We are not accepting applications for Summer 2012 currently.

What is REU?
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program.

The main objective of this REU site is to train undergraduate students in research methodology and to enthuse them about Computer Science research as well as graduate level work in the field.

Online applications are accepted from students who meet the eligibility criteria.

Program Overview
The REU site runs for 10 weeks during the summer months of 2008-2011. In 2011, the site will be active from June 01, 2011 till August 05, 2011. Students will work with faculty mentors at the Computer Science Department at the University of Southern California. A training program in ethics is planned as are three external research visits to local research labs in the Los Angeles area. A vibrant social program is planned wherein students will interact with participants in other summer internship programs on the USC campus.

Students participating in the program will have a chance to work on projects spanning robotics, agents and artificial intelligence, networks and systems, algorithms and modeling, and software engineering.

The REU site runs for 10 weeks during the summer months of 2008-2011. Students will be housed on the USC campus. Applications are invited from undergraduates as described by the eligibility requirements. We are especially interested in attracting participation in the USC Computer Science REU site from: 1. academically talented students from traditionally underserved colleges and universities as well as 2. traditionally underrepresented minorities in engineering, including women.