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Dr. Will Lewis

Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Office
OU Old Union
Office Hours
MW 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
  • 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