Project: Consolider i-MATH

1. Project: Consolider i-MATH Marco Antonio López Cerdá Research Coordinator

2. Index • i-MATH Project • Organization Chart • Operation • Activities • Parameters

3. i-MATH Project

4. Aims • Ingenio MATHEMATICA (i-MATH) is a CONSOLIDER singular research project for the period 2006-2011. • It proposes a complete activity research program for Spanish mathematics, with the purpose of promoting and carrying out strategic actions that, qualitatively and quantitatively, increase the presence of Spanish mathematics in the international system of science, technology, business, etc. • i-MATH is an initiative promoted and financed by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science with a budget of 7,500,000 €. • The official start of the i-MATH project is the 3rd of October, 2006 and the end is the 30th of April, 2012.

5. Aims • To improve the role of mathematical research in the Spanish system of science, technology and innovation. • To increase and promote the activities of transference of knowledge and technology of the Spanish mathematicians. • To promote the use of computational methods both inside and outside mathematical research. • To achieve greater recognition for Spanish research groups at an international level and to increase the presence of Spanish mathematicians in strategic areas. • To create a Doctorate School of international status. • To use research and innovation to improve education and mathematical training at all levels. • To make the results of mathematical research more accessible both from within and from outside Mathematics.

6. Tools • Platforms: • 1. FUTURE • 2. CONSULTING • 3. COMPUTING • 4. EDU • 5. WEB • Thematic actions: • 6. i-MATH International Graduate School (MIGS) • 7. i-MATH Intensive Research Programs (PMII) • Cross-sectional Services of Support: • 8. Service of Support to the Organization of Encounter and Meetings (SARE) • 9. Service of Support to the Institutes of Research and the Thematic Networks(SAIRT) • 10. Web i-MATH • (www.i-math.org)

7. Platforms and i-MATH actions MATHEMATICA FUTURE: Promoting transversal research lines of interaction among emerging scientific and technological areas. MATHEMATICA CONSULTING: Promoting the knowledge transfer and technology activities of Spanish mathematicians. MATHEMATICA COMPUTING: Promoting the use of computational methods MATHEMATICA EDU: Using the research and innovation in Mathematical education to improve the mathematical teaching. MATHEMATICA INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOL (MIGS): Creating a Doctoral school of reference in the international. i-MATH INTENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS (PMII):Providing Spanish Mathematics with greater visibility at an international level and increase the presence of Spanish mathematics in emerging and/or strategic areas. SERVICE OF SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION OF ENCOUNTER AND MEETINGS (SARE):This service is open to thematic meetings of different types: Exploratory meetings, Modelling Weeks, Forums ‘Mathematics-Company of Mathematica Consulting’, etc. SERVICE OF SUPPORT TO THE INSTITUTES OF RESEARCH AND THE THEMATIC NETWORKS (SAIRT): Supporting Research Institutes and Thematic Networks created as the result of alliances of different research groups belonging to i-MATH. MATHEMATICA WEB: Increasing the accessibility of the results of the mathematical research.

8. Nodes Node CIEM: The International Centre of Mathematical Meetings (CIEM) a joint initiative of the University of Cantabria and the Castro Urdiales Town Hall with the principal founding purpose of promoting quality mathematical research in its basic, applied and computational aspects. Node CRM: The Mathematical Research Centre (CRM) is a consortium formed by the Catalonia Generalitat and the Institut d’Estudis Catalans. The purpose of the CRM is to foment mathematical research both qualitatively and quantitatively. Node ICM: Joint institute between CSIC and three universities in Madrid: UAM, UCM and UC3M. Its purpose is to develop high-level research. Node IMUB: Institute created in the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Barcelona. Coordinator node of the Platform MATHEMATICA COMPUTING. Node CESGA: Composed of research teams in areas of the National Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research from the three Galician universities coordinated by the CESGA. Increase the presence of mathematical methods and techniques in the productive sectors. Coordinator node of the Platform MATHEMATICA CONSULTING and collaborator node in COMPUTING MATHEMATICA contributor.

9. Research Program • From basic research to applications • A.1. Enigmas to decipher: Fundamental Mathematics and Cryptography. • A.2. From Classical Analysis to the digital era. • A.3. New frontiers in Algebra and Geometry. • B. How to understand the physical world • B.1. From Geometry and Topology to Physics and Cosmological models. • B.2. Mathematics, Dynamics and Complexity. • B.3. Partial Differential Equations as a tool for modeling. • C. The essential computational support • C.1. Intelligent structures and materials: Design & control. • C.2. Math software: Mathematics as the basic foundation for Scientific and High Performance Computing. • C.3. New techniques and horizons in Computational Mathematics. • D. Direct applications to society • D.1. Mathematics and the information society and communications. • D.2. Statistical models and their applications. • D.3. Stochastic modeling of complex evolving phenomena and configurations in random media. • D.4. Optimization and decision-making support techniques. • D.5. New horizons in Mathematics education and training. • D.6. Bringing Mathematics closer to society.

10. Organization Chart

11. Organization Chart • Research Coordinators: • Enrique Zuazua Iriondo (October 2006 – July 2008) • Marco Antonio López Cerdá (July 2008) • Management Center: • University of Cantabria • Steering Committee • Nodes: • CESGA, CIEM, CRM, ICMat, IMUB • Node Committee • Platform Committees • Research Groups: 330 (1.784 researches)

12. Steering Committee Alfredo Bermúdez de Castro (October 2006- February 2009, USC) Joaquim Bruna (October 2006,UAB) María Jesús Carro (February 2009, UB) Eduardo Casas (October 2006,UC) Antonio Durán (October 2006, USC) Laureano González Vega (October 2006 – September 2007) Àngel Jorba (February 2009, UB) Manuel de León (October 2006, CSIC) Marco Antonio López-Cerda (October 2006,UA) Ignacio Luengo (October 2006, UCM) Consuelo Martínez (October 2006, UOV) Gabriel Navarro (February 2009, UV) Peregrina Quintela (February 2009, USC) Francisco Santos Leal (September 2007, UC) Marta Sanz-Solé (October 2006 – February 2009, UB) Oriol Serra (October 2006 – February 2009, UPC) Carles Simó (October 2006 – February 2009, UB) Luis Vega (October 2006, EHU-UPV) Enrique Zuazua (October 2006 – June 2008, UAM)

13. FUTURE: Manuel de León Luis Vega Diego Córdoba José Antonio Carrillo Wenceslao González CONSULTING: Peregrina Quintela Alfredo Bermúdez Laureano Escudero Aureli Alabert Julio Rubio COMPUTING: Ignacio Luengo Àngel Jorba Bosco García-Archilla Ana Mª Mancho Andrés Gómez Tato EDU: Francisco Santos Luis Rico Sebastià Xambó MIGS: Consuelo Martínez Emilio Carrizosa Joaquín Pérez Inmaculada Higueras PMII: Joaquim Bruna Gabriel Navarro Rosa Donat Pablo Pedregal SARE: María Jesús Carro Jesús Bastero Miguel Sánchez Caja SAIRT: Antonio Durán Juan Carlos Marrero Amadeu Delshams Platform Committee

14. 18 meetings from July 2006: • Madrid (UAM): July 2006 • Castro Urdiales (CIEM): August 2006 • Madrid (UCM): September 2006 • Oviedo – Barcelona: November 2006 • Castro Urdiales (CIEM): January 2007 • Bilbao (EHU): March 2007 • Castro Urdiales (CIEM): August 2007. • Madrid (CSIC) – Barcelona: November 2007 and january 2008 • Castro Urdiales (CIEM): July 2008 • Alicante (UA): September 2008 • Barcelona (UPC): December 2008 • Santiago de Compostela (USC): February 2009 • Madrid (CSIC): June 2009 • Madrid (CSIC): November 2009 • Sevilla (US): January 2010 • Valencia (UPV): June 2010 • Madrid (UCM): October 2010 • Madrid (CSIC): November 2010

15. Operation

16. Operation Nodes Action Plan Top-down Activities: 3 Calls • i-MATH Calls: • 6 General Calls • 1 Extraordinary Call • 1 call of ‘Contratos flechados’: 10 • 2 calls for FUTURE i-MATH contracts: 3

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27. Map of the situation of the scientific publications: Increase of the publications Improve of the quality of the publications Annual increase of proposal, projects and networks proved in competitive calls of the European Union. Definition and start of a Mathematical Doctoral School Annual increase of the number of PhD students Organise annually at least 15 meetings, workshops, forums, etc. Organise annually at least 4 thematic semesters. Organise annually at least 2 intensive courses to young researchers. Create and start a Press office and increase the number of papers geered toward the general public. Design and annual updating of a map of interrelations. 1 manager specializing in technology transfer 1 support manager specializing in computer Achieved Achieved Poor results Failed attempt Achieved : Contratos flechados, Contratos FUTRUE Achieved:SARE Achieved: PMII Achieved: DocCourses, Exploratory Workshops, etc Achieved: Divulga Achieved: CONSULTING MAP: TransMath Offer and Demand. Achieved: CESGA Achieved: CESGA Parameters and indicators

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31. Visibility of the Programme

32. Further Information • http://www.i-math.org: • Documentation. • Researchers. • News • Calls • Communication bureau • Activities • E-mail: • i-math@unican.es

33. Indicators • Patents / prototypes • Thesis • Diffusion / media presence of the Consolider projects • Great discoveries: 2 solved conjectures: • Conjetura de Hirsch (Francisco Santos, CIEM) • Conjetura de Nash (Javier Fernández de Bobadilla, ICMAT y María Pe Pereira) • Transfer: data collection of number of spin-offs and emerged industrial projects • Creating platforms of difussion: Nodes • International difussion