Industry-Academia Collaboration workshop

Beyond the buzzwords: talking seriously to industry partners

  • Would you like to collaborate more with industry?
  • Could you use some help to effectively 'sell' your ideas?
  • When talking to industry, do you sometimes wonder whether they understand what you are saying?
  • Are you a young to mid-level researcher?
If yes, then this workshop is for you!

During this fun, hands-on, interactive workshop, you will learn about industry-academia communication, common mistakes and misconceptions on both sides. We hope to stimulate you to collaborate more with industry. We expect that this will help you to increase your research impact, stimulating innovation and economic growth.

Wednesday 19th March 2025, at 9am - 1pm. Cosmos 3a and 3b.
Participation is free for IEEE SSCI 2025 participants, but registration is required (due to limited capacity of 60 participants). Registration link will be available shortly.

The workshop will be provided by Brightlands Institute for Smart Society (BISS). Brightlands Institute for Smart Society is a research institute of Maastricht University where we use AI and data science to shape the society of tomorrow. At BISS, we believe in the power of interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation to address complex societal challenges. Our team consists of scientists from various disciplines, including ethics, consumer behavior, legislation, privacy, neuroscience, and, of course, data science and AI. BISS brings together academics, researchers, businesses, and government agencies to work on smart solutions for a sustainable and inclusive society. BISS is happy to share knowledge and experience with you on how to collaborate successfully with industry.

This workshop is sponsored by Breaking Boundaries Initiative and Technical Activities of IEEE CIS. Breaking Boundaries initiative of CIS IEEE (started in 2023) aims at bringing new energy to the computational intelligence research area by improving collaborations with various stakeholders, such as industry, different research domains of underrepresented geographic areas, e.g. such as Africa.

Team

Anna Wilbik

Professor in Data Fusion and Intelligent Interaction, DACS, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Judith Kamalski

Managing Director & Chief Scientific Officer, BISS, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Sanaz Mostaghim

Shashank Chakravarthy

Research Engineer & PhD Candidate, BISS, Maastricht University, The Netherlands