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DePaul Hard-Tech Resource Map Demo

A prototype for finding DePaul facilities, people, equipment, courses, grants, publications, outputs, and proposal-relevant connections.

The resource map is the readable website. The connection layer helps answer research-development questions: who to talk to, what resources support a proposal, where evidence exists, and what internal data would make the answer stronger.

  • Ask the Map

    Try proposal-style questions such as "environmental sensing," "student electronics fabrication," or "microscopy machine learning."

    Open Ask the Map →

  • See Connections

    View generated diagrams showing how resources connect to people, outputs, grants, publications, courses, and equipment.

    Open Connection Examples →

  • Update the Map

    See how new ORS proposal data, facilities text, and purchasing records can update the graph and regenerate answers.

    Open Update Workflow →

Example: A query for "microscopy machine learning" surfaced VIDA / MedIX / IMP Labs (CDM-011) and a Steans Family Foundation–funded project (GRA-026 — Steans Family Foundation-funded project (VIDA)) through documented graph links. This does not imply the foundation funded microscopy equipment unless evidence explicitly says so.

Diagram: documented grant–resource and person–grant connections only (not keyword matches).

flowchart TB
  res_CDM_011["CDM-011<br/>VIDA / MedIX / IMP Labs"]
  gra_GRA_026["GRA-026<br/>Steans Family Foundation-funded project (VIDA)"]
  gra_GRA_026 -->|documented grant–resource| res_CDM_011
  per_PER_015["PER-015<br/>Daniela Raicu"]
  per_PER_015 -->|documented person–grant| gra_GRA_026
  click res_CDM_011 href "/resources/CDM/CDM-011/" "Open CDM-011"
  click per_PER_015 href "https://facweb.cdm.depaul.edu/research/vc/" "Daniela Raicu"

Open: CDM-011 — VIDA / MedIX / IMP Labs · Daniela Raicu (PER-015)

Full report: proposal_support_microscopy_machine_learning.md

This is the kind of non-obvious connection the map can reveal before a proposal is drafted.

What this prototype currently demonstrates

  • A browsable resource map
  • Generated connection diagrams
  • Proposal-support search over resources, people, equipment, courses, grants, publications, and outputs
  • Transparent synonym expansion
  • Evidence-aware filtering
  • Public vs internal-data separation

What ORS data would unlock

  • Proposal abstracts
  • Facilities/resources sections
  • Equipment/instrumentation sections
  • PI/co-PI and unit relationships
  • Award status and funding history
  • Purchasing and equipment records
  • Public/internal/restricted display flags

Details: Internal Data Wishlist

Current prototype snapshot

Current prototype includes 78 non-course resources, 187 curriculum resources, 115 people, 33 grants, 34 publications, 18 outputs, and 51 equipment resource records. See the full refresh report for details.

Demo: Ask the Map · Connection Examples · Update Workflow · Internal Data Wishlist

Last generated: 2026-06-01 17:38 UTC