Aston University partners with Index.dev to develop an AI-powered talent matching platform for jobseekers and recruiters

Aston University has announced a new partnership with recruitment firm Index.dev. Using AI, the two organizations plan to develop a new recruitment platform to help employers find software engineers.

The two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTN), funded by Innovate UK, will see experts from Aston Business School work with Index.dev to create smarter search and matching tools for its online recruitment platform.

Instead of using simple keyword matching, the algorithms will be able to assess the full context of a candidate’s CV and experience, finding candidates that would otherwise slip through the net.

The platform will also introduce new ways for employers and candidates to connect online, making it more attractive to new users. 

Professor Joshua Ignatius, Professor of Business Analytics at Aston Business School and academic lead for the project, comments: “This project is about building something scalable and future-ready. We’re bringing together data science, behavioural research and strategies to improve their platform that will help Index.dev rethink how the company operates and what it offers to both its users and its clients. It’s a chance to put fundamental academic research into real-world action and support a company with enormous potential for growth. 

“It’s a pleasure to work on a project with both academic depth and commercial urgency. This is exactly the kind of partnership KTPs were designed for – and we’re excited to help Index.dev achieve their business goals.”

 Andrei Stan, the project’s KTP Associate and Index.dev’s Director of Strategy, adds: “The KTP has been a fantastic way to bring external expertise into our business at a critical time. We’re experimenting, learning and improving constantly – and everything we’re doing is helping us shape a platform with real global potential. It has also validated our belief that this model can work and scale.”