Collaboration
At Aalborg University, we believe that research should create value for society. Collaboration with private and public partners is therefore at the very core of Aalborg University’s DNA. By working closely with stakeholders, we translate research into real-world solutions that address societal challenges. We actively welcome collaborations with public institutions and private organizations seeking to create meaningful, responsible, and sustainable impact together with us.
External collaboration
This is underlined by for example the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) that has named AAU as being the best university in Denmark in terms of collaborating with the corporate world. When it comes to AI, collaborations are perhaps even more important since AI technologies are developing with exponential speed and are penetrating more and more aspects of our society. Many Danish companies are therefore in dire need of understanding what AI is and how they can make the transition into being an AI/data-driven organization. At the same time, a number of new ethico-legal aspects emerge as the technologies are implemented leaving policymakers etc. in need of understanding AI and its pros and cons. AAU can and will assist with these issues, and we are therefore very open to collaborations in whatever form is necessary. This could be brief Q&A meetings, over upgrade of staff members to joined R&D projects. Reach out and let us together find out how we can best collaborate.
Internal collaboration
Traditionally, AI technologies were primarily used within a small number of research groups across the faculties. In recent years, however, a growing number of research groups across the university have recognized the potential of AI to strengthen their research. Despite this interest, limited local expertise and competencies can be a barrier to adoption. The Center therefore aims to build AI-related competencies across the entire university. This is among other activities achieved through the facilitation and funding of so-called Bridging Projects, in which AI experts collaborate with non-AI researchers on concrete challenges within the latter’s research domain.
Bridging Projects can also take the opposite form, where eg. experts in ethics collaborate with non-ethics researchers to strengthen awareness and competencies related to ethical aspects and implications of AI technologies.
Current and previous Bridging Projects are listed below. If you have an idea for, or interest in, a new Bridging Project, please contact your faculty representative on the Center’s steering committee.
Interested in collaborating with us or have any questions?
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We look forward to connecting and exploring potential opportunities together.