The School of Informatics of the Universitat Politècnica de València was today the venue for the inauguration of the 27th edition of the International Conference Mathematical Modelling in Engineering and Human Behaviour, a consolidated event in the field of applied mathematics and its many branches.
The day began with an opening ceremony attended by Belén Pico, Vice-Rector for Research, Vicente Pelechano, Director of the School of Informatics, Begoña Cantó, President of the Organizing Committee, Alicia Cordero, President of the Scientific Committee, and Juan Carlos Cortés, Director of the IMM. They highlighted the relevance of the congress as a meeting point between mathematical research and its practical applications in engineering, health, biology and other emerging fields.
More than a hundred participants, including researchers, professionals and students, have gathered in this edition that has had an intense and multidisciplinary program.
The morning plenary session was given by Sergio Amat, from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, who gave a talk entitled “Use of Technological Tools and Algorithms in Sports Science”, in which he discussed how mathematics and technology combine to optimize sports performance and decision-making in the field of high-level sport.
In the afternoon, the second plenary session was given by Erida Gjini, from the University of Lisbon, with the conference “The Co-colonization Replicator Model: From Theory to Diversity Data”, focused on mathematical models applied to biology and their ability to explain complex dynamics of bacterial colonization and diversity.
Throughout the day, there were also three special sessions dedicated to cutting-edge topics:
“Uncertainty Quantification and Modelling”, organized by Dolors Roselló and José Vicente Romero,
“Maths & Physics”, organized by Marius J. Fullana, and
“Mathematical Models and Artificial Intelligence for Transport Engineering”, organized by Julia Real.
These sessions brought together experts from different disciplines to explore the role of mathematical models in uncertainty management, theoretical physics and transport engineering, respectively.
The day ended with a business round table, with the participation of representatives of the companies InfraKonsult Europa, BECSA Simetría, ROVER Grupo, PAVASAL and VIALOBRA, leaders in the civil engineering sector. In this space, the employability of graduates of the Double Degree in Mathematics and Civil Engineering has been discussed, highlighting the growing demand for technical profiles with multidisciplinary training.
The 27th edition of the MMEHB is thus consolidated as a key forum for the exchange of knowledge, interdisciplinary collaboration and the connection between the academic world and the professional sector.
