The earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the Tohoku region in Japan in March 2011 and successive accidents occurred in nuclear power plants in Fukushima did not leave indifferent to the international scientific community. Such was the impact of this natural disaster that was chosen as the theme for the next Forum “Mathematics for Industry”.
Tsunami-Mathematical Modeling, use of mathematics for the Prediction of Natural Disasters, is the focus of this meeting to be held from October 24-28, 2011 in Hawaii. It will be attended by researchers Japan and from other countries that in 2010 also had earthquakes, such as New Zealand and Chile being Alejandro Jofré the only Chilean exhibitor who participates with the theme risk analysis.
In addition to presenting the research on tsunamis and earthquakes, this activity will include studies on environmental pollution, logistics, optimization, information security, fluid dynamics, among others.
This forum is organized by Japan's Kyushu University, under the auspices of the Global COE Program “Research-and-Education Hub for Mathematics-for-Industry” at the same university. The purpose of this program is to promote educational activities and research on mathematics for industry, an area of mathematics that is considered by the international scientific community and especially by Japanese, as the basis for future technologies.
This program also contributes to the organization of conferences and workshops, and it has been responsible for the creation of a new scientific publication. This is the Journal of Math for Industry (JMI e-journal) and Alejandro Jofré was invited to participate as associate editor, which is in addition to his work as editor of the journals Optimization and Engineering, Set-valued and variational analysis, and Energy Systems.
A new consortium for mathematicians
During the performing of this forum in Hawaii, It will take place the inauguration of the Asian Consortium for Mathematics for Industry (ACMI for its acronym in English) for East Asia and the Pacific, which aims to create a strong international platform for development activities worldwide that deal with Mathematics for Industry.
