Community

Intelligence advances through collaboration.

YARA Research is designed as a distributed, globally connected research community. Researchers, engineers, students and independent contributors are welcome, irrespective of geography or institutional affiliation.

Current status: YARA Research was established in November 2026. Formal collaboration programmes are in planning. Follow our GitHub organisation for updates on when participation opens.

Planned contribution paths

These roles are in development. Clear agreements covering IP ownership, attribution, licensing and contribution expectations will be published before any formal participation opens.

RO Planned

Research Observer

Flexible

Follow active research projects, review literature and provide feedback on published findings. Suitable for students and AI enthusiasts.

RC Planned

Research Contributor

3–5 hrs/week

Conduct experiments, implement prototypes, review code and contribute to open-source research tools. For engineers and researchers.

RF Future

Research Fellow

Project-based

Take ownership of a research workstream. Requires sustained commitment and results in co-authorship of published outputs.

PL Future

Programme Lead

Programme-based

Lead research direction within one of the six programmes. Requires deep domain expertise and long-term commitment.

ER Planned

External Reviewer

Per review

Provide independent technical and methodological review of research before publication.

Global collaboration principles

01 Remote-first participation. No geographic restrictions.
02 English as the common research language.
03 Asynchronous collaboration. No mandatory synchronous meetings.
04 Public project documentation. Transparent research processes.
05 Clear IP, attribution and licensing from day one.
06 No unpaid work disguised as promised compensation.
07 No mandatory institutional affiliation required.

Follow our research

Star and watch the YARA Research GitHub organisation to follow active research projects, open-source releases and announcements.

github.com/yararesearch-ai