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“Your best asset is you.” The expert warns: pensions will inevitably be lower in the future
Risk expert Montse Guillen has strong opinions about pensions. She notes that the current pension system in Spain and in many other western countries is mathematically unsustainable. Possible solution? Lower pensions at 65, higher after 80.
April 2018’s Scientific Highlights at BGSMath
In this section of Penta, we would like to highlight our best scientific papers. If you feel one of your published papers is especially relevant and would like to see it highlighted in the newsletter, please send it to highlights@bgsmath.cat.
“Machine learning will help companies and administration to take better decisions”
Jordi Vitrià is one of the authors of a new book on big data, deep learning, and artificial intelligence published as part of a series by National Geographic. “Every human being must have the right to protect from other people’s eyes some aspects of his or her life that are perfectly legal,” he says.
“Being part of the Abel Committee has been the most enriching professional experience in my life”
UB Professor and BGSMath faculty member Marta Sanz-Solé was member of the Abel Committee between 2016 and 2017. Penta asked her to explain what is it like to be part of this prestigious body and how awardees are selected.
Industrial PhDs, a good way to foster R & D
Glòria Casanellas is in the third year of her “Industrial PhD” (“doctorat industrial”) at a company that produces lenses, Horizons Optical, in collaboration with the Polytechnic university of Catalonia (UPC).
Mathematics and business together to streamline the digital revolution
The “Maths for Industry 4.0” conference brought together mathematicians with companies aiming to start the next digital revolution. The conference on 19 February was an initiative of Mobile Week in Barcelona.
SOMMa aims at promoting Spanish science of excellence, and safeguarding its competitiveness
On 12 March, the Severo Ochoa Centres and Maria de Maeztu Units Alliance (SOMMa) has presented in Madrid its Position Paper: “Actions required to safeguarding science competitiveness”, which aims at drawing the attention of politicians to tackle some of the current administrative issues urgently and in a long-lasting manner.
“Women work in science, technology, mathematics. People need to see us in these roles”
The new BGSMath video on the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, which we celebrated on 9 February
PhD student Laurent Cantier: “When on the slackline, you can’t stop enjoying it”
Media Mentions. El Periódico de Catalunya met BGSMath and UAB PhD student Laurent Cantier for its "common people" section.
An ERC grant to study planetary instabilities (and beyond)
Marcel Guardia received earlier this year an ERC Starting Grant. Space agencies uses some of the tools he works with to calculate spaceships’ trajectories.
Everyday math: statistics for estimating participation during demonstrations
Interview to Llorenç Badiella, head of the UAB Applied Statistics Facility. Llorenç’s motto is: “statistics requires a sceptical vision of the world.” He studies how to count crowd in demonstrations with statistical methods.
“Before the end of the century, engineers will be fully involved in medical research”
Penta met Waleed Mirza, the new PhD student in the Computational Methods and Numerical Analysis Lab at the UPC, who joined BGSMath thanks to the newly established INPhINIT grant.
100xCiencia.2 meeting brought together the vanguard of Spanish research
The meeting was dedicated to the transfer of scientific knowledge to companies.
RSME awarded Marta Sanz-Solé its prestigious Medal
On 5 October, the Spanish Royal Mathematics Society (RSME) awarded Marta Sanz-Solé its prestigious Medal.
Launch of the “Alliance of Severo Ochoa Centres and Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence”
Kickoff meeting on 18 October
Barcelona Dynamical Systems Price 2017
Àlex Haro (UB), J.Ll.Figueras (Uppsala) and A. Luque (ICMAT), recipients of the BCN Dynamical Systems Prize 2017.
ERC Starting Grant awarded to Marcel Guàrdia
Marcel Guàrdia, associate professor of UPC, has been awarded with a ERC Starting Grant ...
Amalfi Analytics, spin off from LARCA-UPC group is launched
Amalfi Analytics, spin off from LARCA-UPC group is launched Amalfi Analytics, spin off from...
Irene Arias and Eva Miranda receive ICREA Acadèmia 2016 Award
Irene Arias and Eva Miranda receive ICREA Acadèmia 2016 Award Irene Arias and Eva Miranda receive...
Launch of the Joint Lab of Symplectic Geometry and Dynamical Systems
The Laboratory of Geometry and Dynamical Systems at UPC-EPSEB promotes the collaboration between Geometers and Dynamicists ...
A Research Chair from the Fondation de Sciences Mathématiques de Paris awarded to Eva Miranda
Eva Miranda from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya ...
ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to Albert Guillén
Albert Guillén from Universitat Pompeu Fabra and ICREA Research Professor has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant in the 2016...
Collaboration agreement with the Berlin Mathematical School
BGSMath has signed an agreement for collaborating with the Berlin Mathemmatical School, a joint graduate school of the mathematics departments ...
EXCELLENCE 2016
The meeting analyzed the background where UAB has achieved their status of campus with the highest number of institutes with ...
Maria de Maeztu Grant
BGSMath was awarded in June 2015 the label “María de Maeztu” by the Spanish Government. This four year award is open to spanish research institutions...
