Paid Undergrad Summer Research Opportunity (CS/CEE)

We are seeking undergraduates interested in transportation research involving big data and data analysis. This research is under Professor Dan Work, and will be supervised by CEE graduate students Brian Donovan and Raphael Stern.

We have data on over 700 million taxi trips in New York City and are analyzing supply/demand patterns. Specifically, we are trying to help taxi drivers find passengers more quickly. Analysis on such a large dataset is innovative in transportation engineering, and a useful application of computer science techniques. We hope to learn something new and useful, and you can help us do it!

Requirements

• Basic statistics knowledge (CEE202 or STAT100 or other)
• Basic knowledge of computer programming (CS101 or other).
• Basic knowledge of data structures (CS225 or other).
• Interest in transportation research and big data
• Approximately 20-30 hours/week over the summer

Benefits

• Gain research experience
• Get your name on a publishable academic paper
• Gain useful cutting-edge skills
• Get paid while learning how to do research in big data.

If you are interested, please send an email Brian Donovan ([email protected]) containing your major, current year of study, relevant coursework, and an attached resume. Applications should be sent before May 9, 2014.