José Monteiro da Rocha and the 250th anniversary of the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Coimbra

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the creation of the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Coimbra. It was created as part of the teaching reforms undertaken by King Joseph I and his powerful minister Marquis of Pombal, in the 1760s and 1770s, and it was the first university […]

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Optimizing the performance and production of a stone crushing process

Researchers from the Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), a research unit of the Polytechnic of Leiria, in collaboration with a metallomechanics engineering company from the region of Leiria with several years of experience in the stone industry are working together on a mathematical model to develop an […]

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ESGI 161: A Study Group with Industry in Portugal

The 161st edition of the European Study Groups with Industry took place at ISEL (Lisbon School of Engineering), in Portugal, between the 4th and 9th of September of 2022. This ECMI event was locally organized by a team from the Department of Mathematics of ISEL in direct collaboration with the […]

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An innovation boot camp with industry

The Portuguese Innovation Agency invited a group of Portuguese mathematicians to participate in an innovation boot camp, an event that brought together academia and industry in a day of work in which, together, innovative solutions to various business challenges were identified. The challenges presented by the companies were very diverse, […]

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Challenges in Computational Mathematics in summer internships for students

The Laboratory of Computational Mathematics (LCM) of the Centre for Mathematics of the University of Coimbra challenged undergraduate and master’s students with a strong mathematical component to embrace computational mathematics problems closely linked to real-world applications. The initiative includes seven R&D four-week internships and a workshop with guest speakers and […]

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Modelling Light Propagation in Ocular Tissues

The cornea is the transparent part of the eye’s outer sheath and the primary refractive element in the optical system of the eye. Indeed, its curved interface with the air provides three-fourths of the eye’s focusing power (the remainder being provided by the lens). Maintenance of its curvature and clarity […]

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3 vacancies for the position of Junior Researcher

An international tender to fulfill 3 vacancies for the position of Junior Researcher in the field of Mathematics, is open for 10 working days following the publication of the present notice in Diário da República [Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic, 30/07/2020]. The stated position will be held under a […]

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Mathematical modelling of corneal transparency problem

My name is Sunčica Sakić and I am finishing Master studies in Applied Mathematics (Technomathematics) at University of Novi Sad (UNS). In my opinion, the studies at UNS produce a strong base for research in a variety of real-world applications. In order to make my view wider and achieve professional […]

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My ECMI Modelling Week 2020 Experience

In the summer of 2015, I made one of the most important decisions in my life, choosing to study mathematics. Already in the BSc, it got quite clear to me that applied mathematics is the field I feel more exhilarated by. Therefore, I sensed that the ECMI-certified MSc in Technomathematics […]

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