SC 2024)

* $500 relocation allowance for travel to and from the BigDataX site (minimum of 50 miles away)

* Housing and meal plan included on the IIT campus paid directly to IIT housing (a $2250 value, paid by the university)

Online Application:

To apply to the program, please submit your complete online application through ETAP by the 

March 4th 2024 deadline at https://etap.nsf.gov/award/1882/opportunity/8813

For any questions, please send email to bigdatax-group@iit.edu