This study identifies the keys for successful collaboration between the communities of academia and practice in the field of automation and control. The findings are based on the analysis of 85 different collaborations reported in a survey of the international control community conducted by the Industry and Education committees at IFAC. Addressing a joint problem, understanding and respecting each other, frequent communication, and adequate funding are among the top attributes of successful collaboration. A complete list of the top 10 keys for success is provided in the conclusion section
Industry and Academe Collaboration
Publications concerning improving collaboration in research. These are the result of the industry and academe taskforce which is now closed
An article by Russ Rhinehart and Atanas Serbezov in the IFAC Newsletter of August 2022
An article by Russ Rhinehart in Intech October 2022 Better collaboration between academic institutions and industry practitioners can improve outcomes for industrial businesses and the schools, professors, and students they depend on.
These slides summarise the results of a survey conducted by the task force in 2020
The instruction for completing the survey