A cohort of about 10 students will study and work together in this yearlong project. A carefully designed course work and research activities will better prepare the students for either a career or a graduate program that requires both mathematics and computation skills.

All students will choose their research topics after the first semester with GAUSS. Using their mathematical and computational skills, the students will be working on some cutting edge problems in imaging sciences (computer vision in particular) with applications in homeland security, transportation, biology, finance, and chemistry.They will also participate in the graduate reseach activities in the world renowned Computer Vision Lab at UCF.

TWO REQUIRED COURSES: Students are required to take two courses -- Numerical Methods for Computational Sciences and Mathematical Modeling, I.

WEEKLY SEMINAR: The weekly seminar keeps the students engaged in research activities by reviewing current research articles.

Real research starts in the summer. Students are provided with room and board during this study period.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN TOPIC: After an intensive study in the first few weeks of the summer, various research topics will be presented by faculty mentors. Students are allowed to make their selection of one of these topics. The rest of the summer will be dedicated to producing research results. Students are working together by participating in seminars and weekly presentations. In this way, they can help each other and also be able to see the bigger picture to which their own research belong.

TWO REQUIRED COURSES: Mathematical Modeling, II and Computer Vision will serve as opportunities for students to see more advanced topics in computational mathematics and imaging sciences. They will be better prepared for their careers and advanced studies.

FINE TUNING RESEARCH: Students will polish their research results and write up them in draft of research reports or manuscripts for publication.

Other Activities

There are many activities throughout the yearlong program. For example,

• Distinguished Speaker Series
• Attendence to professional meetings
• Graduate school application workshops
• Field Trips to Industries
• Social Events including picnics, dinners, and graduate celebration parties.