# dataTUdiscovery – Research+AI Idea Sketch

> Use this form if your idea is not yet fully specified. It helps us understand 
> your direction and decide together whether it's a good fit for a joint project 
> and what the next steps could look like.

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## A. Project Snapshot

**A1. Working title**  
_text_

**A2. Domain**  
_text (e.g., materials chemistry, structural engineering, microelectronics, urban planning)_

**A3. One-sentence problem statement**  
_What is the core challenge?_

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## B. Why AI?

**B1. What would you like AI to help with?**  
_Brief bullets (e.g., predict X, detect Y, optimize Z)._

**B2. What would be a successful project?**  
_Example: “We can rank candidate materials before synthesis,”
or “We can automatically classify SEM images.”_

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## C. Data and Tools (Rough)

**C1. What data do you *think* you have or can get?**  
_Approximate types and sources._

**C2. Known issues or constraints**  
_e.g., small sample size, proprietary data, access only from lab network._

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## D. Timeframe & Motivation

**D1. Desired timeframe**  
- [ ] Small project (~1 month)  
- [ ] Medium project (up to ~6 months)  
- [ ] Not sure yet

**D2. Why now?**  
_Deadlines, upcoming proposal, critical experiment series, etc._

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## E. Contact

**E1. Main contact person**  
_Name, institute, email_

**E2. Others we should involve early (optional)**  
_Names, institutes, roles._