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.
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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.
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:
- Teaching – teach a data science related course, training workshops and education programs
- 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
- 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
- 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.