The Executive Board will consist of five members from industry. The five Board members will have a demonstrated record of accomplishment within industry and a breadth of knowledge to accomplish the mission of the UT SNR ‘Data Science Institute for Machine Learning and AI.’ The Executive Board will be selected based on willingness to be directly engaged in the Institute and serve a three-year term. The Executive Board will meet virtually every quarter and attend the annual conference at UT. Additional benefits include review and design of DSMILA organizational structure, budget review, more contact hour opportunities with students involved in DSMILA, and setting the research and teaching agendas.
Company memberships will be open to all in industries that are involved in the growing and processing of cellulosic fiber. Company membership in the Institute will have the benefits of direct access to all non-propriety and published materials. This will include discounted fees for attending virtual webinars and training seminars. Company memberships will allow for direct confidential research projects within the Institute. There will be no limit to the number of company memberships within the Institute.
Fee Structure:
Executive Board Member:
Company Member:
ML Coop Member:
$25,000/Yr
$12,000/Yr
$6,000/Yr (Executive Board, or Company membership required)
Benefits for Members:
| Executive Board Member | Member Only | Machine Learning Coop Member |
|---|---|---|
| Direct organizational structure and design of institute | ||
| Quarterly budget reviews | ||
| Direct input in setting research agenda of institute | ||
| Review and inputs of teaching curriculum for MS in Forest Business | ||
| Two company liaisons to communicate directly with DSIMLA staff | One company liaison to communicate directly with DSIMLA staff | Additional company liaison assigned to machine learning staff |
| Monthly webinars on data science and software applications for company | Monthly webinars on data science and software applications for company | Monthly webinars on machine learning and software updates on machine learning |
| Analytical software review updates | Analytical software review updates | ML software review updates |
| 10% discount on industry training programs | 10% discount on industry training programs | 10% discount on industry training programs |
| Direct support in implementing data science and analytics problems | Direct support in implementing data science and analytics problems | Direct support in implementing machine learning applications problems |
| Open access to machine learning source code in Python and R by graduate students and associated universities |