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INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUP INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUP & & STUDY GROUP ACTIVITIES STUDY GROUP ACTIVITIES MOHAN C JOSHI MOHAN C JOSHI [email protected] [email protected] INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUP INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUP IIT BOMBAY IIT BOMBAY

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INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUPINDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUP&&

STUDY GROUP ACTIVITIESSTUDY GROUP ACTIVITIES MOHAN C JOSHIMOHAN C JOSHI

[email protected]@math.iitb.ac.in INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUPINDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUP

IIT BOMBAYIIT BOMBAY

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CONTENTSCONTENTS

• INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUP

• STUDY GROUP ACTIVITY

• NATIONAL ACTIVITIES PERSPECTIVE

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INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUPINDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS GROUP

• INITIALLY STARTED ABOUT TWO DECADES AGO TO SPREAD THE APPLICABILITY POWER OF MATHEMATICS IN SOLVING REAL LIFE PROBLEMS

• CURRENTLY, ALSO INVOLVED IN PROTECTING THE INTEREST OF MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICIANS BY DEFINING ROLE OF MATHEMATICS FOR PURPOSEFUL WORK IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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PURPOSEFUL ROLEPURPOSEFUL ROLE• PROVIDE VIABLE MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL

FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS AND COMPREHENSION OF EFFICIENT METHODOLOGIES IN TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES

• INTRODUCE THE PRACTICING MATHEMATICIANS TO LATEST ART AND CRAFT OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNOLOGY

• EMPHASIZE THE NEED OF COMPUTER AIDED ENVIRONMENT EQUIPPED WITH APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE TO FUNCTION AS TEACHING AID

• TRAIN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO INTERACT WITH BOTH ACADEMICIANS AND INDUSTRIAL SCIENTISTS

• DEVELOP A NETWORK OF COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS TO TACKLE PROBLEMS OF MUTUAL

INTEREST

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AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTAREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST

• MODELLING AND SIMULATION• CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION• NUMERICAL COMPUTATION INCLUDING

FEM• SOLVABILITY ANALYSIS OF ODE AND PDE• SATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND FINANCIAL

MATHEMATICS• COMPUTER AIDED GEOMETRIC DESIGN

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ACTIVELY INVOLVED INACTIVELY INVOLVED IN

• ORGANIZING WORKSHOPS - CUM - STUDY GROUP MEETINGS TO DEAL WITH REAL LIFE PROBLEMS REQUIRING MATHEMATICAL SOLUTION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF AICTE, NBHM, DST, UNESCO, INDO-UK NETWORKING PROGRAMME

• SPONSORED PROJECTS FROM DST, AICTE, NBHM AND EU-

INDIA CO-OPERATIVE PROGRAMME

• INTERACTION WITH RBI AND OTHER BANKS IN THE AREA OF FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

• DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY FOR RESEARCH

AND JOINT PROGRAMMES • NETWORKING WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA FOR

WORKSHOPS, SCIENTIFIC VISITS AND POSSIBLE JOINT PROGRAMMES

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IMG PROBLEM SOLVING IMG PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

CARRIED OUT WORKSHOPS ( STUDY GROUP MEETINGS ) ON A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCALE

( IN COLLABORATION WITH OCIAM, OXFORD UNIVERSITY)

• DECEMBER 2002, IIT BOMBAY

• DECEMBER 2003, MSU, BARODA

• DECEMBER 2004, IIT BOMBAY

• MARCH 2006, MSU, BARODA (CONFERENCE)

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SAMPLE OF 2002 PROBLEMSSAMPLE OF 2002 PROBLEMS

• CONSTRUCTING A WAVE REFLECTOR TO PROTECT BEACHES

• THE SELF HEATING COFFEE-CAN• A STRATEGY FOR ANALYSIS OF LARGE

GROUP OF POLLUTED SOIL SAMPLES• VALUATION OF CURRENCY OPTIONS USING

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK• OPTIMUM HEIGHT FOR CHECK DAM ON A

RIVER

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SAMPLE OF 2003 PROBLEMSSAMPLE OF 2003 PROBLEMS

• UPSTREAM RESERVOIR WATER LEVEL OF SARDAR SAROVAR DAM

• HEAT TREATMENT ANALYSIS OF BALL BEARINGS

• OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF YARN HAIRINESS

• ANALYSIS OF FERRO-RESONANCE IN POTENTIAL TRANSFORMERS

• FAIR PRICE FOR THE OPTIONAL DERIVATIVES

• UNDERGROUND COAL GASIFICATION

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SAMPLE OF 2004 PROBLEMSSAMPLE OF 2004 PROBLEMS

• PLANNING OF LOOP TYPE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM LAYOUT

• TEMPERATURE RISE CALCULATION FOR A DRY TYPE TRANSFORMER

• TRANSMISSION OF THE MONETARY POLICY IMPULSES

• CONTROL OF INLET TEMPERATURE OF EXPERIMENT ASSEMBLY

• SIMULATION OF UCG CAVITY• MODELING MEMORY ACCESS PATTERNS IN VLSI

SYSTEM• OPTIMUM COMPOSITION OF PORTFOLIO

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SAMPLE OF 2006 PROBLEMSSAMPLE OF 2006 PROBLEMS

• MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF OIL IMMERSED EXPLOSION TYPE FUSE

• MODELLING ENERGY FORECASTING• NEURAL MODELING OF MOONEY VISCOSITY OF

POLY BUTADIENE RUBBER• GEOMETRIC MODELLING OF TYRE PROFILING • OPTIMIZATION BETWEEN LIQUIDITY AND

PROFITABILITY OF URBAN COOPERATIVE BANKS

• COMMUNICATION ISSUES IN DATA TRANSMISSION

• OPTIMUM COMPOSITION OF PORTFOLIO• ENERGY DISSIPATION AND FLOW SIMULATION

IN SARDAR SAROVAR DAM

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ABOUT THE STUDY GROUP• REAL LIFE PROBLEM PRESENTATION BY USER

COMMUNITY • PARTICIPATING TEAM MEMBERS (5-6 PERSONS)

WORK ON PROBLEM JOINTLY

• EMPHASIS ON TIME SCHEDULE FOR PROBLEM SOLVING

• FORMAL SOLUTION PRESENTATION WITH FULL MATHEMATICAL MODEL, TECHNIQUES, ALGORITHMS AND NUMERICAL RESULTS

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DAILY SCHEDULE - DAY 1DAILY SCHEDULE - DAY 1

THE FIRST DAY OF THE 6-DAY MEET WILL BE • DEVOTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROBLEM

PRESENTATION

• THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FORMATION OF WORKING GROUPS FOR DIFFERENT SET OF PROBLEMS

• EACH WORKING GROUP WILL BE LED BY A RESOURCE PERSON

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DAY 2DAY 2

• WORKING GROUPS START WORKING ON THEIR RESPECTIVE PROBLEMS

• EVOLVE A CORRECT MATHEMATICAL MODEL, SUITABLE MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUE AND EFFICIENT ALGORITHMIC PROCEDURE

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DAY 3• WORKING GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO COME UP

• WITH THE CORRECT MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE PROBLEM

• EVOLVE SOME APPROXIMATE MATHEMATICAL PROCEDURE FOR SOLUTION STRATEGY

• SOLUTION STRATEGY TO BE FORMALLY PRESENTED IN A MID-APPRAISAL SEMINAR

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DAY 4-5-6DAY 4-5-6• ALL WORKING GROUPS STRIVE TOWARDS

FULL AND COMPLETE SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM ON DAY 4-5

• ALL DAY FORMAL PRESENTATION OF THE APPROACH PAPER FOR SOLUTION OF THE RESPECTIVE PROBLEM ON DAY 6

• MANDATORY FOR ALL GROUPS TO SUBMIT A FULL REPORT ON THEIR RESPECTIVE PROBLEMS

• WORKSHOP COORDINATORS PREPARE A FINAL REPORT BEFORE DEPARTURE

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STUDY GROUP MEETING MARCH 2009IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK

WILL MAINLY FOCUS ON PROBLEMS PERTAINING TO UTTARAKHAND

• AGRICULTURE• ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT• FORESTRY • WATER RESOURCES & POWER • PETROLEUM RESOURCES

THE PARTICIPATION WILL BE ON ALL-INDIA BASIS

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WHAT ARE THE POSITIVE GAINS FOR WHAT ARE THE POSITIVE GAINS FOR PARTICIPANTS?PARTICIPANTS?

• LEARN TO WORK AS TEAM MEMBERS – ESSENTIAL FOR A LARGE SIZE PROBLEM

• GET FEEL FOR REAL LIFE PROBLEMS

• GET TRAINING TO USE MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AWAY FROM CLASS

ROOM ENVIRONMENT

• DEVELOP ABILITY TO INTERPRET DATA, DEVISE SOLUTION STRATEGY AND PRESENT CONVINCING SOLUTION , AT TIMES EVEN HALF COOKED ONES TO USER COMMUNITY

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NATIONAL ACTIVITIES PERSPECTIVENATIONAL ACTIVITIES PERSPECTIVE

• PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY

• REGIONAL RSOURCE COMMITTEE

• NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE

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PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRYPARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY• FLOAT SHORT COURSES AND TRAINING WORKSHOPS

FOR USER COMMUNITY MAKING THEM REALIZE THE APPLICABILITY POTENTIAL OF MATHEMATICS

• EXTRACT THE INFORMATION FROM THEM ABOUT THE ISSUES WHICH REQUIRE ROBUST SOLUTION STRATEGY – BASED ON MATHEMATICAL TOOLS ( MAY OR MAY NOT BE VERY HIGHLY MATHEMATICAL)

• GENERATE 6-12 MONTHS PROJECTS FOR STUDENTS AS A PART OF COURSE REQUIREMENT OR PROGRAMME REQUIREMENT

• AIM TOWARDS A BIGGER SIZE PROJECT REQUIRING INVOLVEMENT OF FACULTY WITH EXPERTISE IN DIFFERENT AREAS - ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES

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REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRESREGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRES REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRES ENVISAGED TO

BE CELLS COMPRISING OF

• SENIOR MATHEMATICIANS BASED IN PARTNERING ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

• INDUSTRIAL SCIENTISTS FROM SATELLITE INDUSTRIES

• IT MANAGERS (IN-HOUSE) – TO PROVIDE NETWORKING FACILTY FOR DATA FLOW AND INFORMATION FLOW ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS

• RRC’S TO BE HOUSED IN THE PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS CAMPUS

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PRINCIPAL TASK – RRCPRINCIPAL TASK – RRC

• GENERATE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY- SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, SPONSORED, CONSULTANCY ETC.

• DO LIAISON WORK AMONG PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS AND INDUSTRY FOR SHARING PROJECTS FOR ACADEMIC AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSE

• FUNCTION AS INDEPENDENT ENTITY FOR PROVIDING LOW END AND HIGH END MATHEMATICAL INPUTS FOR PROJECTS

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RRC SPIN-OFFRRC SPIN-OFF

• VALUABLE FEED-BACK ON CURRENT COURSES AND PROGRAMMES

• CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF PROJECT GENERATOR FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS

• EASY AVAILABILITY OF ADJUNCT FACULTY – INDUSTRY INPUTS, COURSE UPGRADING ETC.

• MUTUAL SHARING OF RESOURCES – ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY

• KEY STIMULANT FOR PLACEMENT

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NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE (NCC)(NCC)

• TO COMPRISE OF REPRESENTATIVE OF RRC’S, CII, FICCI, NBHM, AICTE AND UGC

• WILL INTERACT ON REGULAR BASIS WITH USER COMMUNITY – DRDO, ISRO, TCS, INFOSYS, AND

OTHER INDUSTRIAL HOUSES

• FRAME POLICY MATTERS NOT PROGRAMMES

• INTERACT WITH INTERNATIONAL BODIES LIKE SIAM, ECMI AND AMS TO PROVIDE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE FOR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMMES

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