Southampton Initiative in Mathematical Modelling launched

Mathematical modelling has played a key role in our scientific understanding of the world. However the technological environmental and societal challenges we face are evolving rapidly, posing novel interdisciplinary research challenges that demand a wide range of modelling skills.

There are many applications in which discrete, continuous, deterministic and stochastic aspects all come into play. The Southampton Initiative in Mathematical Modelling brings together internationally leading groups of researchers into multidisciplinary teams offering a diverse set of sophisticated and flexible modelling skills.

The breadth of mathematical expertise and first hand experience in applying these skills to real world problems will allow SIMM to tackle cutting–edge research problems of direct relevance to industry, academics and other end-users.

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The initiative was launched on the 26th January 2010 with a programme of high-level speakers including

• Professor Don Nutbeam, VC University of Southampton

• Professor James Vickers, Head of School of Mathematics

• Professor John Ockendon, FRS, Oxford

• Mr Glyn Field, Chief Technology Officer, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

• Dr Sean Jones, Head of Operational Analysis, National Air Traffic Services

• Professor Richard Oreffo, School of Medicine, Southampton

• Dr Sven Erb, European Space Agency

• Professor Mark Spearing, SES, Southampton

• Dr Martin Owen, Strategic Technologies, GlaxoSmithKline