Savana company, specialized in the production of children’s footwear, challenged 119ESGI’s participants (June 2016, Porto, Portugal) to study their packing process, in order to improve the packing process by eliminating the manual box selection; reducing the choice of boxes and the empty space in a packaged box; and automating the […]
Read moreA new report was launched recently at the House of Lords; the Era of Mathematics – an Independent Review of Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematics “We live in the era of mathematics. Its influence permeates economic and social activity and its influence and impact are profound. Yet its role is not […]
Read moreThe 141st European Study Group with Industry, ESGI141, University College Dublin 25th-29th June 2018 ESGI141 is a week-long workshop that provides a forum for industrial scientists to work alongside academics on a project submitted by the industrial participant. ESGI’s started with the first Study Group in Oxford in 1968 and […]
Read moreECMI Special Interest Groups (SIG) exist to promote collaborative research on specific topics in Mathematics for Industry within Europe. The Math for the Digital Factory SIG brings together university mathematicians working in modelling, simulation and optimisation related to manufacturing with practitioners from manufacturing industry The University of Limerick is currently […]
Read moreBy Niall McInerney Study groups with industry can be an intimidating environment for early stage researchers. The unstructured nature of solving a real world problem in the company of Professors can be incredibly daunting, and often an MSc or early PhD student is not yet equipped with the skills necessary […]
Read moreMI-NET is pleased to announce that funds are available to support PhD students and ECI researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, fYR Macedonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia or Turkey to attend international science and technology related conferences not […]
Read moreMI-NET is pleased to announce another funding call for applications to host study groups with industry, industrial workshops and modelling weeks. Deadline is 29th December 2017. Funding is also available for research visits and for any PhD students or early career investigators from an inclusiveness target country (Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]
Read moreby Dr Katerina Kaouri, Dr Raka Mondal, Dr Sourav Mondal and Graham Benham Water is a scarce, precious commodity in Cyprus and in the wider Mediterranean region. While seeking suitable challenges for the 1st Study Group with Industry in Cyprus (125th European Study Group with Industry), Dr Katerina Kaouri approached the […]
Read moreAs the Mathematics for Industry Network (MI-NET) prepared to launch their 3rd year of events we considered it timely to reflect back on our achievements. Mathematics for Industry Network (MI-NET) was set up as a COST Action in May 2015. Our main objective is to facilitate more effective widespread application of mathematics […]
Read moreIn January I attended my first industrial maths study group: focused on agri-food and co-hosted by the Knowledge Transfer Network and the Bath Institute for Mathematical Innovation. Study groups are, usually, an intensive week of brainstorming and problem-solving by mathematicians and industry representatives. The agri-food study group was a condensed […]
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