ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
130 powered through a partnership with Ticketmaster , for ticketing purposes . This monumental relationship saw Ticketmaster open its API to ASU , revolutionizing the ticketing operations at the stadium and entirely removing paper tickets from the process . More widely , the app has been integrated with Canvas , ASU ’ s learning management system , to offer students quick access to their schedules , campus maps , information regarding financial aid and more . Under the leadership of Chris Richardson , Deputy CIO for Development , Mobility and Smart Cities , the app has been a resounding success : it has thus far enjoyed over 80,000 downloads from students , with an expanding focus to include faculty and staff features in the coming year . Not only that , but preliminary IoT solutions have been prototyped in select suites at the stadium to monitor trash volume , stadium footfall and the frequency of guests sitting and standing .
Looking forward , this breed of intelligence and data gathering will be expanded in earnest across ASU ’ s locations . “ The development team will help us with more IoT capabilities ,” says Evans . “ They have built a facial recognition program that will , in the
SEPTEMBER 2019
“ You need to transform your culture , your people , your back office processes . You need to be creative , and those changes must be made as a group ”
— Dr Jess Evans , Chief Operating and Digital Transformation Officer , ASU UTO