Dear all,
National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) is proud to sponsor another exciting webinar! In this webinar, tips to establish successful collaborations between academic institutions and business corporations will be discussed. In particular, "What are the essential elements that make collaboration between academia and industry possible? Where does one begin? How is this process nurtured and developed?".
Senior statisticians and administrators in academia and industry have been brought together to share examples that will help to develop strong connections that provide context for academic pursuits but that also helps to impact the bottom line in business.
The program for this webinar will be organized as follows:
12:00-12:05 Opening remarks, Sumanta Basu, Assistant Professor at Cornell University
12:05-12:20 Rebecca Doerge, Dean of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University
"Establishing a productive collaboration and engagement between academia and industry so that everyone gets what they need"
12:20-12:35 Sam Woolford, Professor Emeritus of Statistics at Bentley University
12:35-12:50 L.J. Wei, Professor of Biostatistics at Harvard University
12:50-1:05 Victor Lo, Head of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Workplace Investing, Fidelity Investments
"Multiple Pathways to Collaboration Between Academia and Industry in Data Science & Statistics"
1:05-1:30 Q&A
The webinar will be held via Zoom, please go to
NISS Academic Affiliate Meet-up: Collaborations Between Academia and Industry to get more information and register for this event.
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Esra Kurum
Assistant Professor
University of California, Riverside
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