Solmaz S. Kia

The Outreach program in Kia Cooperative Systems Lab

Supported by the National Science Foundation through awards:

ECCS-1653838 (CAREER Program)
IIS-1724331

An important problem in STEM fields is the underrepresentation of minorities and women. In KCS lab, besides the training and education of graduate students, we have extensive plans to reach, encourage and sponsor undergraduate and high school students from underrepresented groups to participate in STEM research.

Summer scholar program for high school students

KCS lab actively recruits summer researchers from Orange County school district. The recruited students receive training, mentoring and career advice and engage in research programs in KCS lab. We are particularly interested in engaging students from nearby communities with large minority populations, such as Santa Ana. Whenever possible, these students will be provided with paid fellowships to help offset the opportunity cost of forgoing summer employment. The programs at the KCS lab are geared towards exposing students to research opportunities in multi-agent networked systems paradigm.

Solmaz S. Kia, Introduction Slides, Summer 2021

Solmaz S. Kia, Training Module 1, Summer 2021

Solmaz S. Kia, Training Module 2, Summer 2021

Solmaz S. Kia, Training Module 3, Summer 2021

Solmaz S. Kia, Training Module 4, Summer 2021

Solmaz S. Kia, Training Module 5, Summer 2021

Solmaz S. Kia, Introduction to graph theory and multi-agent coordination for high school students, Summer 2017

Sally Khuu (Summer 2020)
Godinez Fundamental High School, Santa Ana, CA
Status at time of attendance: Junior at Godinez Fundamental High School

Xian Chen (Summer 2020)
Godinez Fundamental High School, Santa Ana, CA
Status at time of attendance: Junior at Godinez Fundamental High School

Maricruz Morales (Summer 2020)
Godinez Fundamental High School, Santa Ana, CA
Status at time of attendance: Junior at Godinez Fundamental High School

Adriana Meza (Summer 2020)
Godinez Fundamental High School, Santa Ana, CA
Status at time of attendance: Junior at Godinez Fundamental High School

Guadalupe Bernabe (Summer 2019)
Godinez Fundamental High School, Santa Ana, CA
Current Status: Junior at Godinez Fundamental High School

Donna Tran (Summer 2019)
Godinez Fundamental High School, Santa Ana, CA
Current Status: Junior at Godinez Fundamental High School

Esmeralda Juarez (Summer 2017)
Godinez Fundamental High School, Santa Ana, CA
Current Status: Undergraduate at Computer Game Science Program of CS Dept., of University of California Irvine Junior at Godinez Fundamental High School

Steve Ramirez (Summer 2017)
Godinez Fundamental High School, Santa Ana, CA
Current Status: Undergraduate at MAE Dept., of University of California Irvine

Research opportunities for undergraduate students

The KCS lab hosts in regular basis undergdate students from MAE, EECS, and CS departements of UCI. Special priority is given to the students from California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) program, a University of California initiative to diversify the student population and the future faculty. For the list of current and former participant see here.