Companies can engage with and support the Centre’s research activity and expertise via several levels of engagement: from in-kind contributions to training through to specific project creation and student co-sponsorship.
Furthermore, industrialists may engage with the Centre at a strategic level sitting on the Industry Advisory Panel providing direction to the Centre’s research activity.
The Centre runs annual events providing an excellent opportunity to network with researchers, companies across multiple supply chains, and academics involved with this emerging technology.
Industrial partners are involved in the Centre via any of the following:
Research Projects
Individual 4-year PhD projects lead by academic supervisors with the strong involvement of industrial partners.
Contribution:
Financial contribution towards studentship, staff time to ensure PhD research meets needs and expectations.
Group Projects
Each new cohort in year 1 takes part in three substantive, self-contained projects, each over a 12 week period and led by industry in any area of Embedded Intelligence that the company requests. The host industrial 'customer' supervises the students, with the assistance of an academic supervisor.
Contribution:
The customer company provides supervisory costs, consumables and any essential on-the-factory floor training.
'Foresight' talks
Specialist keynote sessions, seminars or workshops featuring a topic relevant to Embedded Intelligence and delivered by Industry
Contribution:
Staff time, travel costs
Advisory Committee
Periodic review of relevance and strategic advice to the Centre.
Contribution:
Staff time, travel costs
Sponsorship opportunities
The centre welcomes any industrial support in the form of sponsored events and operational activities, these may include but are not limited to the following: Sponsored prizes; Recruitment assistance; equipment donations; training packages; co-funding student retreat, annual conference or other events.
Tel: +44 (0)1509 227688
cdt-ei@lboro.ac.uk Wolfson School
