NEWS AND EVENTS
Cal Poly’s DxHub, with AWS, is transforming procurement using ScopeBuilder, an AI tool developed by student Gus Flusser. ScopeBuilder generates accurate Statements of Work (SOWs) and RFPs based on user input and past contracts, addressing high request volumes and knowledge gaps. This innovation streamlines the process and sets an example for AI adoption in procurement.
San Diego’s CCOE and Cyber Lab, with Cal Poly’s Digital Transformation Hub and AWS, launched an AI chatbot to provide cybersecurity guidance for small businesses, agencies, and consumers. Built as a minimum viable product, it offers affordable support to resource-limited organizations, helping them strengthen defenses against cyber threats.
Snopes has launched FactBot, an AI tool for fact-checking online rumors. Built with Cal Poly and AWS through the Digital Transformation Hub, FactBot addresses common AI issues like hallucinations and outdated information, providing more reliable answers to users’ burning questions about what’s real online.
Generative AI is revolutionizing productivity and customer experiences, with potential to boost global GDP by 7% over a decade. Cal Poly’s AWS Cloud Innovation Center (CIC) harnessed this technology, enabling students and staff to develop a secure, cloud-based tool offering cybersecurity recommendations for public sector organizations.
In collaboration with Federated Wireless, AWS and T-Mobile, the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) has launched the 5G Innovation Lab. This joint venture aims to enhance campus operations, improve core IT services and foster interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty, staff, students, the community and industry.
The Cal Poly Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub), with AWS and student developers, created a mobile app for the World Bank to improve school safety in developing countries, aiming to cut costs and time by 50%. Disasters like earthquakes and cyclones threaten over 1 million schools in low-income nations, risking the lives of 875 million children and teachers. School closures also deprive students of education, worsening the long-term impact.
Cal Poly announced the Satellite Data Solutions (SDS) Initiative, using AWS to leverage data from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to tackle critical challenges like disaster forecasting, relief logistics, and weather tracking. Launched at the 2019 AWS Public Sector Summit, the initiative is part of the Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub), which provides innovation guidance to public sector organizations and hands-on learning for Cal Poly students.