Dr. Will Lewis
Assistant Professor of Information Systems

Office
OU Old Union
Office Hours
MW 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Selected Research
Biography
Will Lewis is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems in the School of Information Technology at Illinois State University. His research interests include technology adoption, research methods, and computer-based testing.
Current Courses
IT 312.001 Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
IT 299.006 Independent Honor Study
IT 400.003 Independent Study
IT 215.001 Introduction to Applied Artificial Intelligence
IT 261.001 Systems Development I
IT 261.003 Systems Development I
Teaching Interests & Areas
Systems Design and Development
Artificial Intelligence
Data Analytics
Cyber security
Research Interests & Areas
Diffusion of Innovations
Space IT
Research Methods
Computer-based Testing
PhD Information and Management Science
The Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
MBA Business
The Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
BS Management
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Grants and Contracts
CONNECT Companion: Using A.I. for Improving Social Support in Community Dwelling Older Adults
Anitha Saravanan, Will Lewis.
University of Illinois System. December 2025 - December 2026
Earli-STEM Birds Provost Innovation and Enhancement Grant
Will Lewis, Rachel Sparks, .
Provost. July 1 2023 - June 30 2024
School of IT Summer Research Grant
Will Lewis.
School of IT. May 2021
University Research Grant
Will Lewis.
College of Applied Sciences and Technology. July 1 2021 - June 30 2022
Presentations
CubeSat Ground Station As-A-Service: Promoting Space IT Education and University Collaboration
Will Lewis, Daniel Freburg.
Small Satellite Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, August, 2025
Space IT Education: A CubeSat Approach
Daniel Freburg, Will Lewis, .
IEEE SMC SCC/IT 2025, Los Angelos, CA, July, 2025
Initial Steps to Create a University CubeSat Program
Daniel Freburg, Will Lewis, Charles Edemala, Michael Lembeck, Joshua Rovey.
2024 IEEE Space Computing Conference (SCC), Mountain View, CA, July, 2024
Building a Better Mousetrap: Best Practices for Computer-Based Testing
Will Lewis.
Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, Illinois, January 8, 2019