Manipal, March 25: The three-day workshop on “Predictive Mathematical Models in Science an Engineering”- PMSE 2011, was inaugurated by the vice chancellor of Manipal University Dr K Ramnarayan at the AC Seminar Hall of MIT here on Firday. The workshop is being organized by the Department of Mathematics, Manipal Institute of Technology.
The workshop is unique in nature. The chief guest, Dr V Sree Hari Rao, Professor, Department of Mathematics, JNT University, Hyderabad said that the application of mathematics to biology and medicine has a long history, but recently there has been an explosion of interest in this field.
He said the subject of predictive mathematical modeling in medicine is highly interdisciplinary involving biologists, medical doctors and mathematicians with skills to handle databases effectively.
The convener of the workshop and HoD, Dr Sesappa A Rai spoke about the workshop. He said the problems of modern society are both complex and interdisciplinary. Techniques developed for classical problems in physical sciences have ben found extremely useful in the study of biological, behaviour and life sciences. This needs inter dependence among the scientists of various disciplines and it promotes research.
Director of MIT, Dr Kumkum Garg in her presidential remarks motivated the participants for research and requested use of mathematical models for analysis of technical subjects. Dr P.G. Bhat gave a brief about the workshop.
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