Benefits for Industry
- Train and provide access to internationally diverse AI/ML HQP
- Produce unencumbered IP for consortium members
- Ensure the industrial-relevance of our research
- Facilitate direct exchange of know-how
- Ability to form multi-lateral collaboration that can leverage matching funds from various sources
Becoming a Member
The consortium has three different levels of membership for industrial partners:
Silver (min. $25,000 contribution annually)
- Public recognition as a member on the Consortium website
- Support in promoting summer jobs, internships and full-time positions at UBC
- Invitation to join seminars, networking events and reading groups organized by the Consortium
- Access to a moderated Consortium mailing list where opportunities can be shared amongst members
Gold (min. $100,000 contribution annually)
- All benefits of Silver
- Up to 5 individuals from the Member Institution may be added to the consortium online community (Slack/Teams)
- to directly interact with UBC researchers
- Opportunity to send visiting researchers to UBC (one visitor per year, at discretion of the University)
Platinum (min. $250,000 contribution annually)
- All benefits of Gold (and an additional 10 individuals for the online community and up to 2 additional visitors)
- May be invited to guest lecture at UBC seminars, and/or other events organized by the Consortium
- Can expect to select 3 discussion topics for reading groups or events
- Will be invited to submit technical challenge topics for hackathons
- Will be invited to have one representative in each of the Consortium Working Groups
Note:
- Membership fees are paid annually. A three-year commitment expected when joining this initiative.
- We offer a 50% discount to small medium enterprises in BC with 100 or fewer employees.
To become am member, please reach out to plai-manager@cs.ubc.ca. We can provide you with additional information about the program, and share the relevant agreement and bylaws governing the program.