About:

The ICMS and MAC-MIGS Modelling Camp is a multi-day in-person workshop where several challenges are presented by industry partners or academic experts in knowledge exchange. Participants will be divided into teams to develop ideas to tackle the challenges, and each team will present their progress at the end of the camp.

Modelling camps aim to:

1. Train students and early career researchers to engage in study groups and similar activities
2. Offer essential skills training (e.g. teamwork, coping outside of one's comfort zone, introduction to modelling methodology, report writing, communication and presentation skills)
3. Provide an opportunity to learn how different branches of the mathematical sciences can be applied in various industrial settings

Participation in a modelling camp is excellent preparation for attending a study group. The European Study Groups with Industry (ESGI) are held annually all across Europe, with the UK hosting one every year. This year, the UK ESGI will be held in Birmingham in June. 

Challenges:

1. Improving techniques for the capture of environmental contaminants
   Challenge holder and facilitator: Tim Myers (Centre de Recerca Matematica, Spain)
2. Efficient economic scenario generation
   Challenge holder: Hymans Robertson
   Facilitators: Aretha Teckentrup and Heather Yorston (University of Edinburgh)
3. Melting scrap copper in an electric arc furnace
   Challenge holder and facilitator: William Lee (University of Huddersfield)
4. Machine learning applications for soundscape source separation and marine mammal detection
   Challenge holder: Ocean Science Consulting
   Facilitators: Xander O'Neill and Sandhya Patidar (Heriot-Watt University)
5. Energy efficiency in controlled environment agriculture
   Challenge holder and facilitator: Ann Smith (University of Huddersfield)
6. Expanding lung health initiatives across Scotland
   Challenge holder: The Cheyne Gang
   Facilitator: Cathal Cummins (Heriot-Watt University)

Full descriptions of each challenge can be found here.

Sponsorship:

This event provides an excellent opportunity for organisations to advertise themselves to potential future recruits. We welcome enquiries about various sponsorship options. If you would like to sponsor part of the event, provide a prize, host a pop-up stand or share promotional materials for us to distribute, please contact our Knowledge Exchange Manager Lauren Hyndman.