The document discusses the differences between careers in academia versus industry based on the author's experience. It notes that while academia is often seen as more flexible and allowing for more intellectual autonomy, researchers are actually workaholics. Industry provides less flexibility but more practical work producing immediate results for companies. Both fields have benefits like funding, resources, and impact. The best approach is collaboration between academia and industry.

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…….