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IDS membership

Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science (IDS) wishes to work closely with our researchers at HKU with a number of new initiatives.  The Institute is not only home to newly recruited IDS researchers under the HKU-100 recruitment, it also acts as a focal point to connect our expertise in key areas ranging from data science, computing, mathematics, statistics, education, social sciences, business, and health care. HKU-IDS is now inviting membership from interested faculty members and researchers who share our ambition to achieve greater impact on data science research.

IDS membership

Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science (IDS) wishes to work closely with our researchers at HKU with a number of new initiatives.  The Institute is not only home to newly recruited IDS researchers under the HKU-100 recruitment, it also acts as a focal point to connect our expertise in key areas ranging from data science, computing, mathematics, statistics, education, social sciences, business, and health care. HKU-IDS is now inviting membership from interested faculty members and researchers who share our ambition to achieve greater impact on data science research.

I want to be an IDS member

Guiding principles for IDS membership

  • To open membership to anyone in the HKU who is actively engaged IDS. The Steering Committee of IDS will determine membership.
  • Member will have a three-year renewable term.

When applying, an applicant can include these ways of contributing to IDS:

  1. Teaching – teach a data science related course, training workshops and education programs
  2. Research – holders of data science relevant research grants (including industry-funded research), and support post-docs and /or PhD students doing work in data science
  3. Service – service to IDS in mentorship scheme for junior IDS-Scholars, and other Committee commitments when invited; support engagements with industry such as participation in industrial collaborations, presentations and meetings.

These are examples for being a member of IDS. Applicants are encouraged to suggest other ideas not on this list in their application.

Expectations for Members

IDS members are expected to help promote IDS and data science at HKU and external network and foster research development in the Institute.
  • List IDS as one of their HKU affiliations in CV, talks, papers, grant proposals, press release, etc.
  • Help promote IDS internationally and externally via participating in IDS initiated activities, working with IDS to publicize research and educational contributions to data science.
  • Provide service in Committees or working groups of IDS on research related initiatives.
  • Sharing of data in projects supported by IDS funding
  • List IDS in any grant applied through IDS and publication funded by such grant.

Benefits for Members

  • Listed on IDS website
  • On email list, thus updated of all IDS news, events, and funding opportunities
  • Priority support from the IDS grants development and management team
  • Inclusion on funding opportunities
  • Access to the data shared by IDS members in collaborative projects
  • Priority use of IDS facilities for meetings and seminars
  • Support from IDS Industry Affiliates
  • Support from staff to run IDS-based events
  • Publicity of people and their work through IDS communication team efforts
  • Promotion of work through Directors’ presentations about IDS internationally and externally.

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