Data-Intensive Distributed Systems LaboratoryBigDataX REU Program -- Summer 2020
The Summer 2020 BigDataX REU program has been postponed to the summer of 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Please check back in early 2021 for the application material for the 2021 Summer Program.The BigDataX (from theory to practice in Big Data computing at eXtreme scales) is a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in Chicago Illinois. The program has four mentors at two institutions, the Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Chicago, with a variety of complementing expertise from theory to programming languages distributed systems, and databases; more information on potential projects has been posted. More information can be found at the general BigDataX site. For more details about the summer activities, see the BigDataX Overview and the official announcement. To apply to the program, see the online application (deadline March 9th, 2020). For eligibility requirements, click here.
- IIT: Illinois Institute of Technology
- UChicago: University of
Chicago
Mentors (bigdatax-group@iit.edu):
- Ioan Raicu (IIT)
- Kyle Hale (IIT)
- Aaron J. Elmore (UChicago)
- Kyle Chard (UChicago)
- Big Data Systems (more here)
- Data Management and Analytics (more here)
- Operating Systems and Computer Architecture (more here)
- Database Systems (more here)
- Undergraduate student in Mathematics, Computer Science, or Engineering at a US institution
- US citizen or permanent resident on or before May 26th, 2020
- Minimum GPA 3.0
- 2 recommendation forms (must be received by March 9th, 2020; submit online)
Important Dates:
- Application deadline (submit online): March 9th, 2020
- Recommendation forms deadline (submit online): March 9th, 2020
- Notification of decision: March 23rd, 2020
- Program starts: May 26th, 2020
- Program ends: July 31st, 2020
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, XSEDE Grid, Theta Supercomputer, Mystic)
- Prepare for graduate school
- Publish papers and attend international conferences
- Spend the summer in one of the greatest cities in the world, Chicago Illinois
- Finances (per summer):
- $6000 stipend (taxable as income)
- $500 relocation allowance for travel to and from the BigDataX site (minimum of 50 miles away)
- $500 travel funds to attend conference (e.g. IEEE/ACM Supercomputing/SC 2020)
- Housing and meal plan included on the IIT campus paid directly to IIT housing (a $2200 value)
Online Application:
To apply to the program, please submit your complete online application by the March 9th 2020 deadline. For any questions, please send email to bigdatax-group@iit.edu.