Strategies in securing industry funding for your academic research program

Securing research funding through government-based agencies is getting more and more competitive. One viable alternative is to raise funding through industry collaborations. Beyond funding, there are also other benefits in establishing industry research partnership such as access to real user data, or industry experts. However establishing and managing industry collaborations could be a complex process. In this course, I share my experiences and lesson learnt from working at the intersection of academic and industry research with the goal to help colleagues in establishing effective industry research partnership.