Date of Award

Spring 2026

Document Type

Restricted Thesis

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Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Engineering Department

First Advisor

William Johnson

Abstract

Currently on campus, students are completely unaware of the status of study rooms around campus. Time wasted on walking laps around Singer, peering into rooms in Cornell, or using a meal swipe in the DCC could be utilized productively doing time-sensitive work and studying. Students will be able to see the availability status of study rooms to make their days more efficient and alleviate current frustrations by using a sensor suite mounted inside study rooms, in conjunction with a live-time database. The current campus space management system lacks visibility into real-time sensing data. Our sensor suites have not been deployed, but this project will hopefully act as motivation to demonstrate need and desire from the student population for a more permanent, comprehensive solution. In the future, the school could join together 25Live and a space management dashboard with the HVAC and facilities systems.

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