I am one of the founding members of the Computer Science Impact Team, which consists of academic and industrial leaders to help pioneer the department of Computer Science and Faculty of Engineering IMPACT initiatives. Responsibilities include:
co-develop and execute the departmental impact strategy
liaise with and assist managing small to large corporate relationships
sit on the internal and external advisory board and steering committees
JDI DataLab Delegate - secure BigData facility to handle sensitive data research
building cross-collaboration and interdisciplinary links between the faculties departments
develop undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses and modules to promote innovation and impact across the faculty
produce impact case-studies to showcase to various communities
manage the impact website and web-portal
provide support to academics to develop better impact cases and access funding
support the industry liaison officer; cultivating links with SME's, large organisations and alumni
source funding for all impact initiatives
work with UCL Enterprise, UCL Advances, UCL Business and UCL Consultants to cultivate a more dynamic innovation ecosystems
develop legal agreement and facilitate Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, IP assignments, Internships, Collaboration Agreements, Spain-outs and Secondments
organise and support innovation days, workshops, meetups and hackdays
provide support and advice to UCL start-ups and entrepreneurs
course designer and/or lecture on New Venture Analytics, Software Engineering, Professional Issues, Data Analytics and course co-designer of Technology Innovation