10th IMA International Conference in Industrial Maintenance and Reliability (MIMAR)

The 10th International Conference on Modelling in Industrial Maintenance and Reliability (MIMAR) will take place in Manchester, UK from 13 – 15 June 2018.

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The 10th International Conference on Modelling in Industrial Maintenance and Reliability (MIMAR) will take place in Manchester, UK from 13 – 15 June 2018. This event is the premier maintenance and reliability modelling conference in the UK and builds upon a very successful series of previous conferences. It is an excellent international forum for disseminating information on the state-of-the-art research, theories and practices in maintenance and reliability modelling and offers a platform for connecting researchers and practitioners from around the world.

For further information on the conference, including instructions for authors, please visit the conference webpage.

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A multiscale transform in medical imaging

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My name is Dominic Amann and I am working in the transfer group at the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics in Linz. My research topic is image processing for medical purposes such as optical coherence tomography.

The goal of our work is to remove the noise that is inherent to many medical imaging techniques while retaining and even enhancing the underlying structures. Finding a balance between these two conflicting demands depends on many factors such as the image source, intended purpose of the processed image and user preferences. Therefore a second goal is to identify a set of intuitive parameters that can be exposed to the users so that they may modify the algorithm on the fly to fit their needs.

oct_raw Caption: OCT of skin structure, before enhancing

The core of our algorithm is a multiscale transform with needle-shaped elements of many directions and positions at each…

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ESGI 138

The 2018 UK edition of the European Study Group with Industry (ESGI) will be hosted by the Bath Institute for Mathematical Innovation at the University of Bath in collaboration with the Department of Engineering Mathematics at the University of Bristol. The event will take place from 16th to 20th July 2018.

Take part in what promises to be an exciting week-long event bringing mathematicians and industrialists together to work side by side to solve real and important industrial problems.

> Email me when registration opens

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Second Agri-Food Study Group with Industry

The Second Agri-Food Study Group with Industry will be held at ICMS in Edinburgh on the 21st – 23rd February 2018.
If you wish to take part, please register here.
Clean Growth, and the AI & the Data Economy are two of the four Industry Strategy Grand Challenges underpinning much of HMGs investment into R&D over the next few years. Additionally, we can expect  funding in Transforming Food Production to be made available as an Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, this Study Group is a key way of establishing relationships between communities, refining industry challenges and preparing the mathematical science community for this upcoming opportunity.
 
The three problems being presented are:
 
Promar International – Identifying Drivers for Profitability in Cattle
 
We have a huge amount of data throughout the dairy farm supply chain. We have used this data predominantly for benchmarking, including the impact of different farming systems and geographical areas on profitability. We have done some analysis to identify drivers for profitability using physical and financial parameters but more recently management practices and attitudinal aspects of the farmers. Based on the datasets above, we would like to explore drivers and KPI’s to predict profitability (performance is often masked by the management ability of the farmer and other factors). Another potential area for exploration is in linking genetic and financial data on an individual cow basis. 
 
Phytoponics – Aeration Optimisation
 
Phytoponics Hydrosac is a hydroponic growing system module that holds a body of water to grow plants in. At the base of the module is an integrated aerator, which consists of a perforated strip of material that receives external air input from an air compressor, and emits bubbles to the body of water such that oxygenation of the water occurs. The scope of this challenge is to develop a mathematical model of the aeration system of the Hydrosac, including volumetric flow rate, input pressures, aerator strip material design parameters and costs therein, such that Phytoponics can use this model to improve the aeration of the Hydrosac design and select supporting ancillary air supply services or system parameters.
Syngenta – Scheduling Seed Production
Syngenta are one of the largest suppliers of agricultural seed globally. A key requirement of the business is the adequate supply of seeds to meet varied customer demands throughout the world. Scheduling seed production is complex and unpredictable. Crops must be planted one year in advance of when the resultant crop of seeds will be sold. A recurring problem is that of spatiotemporal variation of yield and the management of the associated risk of over / under production of seeds, which is extremely costly, and can severely damage the business. Syngenta have developed an interface for internal planning of production, which is purely based on historical yield. Syngenta would like to rationalise planting strategies which are informed by a judicious choice of objective function, which best optimises the business performance (which could include growth, profitability) and is robust against potential risks (natural, market risks etc). Can a more sophisticated approach “beat” the experts and / or strategies based on historical data simulations?

More information on these problems can be found on the Study Group website. 

The KTN staff and members of their Industrial Mathematics group worked with the University of Bath’s Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI) to organise a study group. The Agri-Food Study Group brought together over 40 mathematicians, engineers and computer scientists to work on challenges presented by representatives from the Agri-Food sector over the course of three days. The Study Group which ran from 16-18 January 2017, and was hosted by the IMI and sponsored by Innovate UK.

Three agri-food challenges were presented at the event, namely helping farmers to optimise the value of the pigs they sell (Innovent Technology) improving cocoa yields for the chocolate industry (Mondelez International), and refining the design of a hydroponics system for crop production (Phytoponics Ltd). Further details about these challenges are detailed here.

These challenges required varied expertise from across the mathematical sciences, and it was fascinating to see the three agri-food company representatives working closely with the maths experts over three full days to try and solve the problems presented.

On behalf of Dr. Matt Butchers, Knowledge Transfer Manager, Industrial Mathematics 
Knowledge Transfer Network

SIMAI 2018 Congress in ROME

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The next congress of the Italian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics will take place in Rome, Italy, from the 2nd to the 6th of July 2018. It is an important occasion for Industrial and Applied Mathematician from Italy and beyond to exchange ideas and share their research. Among the plenary speakers who have already accepted to participate we have Stanley Osher, Michele Piana, Angelo Iollo, Riccardo Adami.

Call for submission of minisymposia is open now on the conference web site

https://ocs.simai.eu/index.php/SIMAIcongress/SIMAI2018

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7th annual SIAM UKIE National Student Chapter Conference

The University of Bath SIAM-IMA Student Chapter is hosting the 7th annual SIAM UKIE National Student Chapter Conference. This will take place on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th June 2018, in 4 West and University Hall.

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The conference will bring together students working in all areas of applied and industrial mathematics, and related fields, from across the UK and Ireland.

All are welcome to join the event and attend any talks of interest to you.  We draw your attention, in particular, to the plenary talks. It would be great to see as many students as possible present a poster or give a talk.

There will be the opportunity for students to showcase their research through a talk or poster, or to discuss more informally over coffee or the provided (only for those registered) lunch on both days. It would be great to see as many students as possible present a poster or give a talk.

We welcome talks and posters from any area of applied mathematics, statistics, or any mathematics which has potential applications to industry. There is some funding available for those students with an accepted presentation.

During the two day conference, we will host four fantastic plenary speakers:

Deadlines

  • The deadline for contributed talk abstracts is Friday 30th March 2018.
  • The deadline for poster submissions is Friday 13th April 2018.
  • The deadline for registration is Friday, 18th May 2018.
  • Registration is now open. Please complete the registration form by Friday 18th May 2018.

For further information, registration and abstract submission, please see the conference website. Alternatively contact the committee.

posted on behalf of the the University of Bath SIAM-IMA Student Chapter

SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant

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Science 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 early-career-stage investigators to carry out their own research project in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The award provides a contribution to the salary for the Starting Investigator (SI) and also provides funding for a postgraduate student, who will be primarily supervised by the SI. The SI will work with an associated mentor, who will provide the necessary support and infrastructure for the project to take place. €425,000 direct costs over a period of four years and covers the salary of the SI and the stipend and fees of a postgraduate student.

One of SFI’s Agenda 2020…

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ESGI 142 – Mathematical Solutions in Business and Industry

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We are pleased to announce MI-NET’s support, in partnership with Kaunas University of Technology, to the ESGI 142 “Mathematical Mathematical Solutions in Business and Industry”.

The goal of this week-long meeting is to promote cooperation between business and science in order to solve business problems by using mathematical methods. This workshop will bring together researchers and business representatives for solving real-world problems that modern companies face.

If your company faces a challenge for which you are looking a solution, if you look forward to run the company more effectively or are seeking for a brand new ideas please tell us about that by filling in the online registration form and provide your problem for scientists. For more information please click here.

Scientists who want to participate will have to register until 15th of March 2018 by filling in the online form. Scientists and doctoral students are invited to register for the event if they work in areas of mathematics and informatics. For more information please click here.

 

If you would like to learn more about European Study Groups with Industry or find out about future meetings please visit the ECMI website.

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PhD and Post-doctoral positions in Austria

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The Special Research Program (SFB) “Tomography Across the Scales” is offering 6 PhD and 6 Post-doctoral positions in applied mathematics, bio-physics and medical physics, in Austria.

The program starts on 1 March 2018 and involves the University of Vienna, the Vienna University of Technology, the Medical University of Vienna, the University of Linz, the Johann Radon Institute of Computational and Applied Mathematics and the Medical University of Innsbruck.

For more information and applications, please visit “Tomography Across the Scales”

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