Onboarding — Welcome to the RAIDT Commercialisation Team

5-minute orientation for anyone new to this project. By the end, you'll know what RAIDT is, where we are in the plan, and what your first day looks like.

Step 1 — What is RAIDT? (1 minute)

RAIDT = a peer-reviewed framework for governing generative AI in organisations. It captures run-level evidence (one specific GenAI execution at a time) and scores governance readiness on five pillars: Responsibility, Auditability, Interpretability, Dependability, Traceability.

Mapped to the EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001, and the NIST AI RMF.

→ Read the one-page version (2 min)

Step 2 — Why we're commercialising it (1 minute)

The methodology is academically validated through a peer-reviewed trilogy plus a Configured Runs manuscript. The next phase is to take it from academic output to:

1. Licensed methodology with audit firms (Big-4 and mid-tier)
2. Live deployments via Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) inside regulated organisations
3. Standards adoption — BSI / ISO / IEEE / NIST referencing RAIDT
4. Possibly a spin-out if commercial traction supports it

Time horizon: 18 months (May 2026 – November 2027).

→ Read the 18-Month Master Plan (~10 min)

Step 3 — Where we are right now (1 minute)

Phase 1 — Foundations (Weeks 1–4, May 2026).

The single biggest blocker right now: owner-of-record decision for RAIDT and RAIT trade marks at Portsmouth Tech Transfer Office. Until that's resolved, trade-mark filings, NDAs, and wide commercial outreach are all blocked.

→ Action Plan — Right Now (3 min — what to do this week)

Step 4 — How the work flows (1 minute)

Six parallel work streams:

Some streams run sequentially within themselves (e.g., IP), some in parallel (partnerships), some continuously (academic).

→ Tasks by Stream — full detail
→ Visual map of phases and dependencies

Step 5 — Your role (1 minute)

What to read in your first hour

After this onboarding, in this order:

1. RAIDT-One-Pager (2 min) — what RAIDT is, in one page
2. Now (3 min) — what's happening this week
3. Streams (5 min) — work streams and their rhythm
4. Workflow (5 min) — visual phases and dependencies
5. One paper from the trilogy that fits your background (optional but valuable):
   • Empirical Validation paper if you're technical
   • Foundations paper if you're more interested in governance theory
   • Interoperable Governance paper if you're policy-oriented

How to ask questions

• Quick questions → email mohammad.akeel@myport.ac.uk
• Strategic questions → bring to weekly supervisor sync
• Process questions → check Glossary first, then ask

Communication norms

• Outreach emails — Tue–Thu mornings, 7–9am UK time
• Meeting prep — read the relevant documents before the meeting (links in this site)
• Decision logging — every significant decision goes in Decisions-Log (private — operational tracker)
• Weekly review — Friday EOD, 30–45 min, using the Weekly-Review-Template

What's not expected

You don't need to:

• Be a deep expert in AI safety or AI ethics on day one (the framework is the methodology you're applying)
• Read every paper before contributing — start with the RAIDT-One-Pager
• Make all decisions yourself — the Decision_Gates page tells you when to ask supervisors
• Know every funding scheme — the Funding Index is a reference, not a memorisation list

When you've finished onboarding

You should be able to answer:

• What does RAIDT stand for, and what are the five pillars?
• What is the difference between a "run-level evidence pack" and a "scoring profile"?
• Which three regulatory regimes does RAIDT map to?
• What phase is the project currently in?
• What is the single biggest blocker this week?
• Name three of the six work streams.
• Where would you go to find this week's specific tasks?
• Who is the lead supervisor?

If yes → ready to contribute. Welcome aboard.
If any are unclear → re-read the relevant linked page.

Reference — every link you might need

• Site home
• This week
• Streams
• Workflow
• Master Plan
• Phase Summary
• Critical_Path
• Decision_Gates
• Funding
• Partnerships
• RAIDT-One-Pager
• Glossary
• Useful-Links
• For-Supervisors
• For-Partners