Few of the billions of coffee drinkers around the world would ever consider the science behind the drink. But researchers at University of Limerick have shown that mathematical models could help to brew the perfect cup of coffee. Dr Kevin Moroney, a postdoctoral researcher in UL’s Department of Mathematics […]
Read moreBy Prof. Michael Vynnycky As is well-known amongst ECMI members, Study Groups with Industry are an internationally recognised method of technology transfer between academic mathematicians and industry; these take the form of week-long workshops that provide a forum for industrial scientists to work alongside academic mathematicians on problems of direct industrial […]
Read moreBy Meadhbh O’Neill We are in an era where valuable information and data are being collected continuously around us. High-dimensional data is a current “hot” research area. The quantity of data available to us continues to increase persistently. This explains the necessary study of modern variable selection methods. These techniques […]
Read moreBy Dr Kevin Moroney The pharmaceutical industry like many others is undergoing a technological revolution as we enter the much vaunted era of Industry 4.0. This is of particular strategic importance to Ireland, home to all of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies and one of the largest exporters of […]
Read moreBy James Fannon, Alina Dubovskaya, Robert Garvey, Susan Fennell and Laura Marie Keane Groundwater contamination occurs when potentially hazardous material, typically arising from anthropogenic sources such as industrial or agricultural activities, makes its way (via percolation) from the ground surface to the water table. In this blog post, we document […]
Read moreBy Laure Ngouanfo To decide, on the benefits/harms of an intervention or the validity of a clinical hypothesis, based on a single study alone is unrealistic. Results often vary from one study to the next. A meta-analytic approach is used to synthesize the body of evidence gathered from a systematic […]
Read moreBy Dr Sinéad Burke Students to explore how to model real-world problems using maths and stats in a new 12 week Transition Year programme. As part of Science Foundation Ireland’s mission to spread the STEM message, they have funded a new project under the SFI Discover programme to empower students […]
Read moreBy Dr Bruno Requião da Cunha When I finished my masters in condensed matter physics in 2006 I never imagined that in just a few years later I’d be on the border of Brazil and Bolivia seizing one ton of drugs (with eventual gunfights in the process, but that is […]
Read moreBy Jean Rizk Volunteering to help African postgraduates with their dissertations is one of the best life decisions I’ve made. What a tremendous and humbling experience! I’m a 3rd year PhD student in Statistics at University of Limerick, Ireland. I’m currently writing this piece from Cameroon, a tropical country in […]
Read moreDr Norma Bargary In partnership with University College Dublin and Maynooth University, the University of Limerick is to lead a new €21million SFI Centre for Research Training (CRT) in Foundations of Data Science, with industry partners coordinated by Skillnet Ireland. The Centre has been awarded funding of €13.6 million by Science Foundation […]
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