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Our application deadline has been extended to 20 April 2009.
Notifications for accepted students will be sent out on a rolling basis
starting on 16 April.
We are seeking exceptionally motivated student/faculty pairs
with an interest in systems security and the real-world application
of cryptology. SISMAT is geared toward undergraduate participants who
can expect successfully complete an internship and conduct an
independent academic project, and toward professors who are
interested in improving the state of security education at small
colleges.
Prerequisites
More specifically, a qualified student applicant:
- Will be a junior or senior in the fall of 2009. (Although
exceptional rising sophomores may apply, the program is targeted at
students nearing graduation.)
- Has completed the core systems curriculum at their institution,
which will likely entail at least two programming classes, a discrete
math class, and one or more "systems" courses (e.g.,
advanced programming, programming in the large, operating systems,
databases, or networking). Equivalent technical experience will be
considered in lieu of formal coursework.
- Has identified and received a committment to participate from a
partner CS or Engineering faculty member at their home institution.
- Can commit to attending the two-week training course in June
(which starts on Tuesday, June 23, and ends on Thursday, July 2).
- Can commit to completing an internship in secure systems in 2009.
- Can commit to completing an independent research, design, or
reading course during the 2009-2010 academic year.
Applications
To apply for the the SISMAT 2009 program, undergraduate
candidates should submit an email with the following
information by the deadline (to be announced) to
sismat at cs.dartmouth.edu .
- In the body of the email, please include
your:
- contact information (name, mailing address, phone
number, and email address)
- major(s) and minor(s)
- anticipated class status in fall 2009 (junior, senior, etc.), and
- anticipated graduation date.
- In an attachment to the email please include grade
report(s) covering the courses you have taken for college
credit. You do not need to submit a formal transcripts at this
time, but we will ask SISMAT participants to do so upon being
notified of acceptance.
- In a separate attachment, please include a cover
letter explaining in no more than two pages why you are
interested in computer security.
- Optionally, you may include as an additional
attachment any additional information you would like us to
know. (However, we discourage the submission of code samples
or lengthy articles, as we will not be able to consider them
in detail.)
Additionally, your designated Computer Science or Engineering
faculty member should submit a letter of support
stating his or her interest in serving as your partner and
mentor throughout your participation in SISMAT, particularly
for your independent project in the 2009-2010 academic year.
The letter need not propose a specific research topic, but
should address the faculty member's ability to mentor given
other professional responsibilities (such as teaching load,
sabbatical terms, etc), and his or her personal motivations for
participating with you in SISMAT.
Faculty members should include their contact information (email,
phone, etc.), and email the letter
by the deadline (to be announced) to sismat at cs.dartmouth.edu .
Please do NOT submit a hard copy of this information.
Attachment Formats
If possible, we ask applicants and partner faculty members to
submit letters and other attached materials in .pdf format. However,
other formats (such as .rtf or .doc) are acceptable.
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