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CHEST Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) Member Benefits
Financial Benefits
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90% of membership fees go toward the research - no costly pass-through charges will ever reduce your research investments.
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Royalty free shared Intellectual Property (IP) that serves the IAB.
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CHEST IP serves IAB company interests. IAB members utilize and license CHEST IP in their company products for profit and growth.
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Multiply your company research budget through leveraging of IAB investments. The CHEST research portfolio is funded by twenty-three members.
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20+ financial leverage in 2024
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Cybersecurity and Trust Benefits
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CHEST Research is tailored to IAB Member Requirements.
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The IAB identifies research topic areas annually for new proposals.
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Members vote to select projects from annual proposals for funding.
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Aligns research with consortium cybersecurity and trust priorities.
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IAB guides and validates portfolio progress. Members provide feedback and direction to researchers through multiple processes:
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Monthly status updates
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Bi-annual portfolio reviews
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Hands-on project guidance
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Cyber Workforce Development Benefits
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CHEST is building our nation’s Cyber professional workforce.
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CHEST 2021 – 2024 will support 100+ student researchers.
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IAB members regularly mentor student researchers
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Hands-on interactions during CHEST research projects.
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Internships, co-op, and summer hire programs.
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~30% of CHEST graduates will be hired by CHEST IAB companies.
