Vlad works with professors and companies to match interests for the purpose of collaborative research and commercialization projects with a focus on Engineering, Computer Science, Math, and Environment. Vlad’s portfolio includes Data Science, Aviation and Defense, Insurance and Banks, transportation and geo informatics
Ashley joined the University of Waterloo Research Partnerships team in 2023 with several years of experience in facilitating collaborative research partnerships between industrial, not-for-profit and government partners with academic researchers across the country. She has a broad knowledge base working in all industrial sectors and academic disciplines key to the innovation economy from the arts to aerospace. Ashely values building research relationships between academic experts and industrial partners to develop impactful solutions to real-world challenges.