{"id":141,"date":"2026-02-27T13:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/reu\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:52:36","slug":"2025-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/reu\/2025-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please check below for selected activities in our REU Summer 2025<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Orientation, Regular Internal Meetings on Research Progress<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daily research progress discussion with mentor and RA for each team.<\/li>\n<li>Weekly research progress report and Research Seminars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249620969 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249620969 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 1\">Orientation Schedule \u2013 Day 1<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Date:\u00a0Tuesday, May\u00a020, 2025<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Time: 9:00 AM \u2013\u00a03:30 PM<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Location: WAEC Room\u00a01201, Marshall University<\/span><br \/>\n<div class=\"large-table\"><table class=\" table  table-striped  table-bordered  w-full \">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<th>Time<\/th>\n<th>Activity<\/th>\n<th>Facilitator<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">9:00 \u2013 9:30 AM<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Welcome &amp; Opening Remarks<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-yousef-fazea\/\">Dr. Yousef Fazea<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9:30 \u2013 10:15 AM<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Program Overview: Goals, Expectations, &amp; Timeline<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-sudipta-chowdhury\/\">Dr. Sudipta Chowdhury<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10:15 \u2013\u00a011:30 AM<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Icebreaker Activity &amp; Group Introductions<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-haroon-malik\/\">Dr. Haroon Malik<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11:30 \u2013 12:15 PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Dean&#8217;s Welcome<\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/david-a-dampier\/\">Dr. David A Dampier<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12:15\u00a0\u2013 2:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lunch Break (Calamity J Grill &amp; Bar\u00a0Restaurant\u00a0)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2:00 \u2013 2:30 PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">College\u00a0&amp; Facilities Tour (including labs, lounges, dining areas)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-ammar-alzarrad\/\">Dr. Ammar Alzarrad<\/a>\u00a0&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-yousef-fazea\/\">Dr. Yousef Fazea<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2:30 \u2013 3:30\u00a0PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title IX &amp; Campus Safety Session<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title IX Office Representative<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249620969 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249620969 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 1\">Orientation Schedule \u2013 Day 2<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Date:\u00a0Wednesday, May 21, 2025<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Time: 9:00 AM \u2013\u00a03:00 PM<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Location: WAEC Room\u00a01201, Marshall University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"large-table\"><table class=\" table  table-striped  table-bordered  w-full \">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<th>Time<\/th>\n<th>Activity<\/th>\n<th>Facilitator<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">9:00 \u2013 9:30 AM<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Technical Onboarding: Computing Resources, Email, and Access<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-yousef-fazea\/\">Dr. Yousef Fazea<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9:30 \u2013 10:15 AM<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Library + How to Access Academic\u00a0Resources,\u00a0Faculty &amp; Staff<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/profile\/sarah-mollette\/\">Dr. Sarah Mollette<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10:15\u00a0\u2013 11:00\u00a0AM<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Research\u00a0Project Overviews\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-sudipta-chowdhury\/\">Dr. Sudipta Chowdhury<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-yousef-fazea\/\">Dr. Yousef Fazea<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11:15\u00a0\u2013 12:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Peer Networking &amp; Academic Advising Session<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12:30 \u2013 2:00 PM<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lunch Break (Fat Patty\u2019s Huntington Restaurant\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2:00 \u2013 3:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Final\u00a0Q&amp;A + Survey + Orientation Closing<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-ammar-alzarrad\/\">Dr. Ammar Alzarrad<\/a>\u00a0&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-yousef-fazea\/\">Dr. Yousef Fazea<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h2>Internal Activities<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>05\/28\/2025: Research progress report and presentation<\/li>\n<li>06\/04\/2025: Research progress report and presentation<\/li>\n<li>06\/09\/2025: Industry Visit, Group Lunch, Payroll Notice, and Weekly Seminar Update<\/li>\n<li>06\/11\/2025: Research progress report and presentation<\/li>\n<li>06\/18\/2025: Research progress report and presentation<\/li>\n<li>07\/25\/2025: Research progress report and presentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Invited Talks from Marshall University Leaders<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Week 2: Invited talk from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-yousef-fazea\/\">Dr. Yousef Fazea<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Marshall University,\u00a0 &#8220;<span class=\"TextRun SCXW47880170 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47880170 BCX8\">Mastering Scholarly Research by Finding Credible Sources and Analyzing Scientific Papers &amp; Technical Writing for STEM Research.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Week 3: Invited talk from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-patra\/\">Dr. Prabir Patra<\/a>, Professor &amp; Chair, Department of Biomedical and Electrical Engineering, Marshall University, &#8220;<span class=\"TextRun SCXW80251932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80251932 BCX8\">Defining and redefining\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80251932 BCX8\">objectives<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80251932 BCX8\"> in Research.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Week 4: Invited talk from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-ammar-alzarrad\/\">Dr. Ammar Alzarrad<\/a>, Associate Professor &amp; Associate Dean of Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Marshall University, &#8220;Thesis writing.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Week 5: Invited talk from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-sudipta-chowdhury\/\">Dr. Sudipta Chowdhury<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Weisberg Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Marshall University, &#8220;<span class=\"TextRun SCXW21974636 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21974636 BCX8\">Ethics in Research<\/span><\/span>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Week 6: Invited talk from <span class=\"TextRun SCXW116103270 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116103270 BCX8\">Robin L. Taylor, MA<\/span><\/span>, &#8220;<span class=\"TextRun SCXW81483068 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81483068 BCX8\">CV and Cover Letter Prep<\/span><\/span>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Week 7: Invited talk from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-haroon-malik\/\">Dr. Haroon Malik<\/a>, Associate Professor &amp; Chair, Department of Computer Science, Marshall University, &#8220;<span class=\"EOP SCXW21974636 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123451271 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123451271 BCX8\">How to prepare\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW123451271 BCX8\">J<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW123451271 BCX8\">up<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW123451271 BCX8\">y<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW123451271 BCX8\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW123451271 BCX8\">er<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123451271 BCX8\">\u00a0Notebook\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Week 9: Invited talk from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cecs\/profile\/dr-char-sample\/\">Dr. Char Sample<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Marshall University, &#8220;<span class=\"EOP SCXW21974636 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW250992817 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250992817 BCX8\">Cyberculture in Decision Making<\/span><\/span><\/span>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please check below for selected activities in our REU Summer 2025 Orientation, Regular Internal Meetings on Research Progress Daily research progress discussion with mentor and RA for each team. 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