[ABOUT]
Bradbury Group is a non-profit, non-commercial AI research lab dedicated to producing high-value, cutting-edge papers at top venues. Our mission is to advance machine learning through collaborative research that is rigorous, ambitious, and impact-driven.
[WHO WE ARE]
We bring together a selective core of around 20 part-time researchers at any given time: primarily machine learning researchers, alongside mathematicians, scientists, and domain experts recruited for specific projects. Our collaborators include PhD researchers, postdocs and industry engineers from CERN, Berkeley, Oxford, University of Waterloo, the University of California, and well-funded startups. Every contributor is expected to operate at the cutting edge; designing novel architectures, conducting large-scale experiments, and pushing research directions forward.
[HOW WE WORK]
Projects are organized into multiple sub-teams, each pursuing clear research questions, staffed by our core ML team with carefully recruited domain specialists. This model allows us to combine deep technical expertise with domain knowledge and deliver novelty that meets the bar of top conferences. Funding is dedicated directly to research. Sponsorships and grants are directed toward compute, data access, and experiment pipelines; ensuring that resources are maximally leveraged for scientific progress.
[CULTURE]
Our culture is publication-first. Work is reviewed, tested, ablated, and written up with the expectation of peer-reviewed submission or high-quality open-source release. Authorship follows academic norms: substantial contributors are credited as co-authors.
[SELECTIVITY]
We are highly selective in who we bring on. Our interview process is multi-stage and designed to filter for researchers with prior experience, demonstrated ability to design and reason about novel architectures, and the independence to drive forward both small research questions and large collaborative projects. Bradbury Group is not a company. Participation is volunteer-based, with no employment relationships or compensation. What we provide instead is access to a world-class team, technically ambitious projects, funded resources, and the opportunity to publish at the highest level.
[WHY JOIN]
Many of our members are researchers, engineers, or research-engineer hybrids working in roles where publication is not possible – whether in startups, industry labs, or other institutions. Bradbury Group offers a path for them to continue advancing their careers, strengthen their reputations, and publish alongside a team of exceptional peers. For those pursuing side projects, this is a chance to turn effort into publications at top venues rather than siloed experiments.
[APPLY / PARTNER]
If you are an experienced researcher or engineer looking to contribute to high-impact, technically challenging work, we invite you to apply. We also welcome collaborations with partners and sponsors who can provide datasets, compute, or other resources to support our mission.