IIIT Naya Raipur establishes Center for Applied Mathematics to promote interdisciplinary research
The Center has been established to enhance research and outreach activities in Mathematics and allied areas at IIIT-NR
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Oct 29, 2020 10:52
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Raipur: To accelerate research in Mathematics and its allied areas, IIIT-NR has established Center for Applied Mathematics (CAM), at its campus. The objective of CAM is to provide a common platform to the students, researchers, and faculty members of IIIT-NR to work on advanced mathematical real-world problems. It will promote research and outreach activities in Mathematics and its application to various interdisciplinary areas such as Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis, Financial Mathematics and Stochastic Calculus, Algebraic Coding Theory and Number Theory, etc., under the direction of national and international experts. The Center will focus on collaborative research in India and abroad and it is equipped with unique advanced computational facilities and software. The Center will organize various national and international activities to promote mathematical research in Chhattisgarh and in India at large.
Speaking on the need of such a Center in an IT institute, Dr. Pradeep K. Sinha, Vice Chancellor & Director-IIIT NR, said that – “Mathematics as a subject plays a major role in the recent developments in Science and Technology, specifically in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Security, Prediction of Stock Market, and Mathematical Modelling of Various Natural Phenomena. Therefore, establishment of Mathematics as a bridge for interdisciplinary research is very much needed for any academic or research institute”.
