by Kevin Brosnan As I approach the end of my time as a PhD student I’ve started looking for the next career move and update my extremely outdated CV. As I reflect on what I have done over the past three years, I’ve noticed that they roughly break down into […]
Read moreJoseph O’Brien and Eoin Mooney A time series is an ordered sequence of values of a variable at equally spaced times. Some business metrics naturally lend themselves to time series analysis, one of which is the consumption of electricity that is measured at half hourly time points. In this blog […]
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 moreThe second and final in the series describing the experiences of new researchers to Ireland comes from Laure Ngouanfo. I am Laure Ngouanfo, a research assistant in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, at the University of Limerick, working on a project with Chair of Statistics on Prof Cathal Walsh on […]
Read moreMACSI are delighted to be the featured node for the next couple of weeks where we will have posts on industry projects, the ECMI Math for the Digital Factory meeting takes place in Limerick next week (21-23rd March), the mathematics of batteries, and why distractions during your PhD are sometimes a […]
Read moreScience Foundation Ireland is seeking applications for the Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG) SIRG aims to support excellent postdoctoral researchers and others who are yet to hold an independent research post in taking the initial steps towards a fully independent research career. The SIRG award provides an opportunity for excellent […]
Read moreProblem statements for the 128th European Study Group with industry are now available ESGI128 is organised by MACSI to be held in the University of Limerick, Ireland and will take place from 11-16th of June. Registration will close on Friday 26th of May 2017. Full-board accommodation will be provided to […]
Read moreWith St. Patrick’s Day fast approaching, it is the best time to recall some interesting physics associated with Ireland’s favourite drink, Guinness. Anyone who has ever tried Guinness knows that bubbles in it sink. In fact, in one’s everyday life, one rarely comes across a more counter-intuitive phenomenon, challenging equally […]
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