[f6v]

Not exactly AI/ML, but I had some years of experience in Android, then RoR and engineering management. Then got an MS in Bioinformatics and now do PhD in Medicine. Which is really data analysis of sequencing data. I use some “AI” models as well. I’m doing a PhD at a company, away from the academic institution where I’m formally enrolled. So it’s kind of like a regular job.

But I’ve also seen colleagues pivot into data engineering. They’ve done it within the same company by simply asking, I guess? When there’s a role available and you do your homework there’s a chance to change the field.

[bosch_mind]

How do you get into a position to do a PhD not in a traditional academic setting?

[f6v]

There’re some collaborations between companies and academics. EU runs several programs where a company can get a grant to hire a PhD student. This is supposed to advance the research in member states and give local companies an edge. These industrial PhDs are less common, but they exist.