# University of Texas at El Paso

- *OSPO*: The University of Texas at El Paso OSPO (UTEP OSPO) is based in the Office of Research and Innovation.
- *Personnel*: Dr. Salamah Salamah (Director), Jacob Croft, Dr. Cauam Cardoso, Francisco Osuna
- *Link*: [https://texas-opensource.org/partners/ut-el-paso](https://texas-opensource.org/partners/ut-el-paso/)
- *Member of*: [CURIOSS](https://curioss.org/)

## General Description

The UTD-OSPO is committed to accelerating innovation and ensuring reproducibility in scientific studies.

Through initiatives like the Artificial Intelligence Integration (AAII) Institute and the Computer Science Students FOSS group, the UTEP OSPO will empower researchers and students to contribute to global open source communities while advancing local projects.

## Core Objectives

Core objectives include:

- Advancing researchers' abilities to develop and utilize open source software to advance research.
- Enhancing awareness of the open source software ecosystem particularly among students

## Primary Contacts

[aaii@utep.edu](mailto:aaii@utep.edu)

## Other Context

The UTEP OSPO is part of the [Texas-OSPO](https://texas-opensource.org/) network of Open Source Program Offices across the University of Texas system. Texas-OSPO will act as a centralized resource to offer open source best practices and to provide training and consultation services across its campuses, while connecting a systemwide community of researchers and developers. More information [here](https://tacc.utexas.edu/news/latest-news/2026/04/30/ut-system-launches-texas-ospo-to-advance-open-source-innovation/)