The 45th Study group Mathematics with Industry 2003

Address:: Studiegroep Wiskunde met de Industrie; Mathematical Institute, Universiteit Leiden; Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333 CA LEIDEN; The Netherlands

Organisers:: Vivi Rottschäfer (Universiteit Leiden); Derk Pik (Universiteit Leiden); Nick Ovenden (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven)

General information

The 45th European Study group Mathematics with industry (Studiegroep Wiskunde met de Industrie) will be held from 17th-21st February 2003 at the Lorentz Center of Leiden University.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together mathematicians and commercial companies to tackle industrial problems. The workshop is supported by ITW (Industrial and Applied Mathematics), STW (Stichting Toegepaste Wiskunde) and ECMI (European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry).

Problem descriptions

Programme

How it works

At the beginning of the week, a representative from each company invited (5-7 companies in all) presents their industrial problem to the participating mathematicians (approximately 60 or so). The academic participants then allocate themselves to the groups who work full-time on each problem over the next three days. By the last day, each group of mathematicians must ensure that their ideas are developed enough to collate them into a final presentation to the other study-group participants. The collaboration does not necessarily end at this point as the mathematicians must also write an article for the proceedings, which can act as a formal record of the work done for the invited company. This provides the possibility of encouraging further research, leading to new links between industry and academia.

Information for Companies

Perhaps, an industrial problem from your company could be solved in our study group ?
We would be more than happy to visit you, at no cost and without any need for an immediate commitment, for an initial discussion about formulating such a problem. Almost all industrial problems have some mathematical aspect to them, although the mathematics is not always recognisable at first. Indeed, from our own experience, some of the most successful study group problems have not been well-defined in mathematical terminology at the start of the study group.

In the event that a suitable problem can be found and your company decides to participate, we ask for an employee of your company to attend the entire study group week or to be available to the mathematicians for questions. A contribution of 1500 euros to the costs of the study group is also requested.

Study groups in the past

The 41st study group in Odense, Denmark
The 42nd study group in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The 43rd study group in Lancaster, England
The 18th American study group in New York
Canadian study groups
Australian study groups
Proceedings of the SWI 1998, Leiden
Proceedings of the SWI 1999, Eindhoven
Proceedings of the SWI 2002, Amsterdam

General information about the Study group.

Information for Participants

There is no registration fee for participants attending the workshop. The organisation hopes that
many participants will stay in one of the hotels in Leiden, since this will create a good and creative atmosphere. Some funds are available to support travel or accommodation for those unable to find any other source of funding. This support is limited and must be requested by sending an email to the organising committee (swi@math.leidenuniv.nl). Note that you may be asked to share a room with another
participant.

Please use the online form available at the Lorentz Center to register for the study group and hotel
accomodation. The Lorentz Center can be reached by train or car. Hotel accomodation is located
near the Lorentz Center.

Submitting proceedings

A report of the results of the week has to be made for the proceedings. Please use the following standard latex file and follow the instructions in the file. The file can be send to swi@math.leidenuniv.nl. The deadline for submission is 24 April 2003.