Research

Research Alliances and Tech Transfer

Connecting for research and tech transfer

Research plays an important role at CSE, where our research activities cover a broad range of topics. To learn more about research in CSE, visit our areas of research page and browse our research news announcements.

Connect with individual faculty or with the division

Research support provides an opportunity to connect with faculty on their area of expertise and interest. These direct connections can provide important insight into the future of a particular area, can help companies recruit students with the best skills to meet their needs, and develop a network of contacts that can assist when engaging on campus. Please feel free to reach out to individual faculty about a project. You may also to contact the division for guidance in making connections.

AI Connections program

The Michigan Artificial Intelligence Lab has developed an AI Connections program that provides a formal venue for a community of AI leaders in industry and at the university to convene and collaborate. For information on how to join the AI Connections Program, visit the AI Lab website.

AI Symposium

The Michigan Artificial Intelligence Lab holds an annual symposium to to bring together participants from both academia and industry who are interested in the foundations or real-life applications of artificial intelligence. The symposium takes place each Fall. For more information about the symposium, visit the AI Lab website.

Technology transfer

Technology developed at CSE can do big things. Existing companies can license this tech to advance their products and services, or tech transfer agreements can form the basis for new ventures.

The U-M Innovation Partnerships office is responsible for the details of commercialization of University research discoveries. The Innovation Partnerships office can help industry in making a number of types of connections, including for research alliances and for technology transfer. Innovation Partnerships enhances the impact these research discoveries to encourage licensing and broad deployment with existing businesses and newly-formed U-M start-ups.

Donating equipment

Equipment donations are a great opportunity to enable faculty to utilize your equipment and build relationships. Often these donations facilitate research and activities that were not previously possible. To explore this opportunity, contact a CSE lab director (click through to the labs listed on this page) or the contact the division.