Data-Intensive Distributed Systems LaboratoryBigDataX REU Program Activities -- Summer 2023
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 six mentors at two institutions, the Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Chicago, with a variety of complementing expertise from computer systems, distributed systems, databases, and data science. For REU BigDataX program highlights from prior years, see the BigDataX Overview. The group maintains a public social network presence through a LinkedIn group at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8301753.
The BigDataX 2023 program will host 10 students who will spending 10 weeks in the summer 2023 doing research in one of two interdisciplinary laboratories: 1) the DataSys Lab in CS at IIT or 2) the Systems Group in the CI/CS at UChicago. This program will be conducted only in-person, and unfortunately we will not be able to accommodate a virtual format. Monday May 30th 2023 at 9AM to August 4th 2023 at 5:30PM. Since housing will be provided to you from May 29th to August 5th, it is recommended that you travel to and from the site on the 1st day and last day of the housing lease. For any questions, please send email to bigdatax-group@iit.edu.
For a detailed schedule of activities for the summer 2023 program, click here.You will find the official 2023 announcement online. For eligibility requirements, click here.
Apply to the 2023 Summer REU BigData Program online (deadline April 14th, 2023).
Institutions:
Faculty Mentors:
- Ioan Raicu (IIT)
- Kyle Hale (IIT)
- Stefan Muller (IIT)
- Zhiling Lan (IIT)
- Kate Keahey (UChicago)
- Kyle Chard (UChicago)
Project Areas:
- Scalable Data Indexing and Search(more here)
- Data Analytics and Systems (more here)
- Operating Systems & Computer Architecture (more here)
- Resource Management and Job Scheduling (more here)
- Theory of Priority Scheduling Systems (more here)
- Edge Computing with CHI@Edge (more here)
- Undergraduate student in Mathematics, Computer Science, or Engineering at a US institution
- US citizen or permanent resident on or before May 30th, 2023
- Minimum GPA 3.0
- 2 recommendation forms; must be received by April 14th, 2023; it is the student's responsibility to ask their recommenders to submit recommendation form (including letter PDF) online before the deadline of April 14th, 2023
Important Dates:
- Application deadline (submit online): April 14th, 2023
- Recommendation forms deadline (submit online): April 14th, 2023
- Notification of decision: April 28th, 2023
- Program starts: May 30th, 2023
- Program ends: August 4th, 2023
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, Aurora 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 2023)
- 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 April 14th 2023 deadline. For any questions, please send email to bigdatax-group@iit.edu.