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2009 Cultural and Language Training Program February 2009 PIRE Program Students met at FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus for their first session of Language and Cultural Training. PIRE PI Yi Deng welcomed this second cadre of students and Liza Carbajo, Director of FIU's Office of Education Abroad, provided an introduction to the Language and Cultural Training students will be receiving. Dr. Aixa Perez-Prado led a workshop on Cross-Cultural Communication and Interaction. Students will be meeting periodically through March and April to receive instruction about the language, culture, and business practices of the countries they will visit: India, France, Brazil, China, Spain and Mexico.
2009-2010 Student Participants Selected
February 2009 The 2009 FIU-FAU PIRE Executive committee, led by Dr. Yi Deng, completed the selection of the second cadre of PIRE students. There were 54 applicants received for the 2009 selection from both FIU and FAU from which 24 students were selected. The selected students will travel to China, Brazil, France, Spain, Mexico and India to conduct research with our collaborative partners.  2009-2010 PIRE Participants, faculty and staff Recruiting Students 2009-2010
October 2008 The School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University and Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Florida Atlantic University are recruiting new students to participate in an exciting international research and career development opportunity. We are actively looking for highly-qualified undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Information Technology. Collaboration-driven trips to international research sites in Mexico, Argentina, Spain, China, India, France, and Germany for 6-10 week trips during Summer 2009 and semester-long trips in Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 semesters will be supported. Graduate Assistants will retain their existing assistantship support during their trips. In addition, PIRE Fellowships, up to $10,000, will be awarded to superbly-qualified PhD students. To apply to PIRE click here Note: Applications are accepted from Oct. 15 to Nov. 14, 2008. Summer 2008 Students Present Research
Summer 2008 Trips
May 2008  Eighteen PIRE participants are performing hands-on research in cyberinfrastructure enablement at our partner institutions in the Summer of 2008. Nine FIU students and nine FAU students are engaged in collaborations with Tsinghua University and IBM's China Research Laboratory in Beijing, IBM's India Research Laboratory in New Delhi, the University Nacional de La Plata in Argentina, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Universitat Politènica de Catalunya in Spain, and the Universidad de Guadalajara in Mexico. Full details of their collaborators and research projects can be found at the Students link above. Follow along with details of their trips and their research at the Blogs link above. 2008 Cultural and Language Training Program
February 2008 The 2008-2009 PIRE participants met on Feb. 2nd, 2008 for the first session of the FIU/FAU PIRE Cultural and Language Training Program. Dr. Yi Deng, the PIRE Principal Investigator, welcomed the students and explained the research aspects of the program. Wendy Lo, of FIU's Institute for Asian Studies, provided an overview of the Cultural and Language training program and introduced the instructors who will lead a series of sessions that will provide the PIRE participants who will travel to Argentina, China, India, Mexico, and Spain during 2008-2009 with an overview of the culture, customs, and language of their destination. Students received in-depth travel instructions from Liza Carbajo, Director of FIU Office of Education Abroad, on topics including safety, financial arrangements & budgeting, and travel documents. Pictured below are attending FIU/FAU PIs, instructors, staff coordinators, and the PIRE participants.  2008-2009 Student Participants Selected
January 2008 The PIRE Executive Committee, led by Dr. Yi Deng, completed the selection of the 2008-2009 PIRE student researchers. We received 68 competitive applications at FIU and FAU, among which we could only select 27 applications for PIRE in 2008-2009. We encourage you to visit our website for updates concerning our research activities and for the next round of student participation calls. Invited Talks
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"PIRE... provides our students with the kind of
direct international experience and training that will
prepare them for careers in an increasingly competitive
global arena." "PIRE...will enable the next generation of
students participants to become fully engaged as members of
the globally-aware IT workforce."" "We look forward to hosting students researchers
... to foster our existing collaborations and create new
ones." "I was able to develop quite a bit as a person, researcher, and professional." "Being able to learn elements directly related to my project, the likes and dislikes of another culture, and be able to communicate in a different language are all aspects related to the PIRE program for which I will always be grateful." "It helps you build confidence that the degree you hold will enable you to tackle any problem, and, more importantly, it lets you experience the job before committing your life to it." |
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This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number OISE-0730065. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. © 2007 Florida International University