Academica vs. Industry

Setia Pramana

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

Academia vs. Industry Myths

Academia

More flexible/freedom

For people those who can’t make it in industry

More room for intellectual autonomy (Do whatever we want)

Long term result.

Industry

More constrained and Monotone

Expect to produce an immediate particular product

Pays more

More practical

Academia vs. Industry Myths

Academia

More flexible/freedom

More room for intellectual autonomy (Do whatever we want)

Long term result.

Struggle to get funding

Industry

More constrained and Monotone

Expect to produce an immediate particular product

Pays more

More practical

Academia is more flexible

Academia: casual & flexible atmosphere

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/the-results-are-in-scientists-are-workaholics/

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.

Intellectual autonomy

Plan and Speed

Academia: long term plan, slower.

Industry: Short term plan, immediate.

Plan and Speed

Academic: long term plan, slower.

Industry: Short term plan, immediate.

Industry Pays More?

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.

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 !!

Outputs

Impact

Academia: Indirect Impact: the ideas influence other people.

Impact

Academia: Indirect Impact: the ideas influence other people.

Industry: direct, immediate impact. New products: drugs, phone, software.

Industry and Academic Collaborate

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

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.

Conclusion

Academia vs. Industry

Different Culture

Collaborate

Tips Pursuing PhD?

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Thank you…….