1. The 1st Study Group with Industry in Cyprus (125th European Study Group with Industry –ESGI125)
Official Opening
Dr Katerina Kaouri
Chair - Organising Committee, Cyprus University of Technology
(Member of the Mathematics for Industry Network)
ESGI125 Opening, Cyprus University of Technology, 5th December 2016

2. Study Group with Industry
Week-long workshop, where teams of mathematicians and other researchers with advanced mathematical expertise (engineers, computer scientists, physicists) solve industrial problems “Industry” - any activity of social or economic value Initiated in Oxford University in SGs in other countries with support from Oxford & the European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI), a Pan- european network/consortium of universities and companies Numbers: Regular SGs in >14 countries, organised in 26 countries, >600 problems from >350 organisations - SMEs, large companies, hospitals, government (other sciences) Why? One of the most effective practices worldwide for academia-industry collaboration

3. Key?
Intensive teamwork!

5. ESGI 100, University of Oxford, 2014

6. European Science Foundation, “Forward Look – Mathematics and Industry” Report, 2011
“…if Europe is to achieve its goal of becoming the leading knowledge-based
economy in the world, mathematics has a vital role to play. In many industrial sectors the value of mathematics is already proven, in others its potential contribution to competitiveness is becoming apparent…”

7. The 1st Study Group with Industry in Cyprus
When: 5-9 December 2016
Organisers: Mathematics for Industry Network (MI-NET) & Cyprus University of Technology
Where: Cyprus University of Technology (3 days) and Poseidonia Hotel (2 days)
Problems: Four, from diverse sectors
Problem-solvers: 52 researchers from 17 countries (mix of senior experts, early- and mid- career researchers, PhD students – diverse expertise)
Major sponsor: KPMG Cyprus
Supporters: University of Cyprus, Research Promotion Foundation, Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry, British High Commission in Cyprus, RTD Talos Ltd, Cyprus Mathematical Society, European Office of Cyprus, CUT Enterprise Liaison Office, Cyprus Tourism Organisation

8. Mathematics for Industry Network
MI-NET is funded by the EU (COST Action TD1409) – founded in 2015
Facilitates widespread application of mathematics to all industrial sectors through a range of initiatives: Study Groups with Industry, Industrial Days, Short-Term Scientific Missions, and networking
31 countries - currently the largest international network in industrial mathematics: 2 experts from each country, including some of the most influential in the field of industrial mathematics (CY members: K. Kaouri, M. Zachariou)
The Annual meeting of MI-NET has taken place in CUT today with participation from 27 countries

9. The four problems for ESGI125
ENGINO (SME): Increasing the creativity of ENGINO toy sets and generating automatic building instructions
Party Ice (SME): Cost optimization of ice distribution
Water Development Department (government): Germasogeia aquifer challenges
Transportation Organisation of Nicosia District –OSEL (large company): Improving the bus routes in urban Nicosia
30-minute presentations, 2-4pm today

10. The Study Group process
Day 1 Companies present problems
Days 1-5 Teamwork
Day 5 Presentations by the mathematical scientists
Closing event is open –
Poseidonia hotel, Friday,
Before the ESGI intensive search and commitment of:
Problems - Organising Committee in consultation with the Scientific Board
Academic participants to solve the problems!

11. Organising Committee and Scientific Board
Dr Katerina Kaouri, Cyprus University of Technology (Chair, MI-NET member)
Dr Margarita Zachariou, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (Co-Chair, MI-NET member)
Dr Paul Christodoulides, Cyprus University of Technology
Dr Andreas Kyprianou, University of Cyprus
Scientific Board
Dr David Allwright, Smith Institute for Industrial Mathematics and Systems Engineering (University of Oxford)
Prof. Georgios Georgiou, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UCY
Prof. Christoforos Hadjicostis, Dean of Engineering School, UCY
Prof. Poul Hjorth, Executive Director of the European Consortium of Mathematics in Industry (Technical University of Denmark)
Dr Joanna Jordan, Chair of MI-NET & Manager of the Bath Institute for Mathematical Innovation
Prof. Andrew Lacey FRSE, Department of Mathematics, Heriott-Watt University
Dr Hilary Ockendon, (Past Director) Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, University of Oxford
Prof. Demetrios Papageorgiou, Chair in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Imperial College
Prof. Peregrina Quintela, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

12. Outcomes and the “after”
Day 5 presentations:
Preliminary Results (what does/doesn’t work)
A (better) problem formulation
Sometimes novel mathematics and research
After the ESGI:
Each team writes a report (in 3 months). Delivered to the company and deposited at the international Study Group database (
Team decides whether the report can be converted into a peer-reviewed publication.
Assess, investigate and launch long-term collaborations between the universities and the companies (who in Cyprus?)

13. After the ESGI: long-term collaborations
Joint funding proposals
Consultancy agreement & industrial sponsorships
Internships
BA, MSc & PhD projects
Company R&D
Interships (e.g. postgraduate student working within a company for 3-6 months on a specific problem)
industrial sponsorship of a postgraduate student or a post doctoral researcher,
consultancy agreements or further academic work leading to publications/grant proposals

14. Filter coffee brewing (Philips)
The challenge: While carrying out tasting experiments Philips researchers noted a correlation between the final shape of the coffee bed and the taste of coffee. Can we explain this using mathematical modelling?
Irish ESGI (2012): Initial mathematical model and that quantified the coffee brewing process in relation to two parameters:
The size of coffee grains
Fluid flow on and through the grains
Transferred knowledge from mathematical models used in hydrology and geology to understand the effect of rain, river flow and glaciers on the soil’s morphology
Long-term collaboration: With the Mathematics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry (MACSI) in Ireland

15. ein Applied Diagnostics, healthcare SME developing a non-invasive method through eye measurements using a confocal system
Lein first came into contact with the Industrial Mathematics KTN through a Study Group in 2004, and then attended presentations and networking events for the next few years.
In May 2009 a six-month KTN internship began, cofunded by EPSRC, which focused on signal processing to improve the quality of clinical trial data and improving the correlation model between the eye and blood glucose.
In October 2009, the results of this internship helped to secure £1.3 million of venture capital funding to develop the product. This enabled Lein to hire another full-time engineer, and begin investing in industrial mathematics for itself.
The KTN intern has returned to his PhD, but is also working part time at Lein tackling a variety of mathematics problems.

16. Objectives and vision
Establish the Study Group with Industry as an annual event in Cyprus
a CUT/CY/Mediterranean Centre for applications of Mathematics in Industry and Other Sciences, with support from international experts
Identify and solve industrial and societal problems all year roujnd using a range of mathematical methodologies
Promote interdisciplinary collaboration
Demonstrate the value of mathematical sciences to the public!

17. Thank you! Information W: www.esgi-cy.org E: contact@esgi-cy.org
Facebook: CY Study Group with Industry
Thank you!

18. Benefits for researchers
Journal publications that can arise from the results of the Study Group.
Long-term collaborations with companies: MSc and PhD joint projects, industrially-funded research projects, joint research proposals to the RESTART and Horizon2020 programmes, etc.
 Networking and collaborations with other academics in Cyprus and abroad
For PhD students and non-permanent academics a great opportunity to get acquainted with the market and possibly secure a job offer.

19. Companies: ways to be involved
Propose a problem for the Study Group
Why?
Access to a low-cost, high-gain academic “think-tank”
Access to a pool of senior international experts
Identify good employees – headhunting PhD students
Be a pioneer in academia-industry collaboration in Cyprus through a well-tested format

20. Some logistics
One room has been allocated for each challenge in this building – you can find outside each room the name of the company and you can choose which problem to join.
A welcome reception will be held in the foyer at with wine and finger food and you are all very welcome.
The shuttle will leave from outside the building, in Andreas Themistokleous street, just outside, to go to the Poseidonia Hotel at 8pm. Tomorrow a shuttle will depart at 8.30am from the hotel to bring you again to the same position in Andreas Themistocleous street.
The ESGI participants can find the wifi code in the booklet in their welcome packs.

21. Wireless Internet Connection at CUT (Monday-Wednesday)
Internet Access
Wireless Internet Connection at CUT (Monday-Wednesday)
Use either of the two following accounts to connect to the CUTvisitors network:
Password:$N3u3b
Password:-zn93Y
You can also use your eduroam account.