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