OVERVIEW
Objectives:
The objective of the FMIPW is to connect industries with faculty,
postdocs and graduate students who have expertise in industrial
case-studies. This interaction is fostered in the specific context
of a problem-solving session over 5 days. The case-studies in question
have a significant mathematical or statistical content.
The interaction between industry and academia has many potential
benefits for both. Academics learn about interesting potential research
problems and find application for their existing tools. Industries
get access to some of the most experienced mathematical modellers
and problem-solvers on the continent.
Deliverables:
At the end of the week, the academic experts make a presentation
consisting of the problem restatement and their solution. This is
a summary of results; the teams also prepare reports for the industrial
sponsors.
History and mission statement
Fields Institute for Mathematical Sciences:
Founded in 1992, the Fields Institute plays a central role in ``promoting
contact and collaboration between professional mathematicians and
the increasing number of users of mathematics". It supports
research in pure and applied mathematics and statistics. Thematic
programs of international interest, academic workshops, and prizes
are organized by the Institute.
Of specific interest to the business community is the Commercial
and Industrial Mathematics program. This program seeks to develop
synergistic links between mathematicians and industrial partners.
The Fields Industrial Problem-Solving Workshop (FIPSW) is a new
initiative in this direction.
What the workshop is about:
Objectives:
The objective of the FMIPW is to connect industries with faculty,
postdocs and graduate students who have expertise in industrial
case-studies. This interaction is fostered in the specific context
of a problem-solving session over 5 days. The case-studies in
question have a significant mathematical or statistical content.
The interaction between industry and academia has many potential
benefits for both. Academics learn about interesting potential
research problems and find application for their existing tools.
Industries get access to some of the most experienced mathematical
modellers and problem-solvers on the continent.
Format:
The FMIPW will occur over 5 days. Participants will include between
36-50 academic experts (including mathematicians and statisticians),
and experts from industry. On the first day, the industrial sponsors
will present their problem statements. The academic experts will
divide into teams of 6-10 people each, with one team assigned
to each problem. The teams spend the next 3 days collaborating
on solutions to their problem, and present their solution on the
final day of the workshop.
Deliverables:
At the end of the week, the academic experts make a presentation
consisting of the problem restatement and their solution. This
is a summary of results; the teams also prepare reports for the
industrial sponsors.
Schedule
| Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| 8:00 |
Coffee |
Coffee |
Coffee |
Coffee |
Coffee |
| 9:00 |
Problem 1 --ARFI Refocusing Problem (details)
(slides)
Charles Mougenot - Philips Healthcare
|
Group Discussion
|
Group Discussion
|
Group Discussion
|
Video
of final presentations
Problem 1 -ARFI Refocusing Problem
(slides)
|
| 9:30 |
Problem 2 --Estimating Long-term Risk
Using Short term Data (details)
(slides)
Chris Gifford & Andrew Lin - Dominion Bond
Rating Service
|
Problem 2- Estimating Long-term Risk Using Short term Data
(slides)
|
| 10:00 |
Problem 3 --Simulation of Oxygen Release
from an Oxygen Delivery Scaffold (details)
(slides)
Huaifa Zhang & Jake Barralet - McGill University
|
Problem 3 - Simulation of
Oxygen Release from an Oxygen Delivery Scaffold |
| 10:30 |
Break |
Break |
Break |
Break |
Break |
| 11:00 |
Problem 4 --Mass Filters (details)
Samad Bazargan - Perkin Elmer
|
Group Discussion
|
Group Discussion
|
Group Discussion
|
Problem 4 -Mass Filters (slides)
|
| 11:30 |
Problem 5 -Modeling of Thermal Dose from
Focused Ultrasound Exposures for Heterogeneous Tissues
(details) (slides)
Adam Waspe - Hospital for Sick Children
|
Problem 5 Modeling of Thermal Dose from
Focused Ultrasound Exposures for Heterogeneous Tissues |
| 12:00 |
Problem 6 -- Scenario Quantification
for Operation Risk Modelling (details)
(slides)
Pavan Aroda - OSFI
|
Lunch
|
Problem 6 Scenario Quantification for
Operation Risk Modelling
|
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
NSERC Presentation
Jennifer Bean
(slides) |
OCE Presentation
|
| 1:30 |
Group Discussion
|
Group Discussion
|
Group Discussion
|
Group Discussion
|
Closing Remarks
Lunch |
| |
| 3:30 |
Break
|
| 4:00 |
Group Discussion |
Group Discussion
|
Group Discussion
|
Group Discussion
|
| 5:00 |
Daily Summary |
Daily Summary |
| 5:30 |
|
|
| Pizza and Beer
Night |
| |
Workshop Participants
* not confirmed
|
Full Name |
University/Affiliation |
| |
Andrews, Rob |
|
| |
Aroda, Pavan |
OSFI |
| * |
Barralet, Jake |
McGill University |
| |
Bazargan, Samad |
|
| |
Bohun, Sean |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| |
Budd, Chris |
University of Bath |
| |
Budd, Jeremy |
University of Cambridge |
| |
Butt, Nabeel |
Royal Bank of Canada |
| |
Cao, Melanie |
York University |
| |
Cervi, Jessica |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| |
Cheyne, Helen |
University of Western Ontario |
| |
Drapaca, Corina |
Pennsylvania State University |
| |
Ebrahimi, Mehran |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| |
Fehribach, Joseph D. |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| |
Gan, Luhui |
University of Toronto |
| |
Gifford, Chris |
Dominion Bond Rating Service |
| |
Gold, Nathan |
York University |
| |
Haddad, Jean-Paul |
University of Waterloo |
| * |
Hauck, Cory |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| |
Hosseini, Bamdad |
Simon Fraser University |
| |
Huang, Huaxiong |
York University |
| |
Keener, James P. |
University of Utah |
| |
Komarova, Svetlana |
Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada |
| |
Kuznetzov, Alexey |
York University |
| |
Lin, Andrew |
|
| |
Lindstrom, Michael |
University of British Columbia |
| |
Luk, Kevin |
University of Toronto |
| |
Madras, Neal |
York University |
| |
Marcotte, Odile |
Université de Montréal |
| * |
Mi, Lizhong |
Tongji University |
| |
Mougenot, Charles |
Philips Healthcare |
| |
Moyles, Iain |
University of British Columbia |
| |
Murley, Jonathan |
University of Waterloo |
| |
Nigam, Nilima |
Simon Fraser University |
| |
Olobatuyi, Oluwole |
University of Alberta |
| |
Peshko, Olesya |
McMaster University |
| |
Pugh, Mary C. |
University of Toronto |
| |
Qazi, Sanjive |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
| |
Razaghzadeh, Samad |
Queen's University |
| |
Ryczko, Kevin |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| |
Salisbury, Thomas |
York University |
| |
Selventhiran, Urmela |
York University |
| |
Shirgir, Samire |
Concordia University |
| |
Sivaloganathan, Sivabal |
University of Waterloo |
| * |
Steprans, Juris |
York University |
| |
Sui, Yi |
University of British Columbia |
| |
Tan, Jeremy |
University of Toronto |
| |
Tsang, Charles |
University of Toronto |
| |
Wang, Renjie |
Concordia University |
| |
Waspe, Adam |
The Hospital for Sick Children |
| |
Zhang, Huaifa |
McGill University |
What's in it for the participating company:
The intellectual dedication of many expert problem-solvers during
the workshop to the phenomenon of interest to the company yields
many benefits. These range from partial or complete solutions to
the problem of interest, to long-term collaboration between the
companies and the participating academics. The forum is an informal
but intensive opportunity for companies to take advantage of the
mathematical and scientific computing expertise of participating
researchers.
Often the academic reformulation and solution of the problem enables
the company to find inexpensive in-house strategies. Similar workshops
in Europe and North America have saved participating companies hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
In addition, the academic experts typically use state-of-the-art
scientific and technological tools, which may prove useful to the
company in other contexts as well.
The workshop also serves as a mechanism for recruitment of talented
graduate students; the company sponsors can watch this pool of potential
employees in action!
Why do academic experts participate?
The potential benefits of the FMIPW to professional mathematicians
involved are myriad. They range from an exposure to interesting
mathematical problems arising outside the confines of academia to
an opportunity to try new scientific tools in novel application
areas. Previous workshops have seen such involvement turn into long-term
collaborations, often leading to journal publications and new research
directions.
Commitment of FMIPW:
The Fields Institute will provide the academic expertise and infrastructure
for this workshop. The recruitment of appropriate faculty and graduate
students to best meet the needs of the problems will be done by
the Fields Institute.
Commitment of industrial sponsors:
Each participating company contributes a problem with mathematical
or statistical content for discussion during the workshop. They
also commit a representative to participate in the workshop during
the problem-solving phase. The company may sponsor part of the FIPSW
through a one-time or ongoing financial contribution.
Earlier Industrial Problem Solving Workshops:
August 20-24, 2012
Industrial
Problem-Solving Workshop on Medical Imaging
June 22-26, 2009
OCCAM-Fields-MITACS,
Math-in-Medicine Study Group
Biomedical Problems Solving Workshop
August 11-15, 2008
Fields-MITACS Industrial
Problem-Solving Workshop (FMIPW)
August 14-18, 2006
Fields-MITACS
Industrial Problem-Solving Workshop (FMIPW)
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