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Exploring the Life Cycle of Research Groups: The Case of APES

This piece examines the dynamics of research groups, focusing on APES — a collective formed in 1995. It discusses the key stages of a research group's existence, including formation, project initiation, and eventual decline. The article highlights influential members and their contributions, the reasons behind the sustainability of APES despite challenges, and how groups can face demise when key members depart. Through insights into past research endeavors and member transitions, it provides a comprehensive overview of group life cycles in academia and industry.

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Exploring the Life Cycle of Research Groups: The Case of APES

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  1. How to get out of apes

  2. Life & Death of a Research Group • What is a research group? • People (some of them “key” people) • How is a research group created? • Bring people together • start with a project • How does a research group die? • End of project • people move on (new jobs)

  3. Research & Development Groups I have been in • Z4 (materials division, NEL, cold forming of materials) • gone • Cheque Encoding Division (Burroughs) • gone (end of project, end of company, …) • BNOC/Britoil Systems • gone (company too successful) • AISL (aka IKBS) • gone (project driven) • APES • alive & kicking • ACRG • alive & kicking

  4. A brief history of APES • Formed in 1995 • ecai94 was a key moment • ipg reviews pp’s paper • 3 papers in 1 session • lunch • A common interest • why are some problems hard? • 4 “key” people • bms, ipg, pp, tw • 2.5 locations • distributed • Projects? • Not yet started

  5. A brief history of APES (contd) • Mechanisms to deal with distribution • footnotes • although frequently read only (31,67, …) • meetings • you are at one

  6. Big Bang

  7. St Andrews Glasgow Strathclyde Leeds York Cork Huddersfield

  8. Normally, this would be the death of a group But it wasn’t Why? Remember Toby asked if he could still be an APE in Cork?

  9. Those who have left APES • Iain Buchanan • (retired) • Paul Shaw • (ILOG, industry) • Phil Kilby • (CSIRO, govt lab) • Eween MacIntypo • CISCO • Dave Clark • CISCO • Stuart Grant • ICTECH • Craig Brind • KWIZ • Kostas Stergiou • Greek Army • Colin Layfield • Barbara? • Suniel Curtis • Barbara? • Josh Singer • Ian?

  10. Those who are left in APES The usual suspects + new blood

  11. So, how do you get out of APES? • You get a real job • retire • join the army • drop out? • And how do you get to kill off the group? • Take out all the members, that would work • take out the “key” members • but what about the next generation?

  12. Why did APES survive the big bang?

  13. Who are the “key” members? There are 17 key members in 10 locations If they all retire, get a real job, join the army …. That would end the apes

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