Bringing Automation to University Laboratories
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Bringing Automation to University Laboratories
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About KAUST
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) is a private English-speaking university near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Since its founding in 2009, its research output has made it one of the fastest rising universities in the world.
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About KAUST
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) is a private English-speaking university near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
![Construction of a KAUST building beside the ocean](https://www.triconinfotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/03-2.jpg)
KAUST’s 200 faculty and 1,000 graduate students undertake cutting-edge research in the areas of energy, agriculture, ecology, and computing.
With such rapid growth, KAUST needed a way to allow their faculty to reserve 20 shared laboratories.
![Graduation Day with KAUST students dressed in caps and gowns](https://www.triconinfotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mask-Group-16.webp)
KAUST’s 200 faculty and 1,000 graduate students undertake cutting-edge research in the areas of energy, agriculture, ecology, and computing.
![KAUST professors and students in lab coats facing the camera](https://www.triconinfotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mask-Group-28-1.webp)
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Incompatible Scheduling Systems
KAUST also had a unique challenge: Given the desert climate along the Red Sea, the laboratories had to be temperature-optimized to support the needs of each research program.
There was no available automated scheduling system that was compatible with their enterprise SAP system.
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Incompatible Scheduling Systems
KAUST also had a unique challenge: Given the desert climate along the Red Sea, the laboratories had to be temperature-optimized to support the needs of each research program.
![A laboratory with a row of machines and beakers](https://www.triconinfotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/07-1.jpg)
Enter Tricon Infotech
KAUST hired software engineering company Tricon Infotech to design a solution.
Utilizing its extensive SAP expertise, Tricon built and implemented a custom JAVA-based system to automate the laboratory reservations.
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Enter Tricon Infotech
KAUST hired software engineering company Tricon Infotech to design a solution.
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Now the faculty can reserve shared, temperature optimized rooms to undertake their research without having to compete for resources.
![A KAUST researcher in a lab coat working on a computer](https://www.triconinfotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/10-1.jpg)
Now the faculty can reserve shared, temperature optimized rooms to undertake their research without having to compete for resources.
A long-term partnership
Tricon Infotech continues to manage the ongoing support to ensure consistent operations for KAUST’s faculty and students.
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A long-term partnership
Tricon Infotech continues to manage the ongoing support to ensure consistent operations for KAUST’s faculty and students.
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