2. My Journey
Bachelor: Statistics Brawijaya University (4 years)
Worked: Statistics Indonesia (5 years)
Master programs Belgium (2 years)
PhD in Belgium (4 years) (collaboration
academic and industry/Johnson &Johnson)
Now: Postdoc in Karolinska Institutet:
Bioinformatics
3. Academia vs. Industry Myths
Academia Industry
More flexible/freedom More constrained and
Monotone
For people those who can’t
make it in industry Expect to produce an
immediate particular product
More room for intellectual
autonomy (Do whatever we Pays more
want)
More practical
Long term result.
4. Academia vs. Industry Myths
Academia Industry
More flexible/freedom More constrained and
Monotone
More room for intellectual
autonomy (Do whatever we Expect to produce an
want) immediate particular product
Long term result. Pays more
Struggle to get funding More practical
6. Academia is more flexible
Flexible working hours and autonomy in deciding
where and how you work.
BUT
Scientists are actually
workaholics:http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/t
he-results-are-in-scientists-are-workaholics/
7.
8. Freedom
A professor, have a huge amount of freedom. Have no boss.
Set own agenda, and can pursue whatever goal he want.
Industry, not so much freedom. Constrained by the needs of
the company.
13. Industry Pays More?
In academia: apply for grants, funding. Find a way
to get money to pay your salary and provide the
resources needed to achieve your goal.
In industry: No worry about funding.
In academia: don’t worry!!! How well you can sell
yourself and your skills for contract/consultancy
work.
14. Outputs
Academia: get money, publish papers, and graduate
students.
Industry: something valuable to the company – whether
that’s a product, patents, reputation. In industrial research
we can publish papers but still if no valuable product you are
in trouble !!
19. Industry and Academic Collaborate
Advantage for academia:
Money/ Funding for the group
Access to industry resources, knowledge and
contacts,
Advantage for For industry:
Access to world class researchers
Access to state of the art knowledge of the field
Access to innovative findings
20. Industry and Academic Collaborate
Use money from Industry and “brain” from Academics
Needs:
Relationships
Common goals
Resources
PhD funding from both sides:
methods can be implemented in real world.
Problem in real world can be “hopefully’ solved.