Presented in Indonesian Student Association in Sweden (PPI Swedia) gathering, Stockholm January 2013

1. Academica vs. Industry
Setia Pramana

2. 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

3. Academia vs. Industry Myths
Academia Industry
 More flexible/freedom  More constrained and
Monotone
 For people those who can’t
make it in industry  Expect to produce an
immediate particular product
 More room for intellectual
autonomy (Do whatever we  Pays more
want)
 More practical
 Long term result.

4. Academia vs. Industry Myths
Academia Industry
 More flexible/freedom  More constrained and
Monotone
 More room for intellectual
autonomy (Do whatever we  Expect to produce an
want) immediate particular product
 Long term result.  Pays more
 Struggle to get funding  More practical

5. Academia is more flexible
Academia: casual & flexible atmosphere

6. 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/t
he-results-are-in-scientists-are-workaholics/

8. 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.

9. Intellectual autonomy

10. Plan and Speed
 Academia: long term plan, slower.
 Industry: Short term plan, immediate.

11. Plan and Speed
 Academic: long term plan, slower.
 Industry: Short term plan, immediate.

12. Industry Pays More?

13. 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.

14. 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 !!

15. Outputs

16. Impact
 Academia: Indirect Impact: the ideas influence other people.

17. Impact
 Academia: Indirect Impact: the ideas influence other people.
 Industry: direct, immediate impact. New products: drugs,
phone, software.

18. Industry and Academic Collaborate

19. 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

20. 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.

21. Conclusion
Academia vs. Industry
 Different Culture
 Collaborate

22. Tips Pursuing PhD?
http://setiopramono.wordpress.com/scholarship-tips-and-tricks/

23. Thank you…….