RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN DYNAMIC
	          DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME SYSTEMS

                            SUMMER 2001

 
OVERVIEW:

   Six research assistantships are currently available for qualified
undergraduate junior and senior computer science and engineering students to
participate in research in the field of distributed real-time systems.  The
program will be conducted at an NSF supported REU Site at the Distributed
Real-Time Systems and AI Laboratories in the Department of Computer Science and
Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and at Ohio
University (OU).  Four positions are available at UTA and two are available at
OU.  The student participants will investigate problems related to parallel
program development, debugging, scheduling, and performance profiling under the
supervision of a UTA faculty member and in collaboration with a number of
graduate students.


PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND ACTIVITIES:

   This REU program consists of a 10-week Summer session, from June 4 to
August 10, 2001.  The student participants are required to take a 3-credit hour
seminar course, as part of this program, during the 2001 Summer session at UTA.
Non-UTA students will be required to enroll at UTA as summer students and are
encouraged to arrange, through their home institutions, for transfer of these
credit hours towards their degree programs.  During this program, the students
are expected to participate in both individual and team research activities,
report on their progress, and attend weekly group meetings.


STIPEND:
   Each recruited student will receive a stipend of $4,000 which includes UTA
tuition for the Summer course, travel, and room and board.  The students who
drop out of the program, or whose assistantships are terminated due to
unsatisfactory performance, will not receive the remainder of their stipend from
the point of termination of their research assistantship.


SELECTION CRITERIA & APPLICATION PACKAGE:

   Only computer science or computer engineering majors (or those in a closely
related field) who are going to be a junior or a senior during the 2001-02
academic year are eligible to participate in the program.  Applicants must be
U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents.  A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required.
Talented students, whose GPA is less than (but close to) 3.0, due to special
circumstances, will also be considered.  These students are asked to provide a
detailed explanation of these circumstances on a separate sheet.  Interested
applicants need to submit a completed application form (reverse side), a copy of
their current transcript issued by the university, and three letters of
recommendation (preferably by the applicant's academic professors and advisors).
The applicants will be ranked based on their GPA, academic and extra-curricular
accomplishments, experience, courses taken, and recommendation letters.  The top
ten to fifteen finalists will be interviewed, based on which six students will
be selected.  Women, minorities, or members of any protected class are strongly
encouraged to apply.


DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION ADDRESS:

   Complete application packages are due at UTA by April 9, 2001.  Please
submit your application package to:

                    Dr. Behrooz Shirazi
            University of Texas at Arlington
    Department of Computer Science and Engineering
                     Box 19015
               Arlington, TX 76019-0015
       Phone: 817-272-2785, Fax: 817-272-3784,
               Email: shirazi@cse.uta.edu


For more information on the Ohio University program, contact:

                   Dr. Lonnie Welch
       School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
	          339 Stocker Center
	           Ohio University
	        Athens, OH 45701-2979
       Phone:  740-593-1575, Fax:  740-593-0007
	        Email:  welch@ohio.edu