Abstract
Industry-academia collaboration in the field of software engineering is posing many challenges. In this paper, we describe our experience in introducing data science techniques into a company producing electrical appliances. During the collaboration, we worked on-site together with the engineers of the company, focusing on steady communication with the domain experts and setting up regular meetings with the stakeholders. The continuous exchange of expertise and domain knowledge was a key factor in our collaboration. This paper presents the adopted collaboration approach, the technology transfer process, the results of the collaboration, and discusses lessons learned.