Program Overview

A 10-week research for undergraduates (REU) program on autonomous ground vehicles, controls, communications, vehicular security, machine learning, and algorithms. Students will work side-by-side with faculty and graduate research assistants who are experts in these areas.

Program Highlights

  • This REU will support 10 students. Each student will receive:
  • Up to $600 travel allowance
  • $6,000 stipend
  • On-campus housing
  • Letters of Recommendation from faculty mentors

 

Apply Now! Application Step 1

Start your application process here. We use the CISE REU Common Application, which allows you to be considered for other REU Site opportunities (if you elect to do so).

Baschab, Ball, and Vazanna publish at CPS-IoT Week

CPS-IoT Week is the premier event on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Research, and three researchers from the CAT Vehicle will have their results published there in 2021. Emily Baschab (University of Alabama), Savannah Ball (Monmouth College), and Audrey Vazzana (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) continued work on their final paper, and submitted as a Work-In-Progress to the conference, where they will have an opportunity to present a poster on their work.

L-R: Audrey Vazzana, Savannah Ball, and Emily Baschab

Kreienkamp, Fishbein, Publish at American Control Conference

“Although I wish the conference could have been in person so I could have met other researchers in Denver, I find myself very lucky to have worked with my team, and to have been able to participate in the CAT Vehicle REU program," said Christopher Kreienkamp, whose presentation was through a YouTube video due to the COVID-19 policies of the conference.  Kreienkamp and his partner Daniel Fishbein, were part of CAT Vehicle 2019.

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Apply Now! Application Step 1

Start your application process here. We use the CISE REU Common Application, which allows you to be considered for other REU Site opportunities (if you elect to do so).

Application Step 2: Additional Materials

This is Part 2 of the application process: you must also fill out the CISE REU Common Application (Part 1), if you have not done so already. You can revisit this page at any time to upload your application materials, but please only fill out the form one time. Please make sure you press "Upload" after specifying the two files in the form below, prior to pressing the "Submit" button.

Application Part 2 Submission: https://forms.gle/VxEbSynu6vdsnF5W7. Note that a Google account is required due to the file upload.

 

Important Dates

  • January 2023:  Applications open
  • 19 March 2023: Applications due, to guarantee full consideration.
  • 20-27 March 2023: Letters of Recommendation due, to guarantee full consideration
  • 28 March -7 April 2023: Selection process
  • 10 April 2023: Notification deadline
  • June-August 2023: 10-week program

Important Information

This REU site will support 10 students over the summer. Each student will receive:

  • Stipend of $6,000 over the summer
  • Housing and $600 travel allowance to Tucson, AZ
  • Letters of recommendation from their faculty mentors

Students will participate as researchers for the summer, working side by side with graduate researchers and faculty who are experts in cognitive radio and autonomous ground vehicles. Want to know more about what the REU is like? Check out the videos made by previous CAT Vehicle participants.

REU 2018: Lane detectives showing their pride after successful testing

Reference Letter

Are you a faculty member submitting a letter on behalf of an applicant? We will begin reviewing applications one week after the application deadline.