Industrial Innovation Committee
Objectives
- to serve as a resource for developing industrial collaborations, through programs such as those of NSERC and Mitacs and also directly with industrial partners;
- to liaise on an ongoing basis with industrial activities at the mathematics institutes, with individual members of the IIC tasked with linking to each of the institutes;
- to advise CANSSI on potential opportunities for direct collaboration with specific industries, and to suggest potential candidates for membership on the IIC and on the Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Committee;
- to provide information and mentorship to statistical scientists on obtaining funding for research partnerships with government and industry.
Members
Francois Bellavance (HEC)
- Paul Kovacs (ICLR)
- Mark Reesor (Laurier)
- Tom Loughin (SFU) Chair
- John Braun (UBC)
Former Members
- Thierry Duchesne (Laval) 2015-2018
- Paul McNicholas (McMaster) 2015-2017
Activities