Setting Up Your Halo Profile
Last updated: April 27, 2026
Course Overview:
This course walks innovators through how to build a complete and compelling Halo profile. A strong profile acts as your storefront on the platform, and the more complete it is, the more visible you become to industry partners and corporate R&D decision makers looking for collaborators like you.
What You Will Learn:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Set up your basic profile information including name, title, institution, and photo
Add work experience to establish credibility with potential partners
Tag your top industry applications and research disciplines to improve discoverability in the right feeds
Add publications, funding awards, and patents to strengthen your profile's credibility
Write a clear and concise about section and keep your "I'm working on" and "I'm looking for" fields current
Preview your public profile to see exactly what industry partners see when they find you