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History and Mission StatementFields Institute for Mathematical Sciences: Of specific interest to the business community is the Commercial and Industrial Mathematics program. This program seeks to develop synergistic links between mathematicians and industrial partners. The Fields-MITACS Industrial Problem-Solving Workshop (FMIPW) is a new initiative in this direction. MITACSMITACS leads Canada's effort in the generation, application and commercialization of new mathematical tools and methodologies within a world-class research program. The network initiates and fosters linkages with industrial, governmental, and not-for-profit organizations that require mathematical technologies to deal with problems of strategic importance to Canada. MITACS helps link academia, industry and the public sector, with a view to developing cutting edge mathematical tools vital to a knowledge-based economy. It sponsors research partnerships, industrial interchanges, workshops, and training programs.
What the workshop is about:
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August 14 |
August 15
Tuesday |
August 16
Wednesday |
August 17
Thursday |
August 18
Friday |
8:00-8:30 : Continental Breakfast (Fields dining area) |
8:00-8:45 : Continental Breakfast (Fields dining area) |
8:00-8:45 : Continental Breakfast (Fields dining area) |
8:00-8:45 : Continental Breakfast (Fields dining area) |
8:00-8:30 : Continental Breakfast (Fields dining area) |
8:30-9:00 : Opening remarks (Room 230) 9:00-10:30 : Problem presentations (3, 30 min. each) 9:00-9:30: Kamran Khan 9:30-10:00: Chris Bowman 10:00-10:30: Richard Gordon |
8:30-10:00 : Solution presentations (3. 30 min each) |
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8:45-10:30 : Small group work |
8:45-10:30 : Small group work |
8:45-10:30 : Small group wor |
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10:00-10:30 : Coffee break |
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10:30-11:00 : Coffee break |
10:30-11:00 : Coffee break |
10:30-11:00 : Coffee break |
10:30-11:00 : Coffee break |
10:30-12:00 : Solution presentations (3, 30 min each) 12:00-12:20 : Closing remarks, Fields Nuggets Award presentation |
11:00-12:30 : Problem presentations (3, 30 min. each) 11:00-11:30: Helmut Mausser 11:30-12:00: Jon Hunter 12:00-12:30: Scott Warlow |
11:00-12:30 : Small group work |
11:00-12:30 : Small group work |
11:00-12:30 : Small group work |
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12:30-2:00 : Lunch on-site |
12:30-1:30 : Lunch on-site |
12:30-1:30 : Lunch on-site |
12:30-1:30 : Lunch on-site |
12:30-1:30 : Lunch on-site |
2:00-3:30 : Small group work |
1:30-3:30 : Small group work |
1:30-3:30 : Small group work |
1:30-3:30 : Small group work |
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3:30-4:00 : Coffee break |
3:30-4:00 : Coffee break |
3:30-4:00 : Coffee break |
3:30-4:00 : Coffee break |
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4:00-5:30 : Small group work |
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4:00-5:00 : 5:00-5:30 : 5:30-7:00 : |
The intellectual dedication of many expert problem-solvers during the workshop to the phenomenon of interest to the company yields many benefits. These range from partial or complete solutions to the problem of interest, to long-term collaboration between the companies and the participating academics. The forum is an informal but intensive opportunity for companies to takeadvantage of the mathematical and scientific computing expertise of participating researchers.
Often the academic reformulation and solution of the problem enables the company to find inexpensive in-house strategies. Similar workshops in Europe and North America have saved participating companies hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In addition, the academic experts typically use state-of-the-art scientific and technological tools, which may prove useful to the company in other contexts as well.
The workshop also serves as a mechanism for recruitment of talented graduate students; the company sponsors can watch this pool of potential employees in action!
The potential benefits of the FMIPW to professional mathematicians involved are myriad. They range from an exposure to interesting mathematical problems arising outside the confines of academia to an opportunity to try new scientific tools in novel application areas. Previous workshops have seen such involvement turn into long-term collaborations, often leading to journal publications and new research directions.
The Fields Institute and MITACS will provide the academic expertise and infrastructure for this workshop. The recruitment of appropriate faculty and graduate students to best meet the needs of the problems will be done by the Fields Institute.
Each participating company contribute a problem with mathematical
or statistical content for discussion during the workshop. They also
commit a representative to participate in the workshop during the problem-solving
phase. The company may sponsor part of the FMIPW through a one-time
or ongoing financial contribution.
Other
Western Canada Study Groups http://www.pims.math.ca/ipsw/previous.html
UK Math-in-Medicine Study Groups http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/ociam/Study-Groups/MMSG05/about.shtml
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Mathematical Problems in Industry http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Math/News/MPI2003/MPIsite/
This year's UK Study Groups in Bath: http://www.bath.ac.uk/math-sci/esgi/