2026 Mathematical Problems in Industry Workshop

Program Format

The MPI Workshop is a lively, 5-day interaction on problems of interest to science and industry. On the first day, the industry representatives present their problems to the group of participants; these problems vary widely in nature from those requiring basic physical modeling to those requiring significant computation or data analysis. For the rest of the week, the workshop participants break up into small working groups consisting of senior faculty and attending scientists, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and industrial representatives, to discuss and tackle the problems in an informal setting. On the last day of the workshop, an academic representative from each group presents the results obtained and discusses possible future directions. A written report detailing the progress made during the workshop is prepared subsequently and sent to the industry representatives. Upon approval by the industry representative, the reports are posted online. The format of the workshop is not strict and some variation is possible. The Organizing Committee is committed to working with representatives from industry to meet their needs, and we are especially interested in encouraging new contacts with industry while continuing to seek collaborative opportunities with existing ones.

Registration

Participation in MPI 2026 is open to mathematicians, scientists and engineers from industry and academia. Apply now to the 2026 SIAM MPI Workshop. Priority deadline for MPI is April 15, 2026. Applications received by this deadline will be receive full consideration; applications received afterward will be considered as space and funding allow.

Location

All activities of the Workshop will take place at Drexel University, PA from Sunday through Thursday, June 14 – 18, 2026.

Local Organizing Committee

• Cecilia Mondaini, Drexel University

Organizing Committee

• Manuchehr Aminian, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• Marina Chugunova, Claremont Graduate University
• Linda Cummings, New Jersey Institute of Technology
• David Edwards, University of Delaware
• Pak-Wing Fok, University of Delaware
• Peter Kramer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Taras Lakoba, University of Vermont
• Richard Moore, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Burt Tilley, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Suzanne Weekes, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Program Format

Day starts with breakfast at 8:30 a.m.

Confirmed Industry Participants

Industry participants and problems are listed here. For examples of industry problems from previous years, follow the links to past MPI Workshops included under Past Programs on SIAM’s MPI/GSMMC website.

• RTX Corporation, Arlington, VA:
  1) Using Spread Spectrum with Narrow Band Channels
  2) Fast Optimal Kalman Filter
• Vironix Health:
  Disease degradation models for chronic digestive conditions
• ABB Inc.:
  Analytical Models for Thick and Modified Cylindrical Shell Vibrations

If your organization would be interested in presenting a problem at MPI, please contact [email protected].