Membership: Affiliates and Fellows

Who is eligible to be an Affiliate?

Affiliates must be full-time academic staff at UP. If you are a full-time member of the academic staff at UP, you can become a fellow by submitting your Affiliate profile. 

What does it mean to be a Fellow?

Fellows are recognized experts in their fields from the wider research community outside of UP. Fellowship is by invitation only. Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a UP ISC Fellow or would like to recommend someone to become a Fellow.

What are the benefits and obligations of UP Intelligent Systems Center Affiliates and Fellows? 

Affiliates and Fellows may be invited  to review funding proposals submitted to the UP Intelligent Systems Center  or to provide technical feedback on ongoing projects funded by the UP Intelligent Systems Center. Affiliates and Fellows receive an appointment for specific work undertaken, which is appropriately compensated by an honorarium. (For Affiliates, this is appointment is on top of your existing responsibilities in your home CU.)

As an Affiliate or Fellow, you are eligible to have your projects related to AI, data science, or complex systems featured on the UP Intelligent Systems Center website, providing increased visibility and potential collaboration opportunities for you.

Finally, as an Affiliate or Fellow, you would be included in our expertise database. We may contact you to invite them to consult on or collaborate on projects.