Yong Wang

DSU is pleased to host 10 Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) students on campus this summer. The students are conducting research projects in Internet of Things (IoT) security in the MadLabs. This program is sponsored through support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) (Award 1852145). Dr. Yong Wang (PI) and Dr. Ashley Podhradsky (Co-PI) received the REU award in 2019. The first REU site was hosted in the summer 2019; the 2020 REU summer program was canceled and postponed to a future year due to the pandemic. This year’s students are working on security projects including IoT device security exploitation, device identification, smart intelligence transportation, and IoT-device digital forensic. The students are working closely with research mentors Robert Richardson, Dr. Bhaskar Rimal, Dr. Ashley Podhradsky, Dr. Yong Wang, and Kaushik Muthusamy Ragothaman, a doctoral student, during the 10-week on-campus program. The REU students also attend cybersecurity seminars and professional development workshops from DSU faculty members and support staff. On July 29, the REU students will attend the South Dakota Undergraduate Research Symposium to present their summer projects. The symposium will be online this year through the virtual platform Gather.town. The symposium is free and there are no registration fees to attend. The registration is available at https://lnkd.in/eBEzWpd. The REU program began on June 1 and will end on August 6, 2021. During these two months, the students are staying in the Courtyard and working in the MadLabs building. The 10 students selected for this year’s REU program include Alexis Kulm (Dakota State University), Mark Elder (Dakota State University), Katja Joy Mathesius (Drake University), Max Soto (University of Hawaii West Oahu), Easton Hay (University of Louisville), Helen Chen (University of Maryland-College Park), Sofía Crespo Maldonado (University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus), Jason Quick (Lonestar College System), James Suh (Williams College), and Paolo Gentry (Dakota State University). # #