Team: Mini Clint

Team Participants:

  • Sanchita Modi

  • Jasmin Pyo

  • Yalitza Bueno

  • Corey Rightmyer

  • Shannon Liu

“Our AI chatbot streamlines the process of accessing information, freeing up valuable time and resources for the Math Department staff.”

Problem

The Math Department at Cal Poly receives a high volume of emails and phone calls from students seeking information that is readily available on the university’s website. This influx of inquiries consumes a significant amount of time and resources, diverting staff from their other responsibilities.

Technical Solution

The team’s solution is an AI chatbot that can access information from the Cal Poly website and student records. The chatbot is designed to handle common inquiries, reducing the need for email and phone communication. The solution leverages Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as Amazon Chime SDK PSTN, Amazon Transcribe, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and Amazon Polly to provide a seamless user experience.

Showcase

Presentation RecordingA recording of AI Summer Camp students presenting their project.
SlideshowThe accompanying slides shown in the video.
Source CodeAll of the code and assets developed during the course of the AI Summer Camp.

About the DxHub

The Cal Poly Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) is a strategic relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and is the world’s first cloud innovation center supported by AWS on a University campus. The primary goal of the DxHub is to provide students with real-world problem-solving experiences by immersing them in the application of proven innovation methods in combination with the latest technologies to solve important challenges in the public sector. The challenges being addressed cover a wide variety of topics including homelessness, evidence-based policing, digital literacy, virtual cybersecurity laboratories and many others. The DxHub leverages the deep subject matter expertise of government, education, and non-profit organizations to clearly understand the customers affected by public sector challenges and develop solutions that meet the customer needs.