Undergraduates
There are three pathways to joining ADC.
- EXCEL, REU, FWEP, workstudy, etc.
- Take a class with professor Vela
(be excellent, attend office hours regularly, interact in class, produce an outstanding project) - Have a demonstrated record of excellence (resume and degree audit). Students are expected to have A’s in majority of their technical classes.
Research projects are typically structured to be completed over one year. The first semester is typically spent learning the tools of the trade (MATLAB, python, SQL, MongoDB, TensorFlow, CPLEX, etc.). The following semesters are spent running.
All projects involve programming. The only exception are build/fly UAV projects; these projects do not fall under research.
All academic levels are considered from freshmen to seniors. However, finding a matching project may be difficult depending on experience and time-to-graduation.