Page 3 - OIT Progress Report: 2025 Edition

CONTENTS
CIO WELCOME 1
LEADERSHIP 3
OIT WELCOMES NEW CISO 4
EXPLORING TRANSFORMATION
WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 5
ACADEMIC INITIATIVES WITH AI 5
STAFF INITIATIVES WITH AI 6
EMPOWERING RESEARCH AT SMU 7
COLDFRONT 8
CELLULAR GPS STUDY 8
OVERLEAF 9
CHAT_RAG 9
AI TRANSCRIPTION APPLICATION 9
DATA SCIENCE FOR SOCIAL GOOD 10
TURNING CONNECTED CONCEPTS INTO
RESEARCH REALITIES WITH THE SMU IOT LAB 11
OPEN-SOURCE WEATHER STATION 11
TRAINING AI TO UNDERSTAND OCEAN DRIFT 12
3D PRINTING FOR COST-EFFECTIVE
INTERDIGITATED SENSOR PROTOTYPING 13
STREAMLINING SENSOR EVALUATION: DEVELOPMENT
OF A COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMABLE SWITCH 13
ENHANCING SUPPORT OF TEACHING & LEARNING 14
NEW TECHNOLOGY WITH CANVAS INTEGRATION 14
COMPREHENSIVE FACULTY
TECHNOLOGY TRAINING INITIATIVE 15
REVOLUTIONARY CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY
AT COX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 15
TRANSFORMING SMU THROUGH
CAMPUS COLLABORATIONS 17
INTERFOLIO 17
SALESFORCE MARKETING CLOUD 17
CAYUSE 18
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR
SMU’S ONLINE PRESENCE 18
12TWENTY 19
COLLEGE ACCESS 19
IMPROVING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE 20
SUPPORTING THE NEW FAFSA FORM 20
SLATE FOR ADMISSIONS 20
SUPPORTING CUSTOMER SERVICE
DELIVERY ON STABLE 21
NEW STUDENT BILLING PLATFORM 22
DEVELOPING NEW CAPABILITIES
TO ENHANCE OUR SERVICE 23
WEBFRAME: A PLATFORM
FOR CAMPUS-WIDE INNOVATION 23
ADVANCING DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY
THROUGH PARTNERSHIP 24
HARNESSING DATA FOR
INFORMED DECISION MAKING 24
DEVELOPING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES 25
TRAINING TEAM 26
LOOKING AHEAD 27
BY THE NUMBERS 28
OIT EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT 29
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