AIMday (Academic Industry Meeting day) is part of a series of events, which cover topics such as data, manufacturing and energy. This upcoming event will cover issues such as data storage, cloud computing, machine learning and the application of data science in areas such as healthcare.

Hosted by Edinburgh Innovations within the University of Edinburgh, AIMday is an international franchise established as part of an initiative started by Ångström Materials Academy at Uppsala University in Sweden in 2008.

At the last AIMday held in the city, Edinburgh Innovations matched 14 representatives of 10 companies with 22 academics.

By bringing together businesses and world-leading specialists, AIMday Data seeks to tackle real-world problems posed by current and future trends in the broad field of data. Through this collaboration the day aims to find solutions to better utilise the insights provided by data.

What happens on the day?

The day will be comprised of multiple one-hour workshops based on challenges put forward by companies. It is unique opportunity for industry leaders to address business challenges to academic researchers and build new partnerships and collaboration.

Alex Cassidy, Programme Manager at Edinburgh Innovations said, “Whether you are seeking to refine your highly developed algorithm or you’re wondering what the whole field of data is about and how it might transform your business, we have a range of experts who are leaders in that field who can help you.”

How to participate

Companies wishing to attend are asked to submit their questions in advance so that they can then be paired with researchers specialising in the relevant field, these questions will define the meeting agenda.

Questions can be submitted up until 9th of February by visiting the Registration for Organisations page. A maximum of four to five questions can be asked by each organisation and a minimum of two representatives from the business should attend.

AIMday Data will be held on the 15th of  March 2018 at Edinburgh University.