SITE UNDER CONSTRUTION. SHOULD BE READY BY NOV 1, 2025.THE PROGRAM FOR 2026 RUNS JUNE 1-AUG 14. IF I ADMITTED YOU THEN COME ON MAY 31 FOR WELCOME DINNER.Information about Past programs:We have run REU-CAAR from 2013-2025. You can learn what projects ran from the sidebar. WHAT IS REU-CAAR ?Research Experience For Undergraduates (REU) in Combinatorics, Algorithms, and AI for Real Problems (CAAR) is a 10 week NSF funded research program designed to bridge the gap between the theory (algorithms, probability, combinatorics, Theoretical Machine Learning, others) and other disciplines within Computer Science (AI, Operations Reseach, practical machine learning, others.) Rather than wax philosophical about this just go Look at the Projects! TELL ME ABOUT THE PROJECTS!!!
Go to the left!!! You will see a tab that says Projects. Click on it! HOW TO APPLY?
To apply to this program 0) DEADLINE TO APPLY: March 1, 2026. 1) Look at the project and determine which ones you would be happy to work on. There should be at least 2. 2) Gather together your CV, transcript. 3) Write a statement of purpose which tells us WHICH projects ou want to work on, and for each one WHY you are qualified and WHY your are intersted. You may also tell us anything else of interest. For example, anything else you've done that is not on the transcript that relates to the projects you are interested in. In addition, any awards you've won (e.g., Fields Medal or Turing Award). 4) If you don't have the prereq for a project you want to work on (e.g., have not had a course in discrete math) but have the KNOWLEDGE (e.g., you are on a Putnam team) then tell us that in your statement. 5) Anyone who is a Freshman OR Sophmore OR Junior OR Senior in a College in America can apply. A summer of research that is awesome and fun! Students will be provided with $7000 as stipend AND room AND food money. Since Summer Programs are compeitive its good to apply to several: FILL IN LATER For REU opps nationside see the following two websites: Community Sourced Website of REU sites Go to the left!!! You will see a tab that says FAQ. Click on it! If your question is not answered there then email me: Bill Gasarch gasarch@umd.edu |