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Research Lab

An open research environment whereuniversities, enterprises,and MiiN Labs work on AI together.

Research Lab is not an internal department. It is an open collaboration space — where external partners bring problems and expertise, and everyone who contributes receives something of value: publication credits, commercial insight, validated frameworks, or access to real-world data.

Research Focus

Three connected domains.

Our research centers on the human side of artificial intelligence — how AI can genuinely understand the people using it.

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Behavioral AI

We model how users actually think, decide, and act in digital environments — beyond what they explicitly say or click. Intent detection, decision pattern modeling, behavioral signal analysis, and the gap between stated preferences and revealed behavior.

Applications

personalizationUX optimizationchurn predictioncustomer journey modeling
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Agentic Systems

We design AI systems that act autonomously on behalf of users while remaining aligned with their real goals — not just their stated instructions. Agent architecture, task decomposition, human-AI collaboration, and alignment in multi-step workflows.

Applications

enterprise automationAI assistantsworkflow orchestrationdecision support
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Experience Intelligence

We apply AI to the full lifecycle of user engagement in Southeast Asian markets. Loyalty systems, engagement optimization, personalization at scale, and retention modeling for APAC consumers.

Applications

loyalty platformsengagement optimizationretention modelingpersonalization
How We Collaborate

Every contributor receives something of value.

We structure every collaboration so that both sides walk away with more than they came with.

For Universities

University partnerships

We co-research with academic institutions — sharing data, co-authoring publications, and building joint research programs. University partners bring academic rigor and methodological depth. We bring real data, deployment environments, and enterprise problems.

Engagement levels

Affiliate
Research Partner
Joint Lab
Start a collaboration

For Enterprises

Sponsored research

Enterprises can sponsor specific research questions — problems they face in production that are worth studying systematically. We conduct the research, publish the findings, and deliver a commercial insight report. IP is structured by agreement.

Engagement: 3–12 monthsFrom $15,000
Commission research

What we offer all partners

  • Access to anonymized datasets from live products
  • Co-authorship on publications
  • Deployment environment for research validation
  • Connection to enterprise problems worth studying
  • Mentorship from practitioners building production AI systems
Residency Program

Work on real problems.
Publish real research.
Build a portfolio that speaks for itself.

The MiiN Labs Residency is a 3–18 month program for researchers and engineers who want to work on applied AI problems with production-grade data and direct mentorship.

Apply for residency

Rolling applications · No fixed intake dates

Research Resident

12–18 months

Focus: Publishing, framework development, advancing the lab's research agenda.

Target outcome: First-author publication and a path to PhD program or full-time research role.

Build Resident

3–6 months

Focus: Shipping — building models and systems into production environments.

Target outcome: Production deployment and a demonstrated track record as an AI engineer.

Publications

First whitepaper forthcoming.

We publish whitepapers, research reports, and co-authored papers. Our first publication — on behavioral AI in Southeast Asian digital products — is in progress. Subscribe to the newsletter to be notified when it drops.

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Open Datasets

Dataset releases coming 2025.

MiiN Labs will release curated datasets from our research — anonymized, documented, and freely available for academic use. APAC-specific data that does not exist elsewhere. Watch this space.

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