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Study Group Mathematics with Industry  SWI 2012     30 January - 3 February 2012

The scientific proceedings of SWI 2012 are available in pdf format. For paper copies, please contact Patty Koorn

SUMMARY

What is SWI about?

One week (Monday to Friday) a group of 50 to 80 mathematicians, working in academia or industry, from anywhere in the Netherlands and from abroad come together to tackle industrial problems. Companies present their problems on Monday. The group of mathematicians then devote the entire week aiming for solutions of the problems. Friday the groups present their solution.

This is the 84th European Study Group Mathematics with Industry, following many earlier successful events.

Check Problems for examples of proceedings and read more about SWI at the International Study Group Website.

SWI 2011 was held from January 24 to 28, at the Department of Mathematics of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.
 

Organization

The Study Group 2012 is organized by The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Eindhoven University of Technology and Eurandom.

Organisers

Adrian Muntean (TU/e)
Alessandro Di Bucchianico (TU/e)
Jan Draisma (TU/e)
Remco van der Hofstad (TU/e)
Mark Peletier (TU/e)
Antonios Zagaris (Univ. of Twente)
Marko Boon (TU/e)
Jan-Jaap Oosterwijk (TU/e)
Dion Gijswijt (TU Delft)
Patty Koorn (Eurandom)
 

REGISTRATION

Please use the online registration form to submit your details for registration.
 

Hotel accommodation

Participants have to book their own hotel rooms. We have reserved a limited number of reduced-rate rooms at Sandton Hotel Eindhoven. To obtain this reduced rate, please use this link to book accommodation: http://www.sandton.eu/nl/eindhoven/congresswi.

If full, you may try other hotels around Eindhoven University of Technology (please note: prices listed are "best available").
Or you can consult the web pages of the Tourist Information Eindhoven, Postbus 7, 5600 AA Eindhoven.

Financial support

We have partial financial support for travel and accommodation, in particular for junior participants who cannot get funding from other sources. To apply for such support, please send a request by e-mail to the organising committee's treasurer (Jan Draisma), detailing expected
travel+accommodation cost. A decision on your request will be made well before the meeting, and the reimbursement will take place afterwards.
 

Background information

The Study Group is an industrial/academic week where mathematics is used to tackle industrial problems. The formula of setting aside a week for intensive study of a few real world problems originates in Oxford in 1968 and has since spread around the world. See the links to other Study Groups. The success of a study group can be attributed to a number of reasons, for example:

• they help foster contacts between academia and industry, sometimes leading to research contracts.
• they frequently lead to challenging new research areas, which have a direct bearing on physical, economical or industrial problems.
• they are an excellent source of research topics for graduate students (as well as academics).
• they allow companies to become acquainted with students and evaluate them for future employment.
• the obvious reasons of the company wanting a problem solved.
• the pleasure of working with enthusiastic colleagues

The participants are free to join any of the problem sessions or serve more projects with their expertise.

Programme

Locations:

Endinet   - Traverse Building room TR 1.51 (Van Trier room)

Philips     - Traverse Bulding room TR 1.52  (Dorgelo room)

Bartels    - Traverse Building room TR 1.53 (Posthumus room)

Marin       - Laplace Building room LG 1.110 (Yellow room)

Thales     _ Laplace Building room LG 1.105 (Green room)

Tata Steel - Laplace Building room LG 1.115 (Library)   

MONDAY Jan 30

TUESDAY Jan 31

WEDNESDAY Feb 1

THURSDAY Feb 2

FRIDAY Feb 3

PARTICIPANTS LIST

(last update 26-01-12)

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Conference Location
The workshop location is Eurandom,  Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, Laplace Building, 1st floor, LG 1.105.

EURANDOM is located on the campus of Eindhoven University of Technology, in the 'Laplacegebouw' building' (LG on the map). The university is located at 10 minutes walking distance from Eindhoven railway station (take the exit north side and walk towards the tall building on the right with the sign TU/e).

The participants will be divided in groups per problem,

For all information on how to come to Eindhoven, please check http://www.eurandom.tue.nl/contact.htm

CONTACT
For more information please contact Mrs. Patty Koorn,
Workshop officer of  Eurandom

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Last updated 30-05-13,
by PK