Photo: Peregrina Quintela, President of the PET MSO-ED and Jordi Jiménez, Director of Technology Transfer and Innovation at CIMNE

On 16 March was launched the hub of modelization, simulation and optimization technologies in a digital environment (hub MSO-ED).

The Hub MSO-ED is an open showcase of modelling, simulation and data science technologies for innovative companies and entities from all industrial sectors. Its services are provided by the members of the Spanish Technology Platform MSO-ED, where CIMNE joined a few weeks ago, as a strategic action of the Technology Transfer and Innovation Area.

Among its members, entities from the academic field included there are universities, research centres and scientific organisations, as well as entities from the industrial fabric, companies, hospitals, technology centres and administrations.

From left to right: Guillermo Álvarez, Laureano Escudero, Emilia Martínez, Yolanda Torres and Diego Vizcaíno

The presentation of the hub was attended by the Director of Technology Transfer and Innovation of the CIMNE, Jordi Jiménez. The event counted with the participation of the following speakers:

• Laureano Escudero: Professor Emeritus at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.
• Emilia Martínez: Managing director of the SR Optimization Tech and Experimentation of Repsol.
• Yolanda Torres: Medical director of the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Aljarafe (Seville).
• Diego Vizcaíno: Managing Partner of Applied Economics at International Financial Analysts (Afi).
• Guillermo Álvarez (moderator): Head of the Department of Social Challenges of the Directorate of European Programs CDTI.

Preceded by interventions from the Presidential Board, made up of (listed from left to right on the photo above):

• Carlos Barrabés: President of the Barrabés Group.
• José Antonio Gutiérrez: Director of the Gadea Ciencia Foundation.
• Peregrina Quintela: President of PET MSO-ED and Vice President of EU-MATHS-IN. Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela and researcher at CITMaga.
• Ignacio García: Deputy Director General for Innovation Coordination at the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
• Emilio Carrizosa: President of the Spanish Mathematics-Industry Network (math-in). Professor of Statistics and Operations Research at the Universidad de Sevilla.
  

In the next few days, meetings of the different Working Groups of the Platform will begin to be organized. At the moment there are three: Health, Energy and Environment. CIMNE will participate hand in hand with the corresponding specialized groups in the three areas, with the main objective of learning about the challenges posed by industry and society and being able to contribute to the transfer of knowledge and technology, together the academic entities of the platform.

The Platform

The Spanish Platform for Modeling, Simulation and Optimization Technologies in a Digital Environment (PET MSO-ED) started in April last year with the intention of taking advantage of "the great potential of mathematics to solve the real challenges of society", explains Peregrina Quintela. So far, 38 Spanish entities have signed up, 18 academic and the rest non-academic, such as Repsol, Petronor, BBVA AI Factory and TSK, among many others.

The field of research is represented by leading national centres such as the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM), the Center for Mathematical Research and Technology of Galicia (CITMAga), the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (ICMAT); more than a dozen public universities; and national groups such as the Spanish Society of Applied Mathematics (SEMA) and the Society of Statistics and Operational Research (SEIO); among others. To further stimulate the interaction between the two poles —industry and academia— the Platform organizes events where both can meet. Also, there are more informative events to raise awareness of the great potential of mathematics in the challenges that humanity needs to solve, incorporate new public and private entities in the platform, and make more visible the return to society of the results of the funded research activity. In addition, it will serve as a catalyst for the creation of consortiums and projects that are eligible for public and private financing.

The Platform is funded by the State Research Agency, Ministry of Science and Innovation, within the call for Technological and Innovation Platforms, of the State Program for Research, Development and Innovation Oriented to the Challenges of Society, within the framework of the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017-2020. The initiative, with reference PTR2020-001163, is supported by the Mathematics-Industry Thematic Network (RTmath-in, RED2018-102514-T), funded by MCIU-AEI.