Collaboration between Industry and Academia
The Connected Systems Institute (CSI) is a center of excellence at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) that develops manufacturing domain specialists through education, state-of-the-art lab facilities and collaborative research opportunities.
At CSI, industry collaborates with academia on research to support the development of advanced manufacturing processes. This includes working with the tools that support domain-specific research and education on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), factory automation and the implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions.
Key areas of focus include:
- Accelerating innovation by bringing together industry and academic researchers.
- Facilitating digital transformation for small and medium-sized manufacturers.
- Developing an educational curriculum to better prepare the workforce of the future.
Preparing for the Future of Digital Manufacturing
As part of our long standing relationship with Satya Nadella and Blake Moret, we founded the Connected Systems Institute to help Wisconsin companies accelerate innovation, meet demand for skilled workforce, and drive economic growth through market disruption. As CEOs of two of industry’s largest technology providers, Rockwell Automation and Microsoft, they recognize the value that partnering with UW-Milwaukee brings: We are located in a crucial industrial and manufacturing hub. We have extensive corporate partnerships, industry relationships and are the home base for internationally recognized faculty who have extensive expertise in IIoT-related disciplines. Join us and become part of our Connected Community!
The IIoT and what we now call Industry Infinity.0 are bringing exponential change to industry and manufacturing. From the smart sensors at the device level to the complex analytics at the enterprise and cloud levels and everything in between, incredible career advancement and industrial growth opportunities abound for those who match their continuing learning to this pace of change. UWM’s Connected Systems Institute hits the sweet spot, matching innovation and highly advanced smart manufacturing technology with experiential pedagogy that will drive these concepts home in ways that industrial learners can immediately put into practice in the workplace.