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| INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF APPLICABLE MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATION SCIENCES (FORMERLY Centre for Applicable Mathematics & Computer Science) |
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The International Institute for Applicable Mathematics and Information Sciences is a constituent of the B.M. Birla Science Centre. It grew out of the Centre for Applicable Mathematics and Computer Science due to an agreement signed by the Presidents of India and Italy in February 2005. This Centre has two legs—one at Hyderabad and the other at the University of Udine, Italy. |
Apart from ongoing research programmes in Mathematical and Computer Science, the Centre organizes on a regular basis, relevant courses, lectures, workshops and conferences, both at the National and International level.
The Centre also aims to exploit the unique scientific infrastructure of Hyderabad. There are a large number of scientific research institutes, laboratories and universities with a large community of active computer professionals, mathematicians, physicists and other specialized scientists with an interface with the above subjects. Suitable programmes in collaboration with these institutions are arranged.
The ongoing activities of the Centre for Applicable Mathematics and Computer Sciences in collaboration with the University of Udine were formalised with the formation of the virtual R&D Institute, the International Institute of Applicable Mathematics and Information Sciences (IIAMIS) which has hubs at the B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad and the University of Udine, Italy. There are networking partners in both India and Europe including the Indian Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, C-DAC and the Department of IT, Government of Andhra Pradesh, the University of Genova and the University of Valencia, Spain. This was one of the initiatives signed by H.E. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India and H.E. Dr. G. Ciampi, President of Italy during their meeting in February 2005. The various partners signed the MOU in the presence of Shri Kapil Sibbal, Minister for Science and Technology, Government of India and Dr. L. Moratti, Minister for Research and Universities, Government of Italy.
The IIAMIS has already started functioning with Workshops both in Italy and in India and fellowships for Master’s and PhD students as also other research fellowships supported by the Government of Italy. |
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By 1995 the Centre had achieved a breakthrough, for the first time in the country, in the field of Natural Language Processing Software, by developing a grammar based translator, Birla Trans, which was presented to the Government. |
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORSHIPS:
Under this programme distinguished scientists visit the Centre to deliver the B.M. Birla Memorial Lecture and the Frontiers of Science Forum Lecture. Amongst the prominent scientists who have delivered these lectures are Sir Fred Hoyle, Sir Hermann Bondi, Prof. Philip Morrison, Prof. Yuval Ne’eman and Nobel Laureates Prof. Abdus Salam, Prof. William Fowler, Prof. Van Der Meer, Prof. Antony Hewish, Prof. Lord George Porter, Prof. Norman Ramsey, Prof. Werner Arber, Prof. Ilya Prigogine, Prof. De Gennes, Prof. Norman Borlaug, Sir Aaron Klug, Prof. James Watson, Prof. Roald Hoffman, the Dalai Lama, Prof. Klaus Von Klitzing, Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Prof. Gerard ‘t Hooft , Prof. S. Chu, Prof. Charles Townes, Sir Harold Kroto and Prof. Doughals Osheroff. |
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VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS:
A Visiting Professorship was instituted. The world renowned Theoretical Physicist, Prof. J.C. Pati of the University of Maryland, USA, was the Visiting Professor from 1995 to 1998.
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VISITING SCIENTISTS PROGRAMME:
The Centre has an ongoing Visiting Scientists Programme, under which scholars can visit the Centre, typically for a period ranging from a few days to a month. Full hospitality is provided by the Centre. The scholars generally are expected to fund their travel from their own sources. During their stay the scholars deliver lectures, organize or participate in workshops or short courses and interact with local scientists. The programme is open throughout the year. A large number of mathematicians, physicists and computer professionals from all over the world have already participated in this programme
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AWARDS:
The Centre has instituted the prestigious B.M. Birla Science Prizes for Indian scientists below the age of 40 for outstanding original contributions in the fields of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Life Sciences. The prize amount is Rupees One Lakh per subject per year. The scientists are carefully selected by a distinguished award board. The prizes have been given away apart from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India, by Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao, then Prime Minister of India, Nobel Laureates Lord George Porter, Ilya Prigogine, Roald Hoffmann, Klaus von Klitzing, Prof. T Hooft, Prof. Charles Townes, Prof. Douglas D. Osheroff and others.
The Centre also gives away the Life Time Achievement in Science Award to the most distinguished scientists in the world. This award has been given so far to Prof. Yuval Ne’eman and Nobel Laureates Prof. Abdus Salam, Prof. Norman Borlaug, Sir Aaron Klug, Prof. James Watson, Prof. Ilya Prigogine, Prof. Roald Hoffman, Prof. Klaus Von Klitzing, Prof. Gerard ‘t Hooft, Prof. S. Chu, Prof. Charles Townes, Sir Harold Kroto and Prof. Douglas D Osheroff. |
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PhD AND MASTER’S PROGRAMMES:
The Centre has been organizing Post Graduate Courses in Computer Sciences for several years. Recently the Centre has entered into a long term collaboration with the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics of the University of Udine, Italy and the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. Under this collaboration apart from the exchange visits of faculty and scientists, there are fellowships for joint PhD and Master’s Degree courses in Computer Science and Mathematics.Apart from this there are other research fellowships supported by the Government of Italy.
Adminission to PhD Programme is based on an entrance test. Depending on the performance of the candidate, there is the possibility of a Fellowship to carry out the PhD programme in Italy, or it could be carried out at the Centre itself with full or partial aid.
Admission to the MIT Degree is also based on an entrance exam. The Degree is awarded after the successful completion of the two semester course, conducted at the Centre. The objective of the course is to prepare candidates for rapid absorption into the IT industry, while the option is left open for interested candidates to pursue research and the PhD degree.
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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
The Centre has organized a large number of National and International Conferences and Workshops on Mathematics and Computer Sciences and related areas. The Proceedings of most of these have been published. These have been attended by some of the most distinguished scholars from all over the world, including Nobel Laureates. These Conferences include:
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS – THEORY, METHODS & APPLICATIONS
February 20-23, 1995
NEW DIRECTIONS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS
December 19-22, 1995
FRONTIERS OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS 1
December 11-12, 1997
FRONTIERS OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS 2
December 30, 1998 -January 01, 1999
FRONTIERS OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS 3
December 17-22, 1999
FRONTIERS OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS 4
December 11-13, 2000
FRONTIERS OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS 5
January 09-11, 2003
FRONTIERS OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS 6
September 26-28, 2004 in Udine
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ADVANCES IN OPTIMAL DESIGN OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Hyderabad, 22-26 March 1999
Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences
Coordinated by Giampiero Mastinu (Technical University of Milan) and Massimiliano Gobbi (Technical University of Milan)
The course focused on the design of mechanical systems when suitable mathematical models are available. The course was devoted both to engineers wishing to acquire basic concepts of Optimisation Theory and to engineers specializing in the field of vehicle design.
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RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE
Udine, 28 June – 2 July 1999
Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre
Coordinated by A.S.R. Murthy (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur) and B.G. Sidharth (B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad)
The objective of the course was to highlight the importance of the reliability of the computer hardware and software in view of increasing extent of automation and to discuss the recent trends in these areas of technology.
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DIAGNOSTICS OF ROTATING MACHINERY
Hyderabad 13-17 September 1999
Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences
Coordinated by Nicolo Bachschmid (Technical University of Milan) and Paolo Pennacchi (Technical University of Milan)
The course focused on the following points: model of the system comprising of rotors, bearing and supporting structure; models of possible malfunctions; measurement and monitoring systems; different diagnostic methodologies.
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COMPUTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
Udine, 18-22 October 1999
Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre
Coordinated by J.S.R. Subrahmanyam (Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi) and K.V.K. Prasad (B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad)
The course was formulated to address the advances in computer architectures handling some critical designs related to a very broad spectrum of applications, such as high reliability/real time applications, high speed computational facilities for fundamental research etc.
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DESIGN OF HEURISTICS FOR THE SOLUTION OF COMPLEX PROBLEMS IN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTA
Hyderabad, 6-10 December 1999
Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences
Coordinated by Pierluigi Crescenzi (University of Florence) and Stefano Leonardi (“La Sapienza” University in Rome)
The course focused on the study of the inherent complexity of optimization problems and on the design and experimentation of heuristics for their efficient approximate solution.
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MODELLING, OPTIMIZATION AND SIMULATION: PROBLEMS AND APPLICATIONS
Udine, 3-7 April 2000
Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre
Coordinated by B.G. Sidharth (B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderbad) and A. Ghosal (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
The course covered concepts and techniques of modeling, optimization and simulation. The topic is of great relevance in the context of control mechanical systems and robots, which are of utmost importance in industry.
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ADVANCED OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR OPERATIONS RESEARCH
Hyderabad 31 July-4 August 2000
Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences
Coordinated by Paolo Serafini (University of Udine) and Franca Rinaldi (University of Udine)
The course introduced the theoretical background of Integer Linear Programming with special attention to techniques, such as the cutting-plane and column-generation methods.
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MECHANICS OF SATURATED AND PARTIALLY SATURATED POROUS MEDIA AND APPLICATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Hyderabad, 23-27 October 2000
Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences
Coordinated by Bernhard Schrefler (University of Padua) and Luciano Simoni (University of Padua)
The course took a modern approach to understand and solving a large variety of environmental problems in geomechanics, based on a thorough knowledge of heat and mass transfer mechanicsms in deforming porous media.
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FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING: FOUNDATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Hyderabad, 13-17 November 2000
Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences
Coordinated by Furio Honsell (University of Udine) and Simone Martini (University of Udine)
The course aimed to expose the theoretical underpinnings of modern and future Functional Languages, ranging from features, to implementation techniques, and applications and to present some practical proof assistants based on Functional Languages.
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TRENDS IN MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Udine, 18-22 December 2000
Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre
Coordinated by V. Sinha (Indian Instiute of Technology, Kanpur) and S.L. Maskara (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur)
The course provided an insight, concept and understanding of the technology behind this new field of communication. The course also provided a platform for professional interaction between people working in this area in Europe and India.
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NEW TRENDS IN HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
Udine, 25-29 June 2001
Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre and International Centre for Mechanical Sciences Coordinated by N. Ahuja (V.P. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad) and Luca Chittaro (University of Udine)
The course will deal with relevant topics such as the recognition of user’s hand gestures and the computational relationships between images of the user acquired with a camera and interaction aspects. The applications to the emerging field of Augmented Reality will be also dealt with.
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THE PILOT PROJECT IN PATANCHERU: A CASE STUDY
Hyderabad, 23-27 2001
Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences and B.M. Birla Science Centre Coordinated by Peter Hacker (OFPZ Arsenal, Vienna) and V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao (National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad)
The course will deal mainly with the results of the joint research project carried out in Patancheru area. This area is a very typical example of the type of problems and conflicts, which are afflicting urban and semi-urban areas in India due to vested interests of industries, agriculture and human settlements.
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MODELS AND METAMODELS FOR SOFTWARE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION
Hyderabad, 27-31 August 2001
Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences and B.M. Birla Science Centre Coordinated by Furio Honsell (University of Udine) and Y.S.N. Murthy (B.M. Birla Science Centre)
The main objectives of the course is to introduce methods of functional programming, based on rigorous methodology of logic and mathematics, for the verification of software. This is a most important aspect in modern times, with a universal emphasis on information technology.
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ENVIRONMENTAL GEOMECHANICS
Hyderabad, 17-21 September 2001
Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences and B.M. Birla Science Centre Coordinated by Bernhard Schrefler (University of Padua) and R. Ransingh (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
The course will deal with typical problems related to the area of environmental geomechanics. Special attention will be given to exploring those aspects that will promote exchange with the experts involved in implementing the joint research project.
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PROBABILISTIC MODELS IN COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION
Udine, 1-5 October 2001
Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre and International Centre for Mechanical Sciences Coordinated by B.G. Sidharth (B.M. Birla Science Centre) and Paolo Serafini (University of Udine)
The course will review the main results connected to probabilistic models, especially those related to Markov chains. The course is devoted mainly to researchers and/or post graduated in computer science and operations research.
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PHYSICS 2004, PHYSICS 2005, CONFERENCE ON NANO TECHNOLOGY
ANNUAL INDO-ITALIAN WORKSHOPS ON “IT: EDUCATION, RESEARCH & INDUSTRY & SUMMER SCHOOL ON IT
Lectures: Throughout the year
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